Canadian Light Rail Vehicle

CLRV
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 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge

ALRV
A Queen car pauses at Spadina Avenue
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 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) - TTC Gauge

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.