H-series (Toronto subway)
| H-series | |
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An H6 train at St George Station (since retired)
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| 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 |
| 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 7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) (TTC) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 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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