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Canadian Light Rail Vehicle

CLRV
CLRV 4059 Glamour Shot.jpg
A Carlton car crosses the Main Street Bridge
Manufacturer L1 - SIG
L2 - UTDC
Constructed 1977-1981
Number built 196
Number in service 173
Number scrapped 23
Fleet numbers L1 - 4000-4005
L2 - 4010-4199
Capacity 42-46 seated*, 132 crush load
*during rebuilds 4 seats removed
Operator(s) Toronto Transit Commission
Depot(s) Roncesvalles, Russell (Connaught)
Line(s) served Toronto Streetcar System
Specifications
Car length 15,226 mm (49 ft 11.4 in)
Width 2,540 mm (8 ft 4 in)
(2,591 mm or 8 ft 6.0 in over rub rails)
Height 3,625 mm (11 ft 10.7 in)
Floor height 1,125 mm (44.3 in)
Platform height curb height or level with rail head
Entry 4 steps (3 risers inside plus step up from outside)
Doors 2 (1 dual bi-fold front door; 2 paired double leaf rear doorways)
Articulated sections (Rigid Body)
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight 22,685 kg (50,012 lb)
Power output 2 x 136 kW (182 hp) continuous
Acceleration 1.47 m/s2 (4.8 ft/s2) (= 5.3km/h per second or 3.3 mph per sec.)
Deceleration

1.6 m/s2 (5.2 ft/s2) (3.46 m/s2 or 11.4 ft/s2 emergency)

(respectively 3.6 mph per sec. and 7 mph per sec.)
Electric system(s) 600 V DC Overhead trolley wire
Current collection method Trolley pole
Braking system(s) Air (Westinghouse Air Brake Company)
Track gauge 4 ft 10 78 in (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge
CLRV
Specifications
Minimum curve 36 ft (10.973 m)
Traction motors DC
Specifications
Minimum curve 36 ft (10.973 m)
Traction motors DC
ALRV
TTC Bombardier ALRV 4239.jpg
Manufacturer MAN and UTDC
Urban Transportation Development Corporation
Constructed 1982
1987-1989
Number built 1 prototype
52 standard
Number in service 0 (p)
43 (s)
Number scrapped 1 (p)
9 (s)
Fleet numbers 4900 (prototype)
4200-4251 (standard)
Capacity 61 seated, 205 crush load
Operator(s) Toronto Transit Commission
Line(s) served Toronto Streetcar System
Specifications
Car length 23,164 mm (76 ft 0 in)
Width 2,540 mm (8 ft 4 in)
(2,591 mm or 8 ft 6.0 in over rub rails)
Height 3,626 mm (11 ft 10.8 in) to roof; roof equipment additional
Floor height 1,125 mm (44.3 in)
Platform height curb height or level with rail head
Entry 4 steps (3 risers inside plus step up from outside)
Doors 3
Articulated sections 2
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight 36,745 kg (81,009 lb)
Power output 4 x 65 kW (87 hp) continuous
Acceleration 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2)
Deceleration 1.6 m/s2 (5.2 ft/s2) (3.13 m/s2 or 10.3 ft/s2 emergency) (respectively 3.6 mph per sec. and 7 mph per sec.)
Electric system(s) 600 V DC Overhead trolley wire
Current collection method Trolley pole
Braking system(s) Air (Westinghouse Air Brake Company)
Track gauge 4 ft 10 78 in (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge
ALRV
Specifications
Minimum curve 36 ft (10.973 m)
Traction motors DC
Specifications
Minimum curve 36 ft (10.973 m)
Traction motors DC

1.6 m/s2 (5.2 ft/s2) (3.46 m/s2 or 11.4 ft/s2 emergency)

The Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) is a streetcar used by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). They have been the prevalent on the Toronto streetcar system since the late 20th century. It comprises two variants: the standard, single-module CLRV and the longer, articulated, double-module Articulated Light Rail Vehicle (ALRV).

As of March 2017, CLRVs are used on all streetcar routes except 502 Downtowner, 503 Kingston Road, 509 Harbourfront, 510 Spadina and 511 Bathurst and comprise the entirety of the fleet on most routes. The ALRVs are used mainly on route 501 Queen but are sometimes used 504 King during peak periods.

At the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s, TTC's fleet of PCC streetcars had approached (or exceeded in some cases) the end of its useful life. Many Toronto citizens, and a group known as "Streetcars for Toronto" had fought successfully against the TTC's plans to convert its remaining streetcar lines to buses, and thus necessitated a new streetcar to replace the aging PCCs. The "Canadian Light Rail Vehicle" was an attempt at a new, standardized streetcar design to be used in Toronto and in other new streetcar developments throughout the country. There was also a similar attempt of the concept made in the United States around the same time, with cars built by Boeing Vertol for Boston's Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the San Francisco Municipal Railway.


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