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VIA #76 Windsor, ON; March 16, 2024
VIA #76 Windsor, ON; March 16, 2024
You would think by now they would know and publish that date?????
Where is the public accountability??
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Per Via, they should be receiving their last Venture train sets by
You would think by now they would know and publish that date?????
Where is the public accountability??
You would think by now they would know and publish that date?????
Where is the public accountability??
electricron wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:41 pm Per Via, they should be receiving their last Venture train sets byThe last sets are set to be delivered in Q4 2024, Siemens has only 1 factory and the backlog is like 300+ locomotives right now.
You would think by now they would know and publish that date?????
Where is the public accountability??
Locomotive 2213 and trainset 2313 were recently delivered. There are 10 working trainsets on the road.
When we will see locos 2200, 2201 and trainsets 2300, 2309 in service is unknown at this time. VIA has started to accept trainsets at Toronto Maintenance Centre beginning with 2212/2312 which hopefully means Montreal will have more opportunities to attend to whatever post-delivery work needs to be done on the currently absent equipment.
https://groups.io/g/Canadian-Passenger- ... %253D3&d=3
The current cycling diagram has seven Venture sets in service, with an eighth expected to replace an LRC consist on April 16. There was a comment recently on the same board which indicated that rather than immediately sidelining all replaced equipment, that some legacy consists are gaining an extra car. Whether this is indicative of VIA looking to maximize available seats for this spring/summer, or a broader strategy to determine which Venture trains need to be lengthened (while others are shortened) is unknown.
https://groups.io/g/Canadian-Passenger- ... C104284223
When we will see locos 2200, 2201 and trainsets 2300, 2309 in service is unknown at this time. VIA has started to accept trainsets at Toronto Maintenance Centre beginning with 2212/2312 which hopefully means Montreal will have more opportunities to attend to whatever post-delivery work needs to be done on the currently absent equipment.
https://groups.io/g/Canadian-Passenger- ... %253D3&d=3
The current cycling diagram has seven Venture sets in service, with an eighth expected to replace an LRC consist on April 16. There was a comment recently on the same board which indicated that rather than immediately sidelining all replaced equipment, that some legacy consists are gaining an extra car. Whether this is indicative of VIA looking to maximize available seats for this spring/summer, or a broader strategy to determine which Venture trains need to be lengthened (while others are shortened) is unknown.
https://groups.io/g/Canadian-Passenger- ... C104284223
Folks on groups.io have been scrutinizing the reservation system, and a poster called Doug Bardeau estimates there will be enough Venture consists to permit the final Renaissance trainset to come off Corridor rotation by May 27, if not earlier. Whether this is a complete withdrawal, or merely moving the Ren consist to reserve status for a time to backstop the other fleets, remains to be seen.
At that point, 9 Venture consists will be on the cycle, 6 HEP consists, and 13 LRC consists
At that point, 9 Venture consists will be on the cycle, 6 HEP consists, and 13 LRC consists
Or would the Renaissance fleet be used as standby/reserve for the Ocean as well?
Given their non-standard status as oddballs imported from UK, it seems the best choice to retire them first.
Given their non-standard status as oddballs imported from UK, it seems the best choice to retire them first.
Since my friend continues to chain smoke nonstop, she is probably an Alco.