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Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V cars

Discussion relating to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Philadelphia Metro Area). Official web site can be found here: www.septa.com. Also including discussion related to the PATCO Speedline rapid transit operated by Delaware River Port Authority. Official web site can be found here: http://www.ridepatco.org/.

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Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by ACeInTheHole
 
jslader wrote:
beanbag wrote:Did the 881-882 pair get finished up yet?
I saw the married pair still at the plant on Thursday. Didn't see them out Friday, and normally they run the track in the days leading up to their release. If I see them again I will try to take a pic.



TransitChuck, if you click on the photo it should expand, and you will see the cars.
Geez... Septa must be pissed. I think between managing to tick off both the MBTA and SEPTA with how far behind on deliveries theyve been I hope Hyundai will learn to get their things together in a railcar production standpoint.

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by TransitChuckG675
 
jslader wrote:End of an Order: The journey begins.....
I'm thrilled!:) A little more than 3 years since car 701 was received.

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by BuddCar711
 
TransitChuckG675 wrote:I'm thrilled!:) A little more than 3 years since car 701 was received.
Didn't the G.E. Silverliner IV take 3 years to complete?

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by Silverliner II
 
BuddCar711 wrote:
TransitChuckG675 wrote:I'm thrilled!:) A little more than 3 years since car 701 was received.
Didn't the G.E. Silverliner IV take 3 years to complete?
Deliveries of the IV's may have been between 1973 and 1976, but as far as history goes, I have only ever read about the St. Louis Silverliner III's as being late on delivery; a bit over a year late.

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by R36 Combine Coach
 
Silverliner II wrote:
BuddCar711 wrote:
TransitChuckG675 wrote:I'm thrilled!:) A little more than 3 years since car 701 was received.
Didn't the G.E. Silverliner IV take 3 years to complete?
Deliveries of the IV's may have been between 1973 and 1976, but as far as history goes, I have only ever read about the St. Louis Silverliner III's as being late on delivery; a bit over a year late.
The GEs were delivered beginning late 1973 (RDG single units) and the last cars were the RDG paired units, many which did not arrive until after Conrail.

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by Malvern Metroliner
 
R36 Combine Coach wrote:
Silverliner II wrote:
BuddCar711 wrote:
TransitChuckG675 wrote:I'm thrilled!:) A little more than 3 years since car 701 was received.
Didn't the G.E. Silverliner IV take 3 years to complete?
Deliveries of the IV's may have been between 1973 and 1976, but as far as history goes, I have only ever read about the St. Louis Silverliner III's as being late on delivery; a bit over a year late.
The GEs were delivered beginning late 1973 (RDG single units) and the last cars were the RDG paired units, many which did not arrive until after Conrail.
In these piece they say the IVs were first run on May 6th (1973, I assume), and were due by summer 1975. Read more about their 'new features' in these article scans.

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Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by Silverliner II
 
Malvern Metroliner wrote:
R36 Combine Coach wrote:
Silverliner II wrote:
BuddCar711 wrote:
TransitChuckG675 wrote:I'm thrilled!:) A little more than 3 years since car 701 was received.
Didn't the G.E. Silverliner IV take 3 years to complete?
Deliveries of the IV's may have been between 1973 and 1976, but as far as history goes, I have only ever read about the St. Louis Silverliner III's as being late on delivery; a bit over a year late.
The GEs were delivered beginning late 1973 (RDG single units) and the last cars were the RDG paired units, many which did not arrive until after Conrail.
In these piece they say the IVs were first run on May 6th (1973, I assume), and were due by summer 1975. Read more about their 'new features' in these article scans.

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1975 would have been right for those first 144, but the remaining 88 cars (the Reading married pairs) made their arrival in late 1975 through 1976, with most of that bunch arriving after the Conrail takeover.

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by R36 Combine Coach
 
May 1974 would be the correct date. The PC Post (June/July 1974) mentions the new cars.

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by Clearfield
 
Word I got is that the last 2 cars get delivered to the property today. Anyone hear anything else?

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by ant6n
 
So SEPTA should have many more cars then at the time when they retired the silverliner II/IIIs, what are they going to do with the new capacity?

Re: Delivery and revenue service status of Silverliner V car

  by Clearfield
 
ant6n wrote:So SEPTA should have many more cars then at the time when they retired the silverliner II/IIIs, what are they going to do with the new capacity?
SEPTA will have record capacity. Believe it or not, the excess capacity is getting used up! Meantime, a lot less passengers standing.
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