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H-series (Toronto subway)

H-series
TTC H6 Train at St George.jpg
An H6 train at St George Station (since retired)
In service 1965-2014
H1: 1965-1999
H2/H3: 1971-2001
H4: 1974-2012
H5: 1976-2013 (2 scrapped in the Russell hill subway crash in 1995)
H6:
1986-2014 (TTC)
1997-present (Ankara Metro)
Manufacturer

H1 – H5: Hawker Siddeley
H6: UTDC (TTC)
Bombardier Transportation (Ankara Metro)

H3: TTC, rebuilt from Hawker Siddeley-built H2's with Hitachi-supplied chopper controls
Built at Thunder Bay, Ontario (H1-H6, TTC)
Constructed H1: 1965-1966
H2/H3: 1971
H4: 1974-1975
H5: 1976-1979
H6:
1986-1989 (TTC)
1996-1998 (Ankara Metro)
Entered service 1966 (Toronto Subway)
1997-1998 Ankara Metro
Scrapped H1: 1997-1999
H2/H3: 2001-2002
H4: 2001-2012
H5: 2012-2013
H6: 2013-2014 (TTC)
Number built H1: 164
H2/H3: 76
H4: 88
H5: 138
H6:
126 (TTC)
108 (Ankara Metro)
Number in service H6: 108 (Ankara Metro)
Number scrapped H1: 161
H2/H3: 76
H4: 80
H5: 136
H6: 126(TTC)
Fleet numbers H1: 5336-5499
H2/H3: 5500-5575
H4: 5576-5663
H5: 5670-5807
H6: 5810-5935 (TTC)
Capacity 76 seated
Operator(s) Toronto Transit Commission (1965-2014)
Ankara Metro (1997-present)
Depot(s) Greenwood, Davisville & Wilson
Specifications
Car body construction Aluminum
Car length 22.86 m (75 ft 0 in)
Width 3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)
Floor height 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Doors 8 sets (4 sets per side) per car
Maximum speed 88 km/h (55 mph)
Weight H1: 25,630 kg (56,500 lb)
H2: 25,590 kg (56,420 lb)
H4: 26,180 kg (57,720 lb)
H5: 30,440 kg (67,110 lb)
H6: 32,660 kg (72,000 lb)
Power output H1: 121 hp (90 kW)
H2 – H4: 116 hp (87 kW)
H5: 126 hp (94 kW)
H6: 123 hp (92 kW)
Auxiliaries 120/208 V AC Battery Auxiliary
Electric system(s) 600 V DC Third rail (TTC)
750 V DC Third rail (Ankara Metro)
Current collection method Contact shoe
Track gauge 4 ft 10 78 in (1,495 mm) (TTC)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in) standard gauge (Ankara Metro)

H1 – H5: Hawker Siddeley
H6: UTDC (TTC)
Bombardier Transportation (Ankara Metro)

The H-series was the third series of rapid transit used in the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were built in six production sets, named H1 to H6, from 1965 to 1990 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).

The first five sets were manufactured by Hawker Siddeley Canada until 1979, when the company was purchased by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation (UTDC), which then took over production. They operated alongside their predecessor models, the M-series, while the H6 trains replaced the last remaining G-series trains in 1990.

All H-series cars were manufactured in a facility Hawker-Siddeley inherited from Canadian Car and Foundry, which had earlier produced PCC streetcars for the TTC's streetcar network. The facility was taken over by Bombardier Transportation in 1991, which has continued to produce all subsequent rolling stock for the subway. They include the successor of the H-series, the T-series, introduced in 1996 and which replaced earlier H-series (H1, H2, and the prototype H3) trains by 1999. The remaining H4, H5, and H6 trains were replaced between 2011 and 2014 by the newest model, the Toronto Rocket.


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