Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V cars

Of course you guys are right. I just love riding trains, any trains. The cars were from back to front (heading to Doylestown): 410,455.456. I just want to know how much longer for the V's. Thank you.

3rdavenueEL wrote:I just want to know how much longer for the V's.

That's a loaded question.

The IVs? At least six more years, considering their replacements are not yet in the capital budget. I'm sure there is some unofficial planning going on with lessons learned from the Silverliner V procurement, but if you add up the time to establish a project for replacement cars, develop specs, put it out to bid, mobilize forces at the winning bidder, and complete the order, I'd estimate that it's at least six years before you see significant Silverliner IV retirements, and probably closer to 10 years, which would make the IVs close to 50 years old at their retirement.

And this assumes that the capital budget is fully funded beginning next year.

Saw a thing on the Internet on how to pronounce Hyundai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brOvcCtaROQ

What do you all think?

SPAX #738 (Single) made a few test runs yesterday on the test track.

738 will soon be at SEPTA , saw the photo on another Transit forum. It was testing on the Hyundai test track

TransitChuckG675 wrote:738 will soon be at SEPTA , saw the photo on another Transit forum. It was testing on the Hyundai test track

What forum, if you don't mind me asking?

Video to go with the photos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CwIlALd ... e=youtu.be

http://upperdublin.patch.com/articles/p ... o-13297058

First incident with a SLV?

askclifford wrote:http://upperdublin.patch.com/articles/p ... o-13297058

First incident with a SLV?

The caption under one of the two photos said that photo was unrelated to the North Hills fatality. No clue what the passengers on that train were being removed for.

Silverliner II wrote:

askclifford wrote:http://upperdublin.patch.com/articles/p ... o-13297058

First incident with a SLV?

The caption under one of the two photos said that photo was unrelated to the North Hills fatality. No clue what the passengers on that train were being removed for.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/video?id=89 ... id=8984814

It was a SLV.

askclifford wrote:

Silverliner II wrote:

askclifford wrote:http://upperdublin.patch.com/articles/p ... o-13297058

First incident with a SLV?

The caption under one of the two photos said that photo was unrelated to the North Hills fatality. No clue what the passengers on that train were being removed for.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/video?id=89 ... id=8984814

It was a SLV.

It was #831 I believe

Sure was the 831!

gregorygrice wrote:

TransitChuckG675 wrote:738 will soon be at SEPTA , saw the photo on another Transit forum. It was testing on the Hyundai test track

What forum, if you don't mind me asking?

I forget, sorry.

Is 738 still at Hyundai? I haven't been down there yet.

BuddCar711 wrote:Is 738 still at Hyundai? I haven't been down there yet.

I'm at a loss as to where #738 is. Also, when is married pair 881/82 going to be finished and delivered?
Septa should tell us when this almost 3 year order is complete. I mean, really.