A Tale of Two Cities – The Utsunomiya LRT Versus The Shambles in Surrey

This article should give a good indication of the cost of modern light rail being built today. The proposed Utsunomiya LRT, is of course narrow gaugeAi?? and will have somewhat narrower trams, with a reduced capacity than LRT built inAi?? Canada, but it is the cost of construction which is important. The 14.6 km., 19 […]

Subways – Red Flags in Ontario – Should The Same Be Happening Here?

It now seems Ontario’s big subway plans are costing more, a lot more to build than what was first proposed as exampled by the Toronto York Spadina Subway Extension, whose cost soared over from $1.5 billion to $3.2 billion! TransLink is blithely planning away for both a hugely expensive SkyTrain subway under Broadway and an […]

TransLink Will Not Come Clean On Subway Costs

Nothing new here. The truth is very simple, subways are very expensive to build, as TransLink found out with the Canada Line. We have to remember that the cost of the Canada Line soared past the first estimated cost of $1.3 billion, to around $2.7 billion. The Gordon Campbell Liberal government then forced TransLink to […]

Could Crowd Funding Kickstart the Valley Interurban?

An interesting article from Germany, where crowd funding has started a Berlin to Stuttgart train service. Zwei ponders, could crowd funding kick start the Rail for the Valley Vancouver to Chilliwack interurban? Exclusive Locomore, the crowdfunded German train route, is ready to roll Ai?? By Vitali Vitaliev Published Thursday, September 29, 2016 The world’s first […]

Horgan Doesn’t Get It

John Horgan and the NDP just do not get it and they never will and by only consulting with the party faithful, all they have is a self-serving transit and transportation policy that is both unaffordable but unworkable. TransLink does not have an income problem, they have a spending problem; the spend far too much […]

What about the Patullo Bridge? Updated

In light of today’s news that the Pattullo Bridge not only will collapse in a seismic event, it may topple in a wind storm. Pattullo Bridge vulnerable during seismic or ai???high-windai??i?? events: Report Zwei believes the old child’s song should be updated to: Pattullo bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down Pattullo Bridge is […]

News From Ottawa

Our friend Haveacow is working on the Ottawa LRT and has reported that the Belfast Maintenance and Storage Facility Yard is now officially energized. Here are a few more pictures of the East Segments that will soon be powered up. The OCS (Overhead Contact System) or the Catenary Wires are now onAi?? in the Belfast […]

SkyTrain Has Issues In Kuala Lumpur

The other SkyTrain is also having operational problems, including power issues, with system wide shutdowns. Well, at least in Malaysia, when their transit system goes Ka-Put, the transit customers do get free rides. With TransLink it’s adios sucker, we know you will have to take SkyTrain whether you like it or not! https://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/wheres-the-bus-backup/ http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/09/16/rm250m-to-upgrade-power-substations-on-kelana-jaya-lrt-line/ http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/malaysia-lrt-line-give-free-rides-tuesday-thursday-after-breakdown […]

and Now…….Here is The Real Story

The reason the TransLink is making the change may prove rather interesting. The story starts with the old Broadway-Lougheed rapid transit project which was planned for light rail operating from Arbutus and Broadway to Lougheed Mall and the Tri-Cities. This is the transit line that the NDP (under the leadership of Glen Clark and Joy […]

TransLink’s Bad Day

Stalled train in the early morning and a stalled train in mid morning, does not bode well.   UPDATE: SkyTrain service resumes after second disruption of the day Vancouver, BC, Canada / News Talk 980 CKNW | Estefania Duran Posted: September 21, 2016   jmv / CC TransLink says SkyTrain service has resumed. Passengers are […]