Ce que j'aime c'est qu'on peut marcher d'un wagon à l'autre. La ventilation est vraiment amélioré. La douceur de roulement est un peu mieux que l'ancien modèle. Et le design est aussi mieux adapté, entre-autre les appuis-bras et le dégagement. Vraiment très bien.
Montreal's new Azur Metro blows away Toronto's Rocket. Actually, Montreal's old Metro blew away Toronto's old subway train right off the bat. The old Metro looked way more modern than TO's old train. As for the new trains, the doors of the Rocket look like the doors of Montreal's old Metro, except in color of course. Also, Montreal's rubber tire rolling system is far smoother and quieter than TO's steel wheel rolling system. Load in MTL's Metro is far better distributed as well. It has its wheels at the width of the train. TO trains have a narrow track under the center of the train, only a couple of feet wide. I have lived in both cities and rode on both systems. I like the Metro better.
I must say though, that TO's Rocket looks more spacious inside with a wider walkway the length of the train. I do like that the Metro has more windows. Walking along the new Azur Metro it has door-window-window-door-window-window, door,etc. The rocket has door-window-door-window, door, etc. That is like MTL's old Metro. It's like, even though MTL's Metro emerged about 4 years after TO's Rocket, it is still ahead of the game. Either way, I am proud of both of those transit systems and both in Canada. Way to go Canada!
Nice ride! From a parisian and thus a daily user of Paris' metro, the train has the same feeling as the newest rubbered tyre trainset used on paris' line 1 the Mp05, same engine sound. Also got a "european interior" I would say compared to most rolling stock used in North America
Best feature, the freedom to walk to other cars inside. Accordion material between cars prevents gaps from being mistaken for doors. Something new for Montrealers. The little hearts on the seats are STM logos. Wider windows because doors open to the outside and do not need to fit inside the walls like the old. Ever been on one of the Jeumont trains with five audible tones on startup? Yellow stripped lines inside tunnel probably represent the ends of the tunnels or maybe, like on the NYC subway, danger, insufficient space for a person and train to fit. Little black dot progress meter very cool. Très impressif! Thanks for video. Can't wait to ride it next time I'm in MTL.
The open walkway between the cars is something that MTA has been looking at for future subway car designs. Actually, the design is today's version of the old BMT "Triplex" cars of the 1920's and 1930's. Search on them and look at that design.
What I like is that we could walk from one cab to another. The vent is much better than the older trains. The design and specially the armrests. And a smoother ride. Far much better than the older trains.
J'espère que les MP 14 de Paris seront des MPM 10 encore mieux, sérieusement l'Azur est presque parfait. Il faut juste résoudre le problème des poignées trop hautes au plafond.
They made the door chimes like that intentionally on the old system, for exactly that reason lol Now I think you're right, nostalgia for nostalgia's sake. Also, probably, to help out half asleep commuters lol
It is called in passenger service testing. part of the burn in before regular service. testing all systems under a full load. run it till it breaks down to see how long before a road failure. everyone does that. Good video..
Azur has same problem as the new T.T.C. subway cars, no over head hand holds. T.T.C. added some at ends of cars where they attach, many people were almost falling down on stop and starts. Hand rails are also so close to seats that private parts are in the face of people sitting in front of standing person. Bad design.
+ColeWorks Is AWERSOME (awersomeplaneguy 9999) Shanghai metro line 2 Jing an Temple station in summer can reach 32 degrees on the platform, due to AC inside the train
Advantage with geothermic isolation in underground, no A/C needed here. :) Seats of a lot of new vehicles around the world are in plastic for easy clean and hygiene. But new technology of building make more comfortable and more beauty of plastic and iron furnitures. (Sorry for my bad english.)
Elton, I happened to notice that there was an operator at the tail end of the train, like in the old days Many moons ago they had one operator in the front and one in the back is that something new?
Great video buddy I was so hoping to get one a few weeks ago when I went with Andrew to the RV show but just caught a glimpse of one leaving and ya there sound just as loud, check out my RV video too, thanks
Good night I am doing a project with some friends, in which we will talk in the introduction about trains that use pneumatic rolling, could I take a fragment of your video ?. I will give the corresponding credits
+Charles Kesner LOL hearts! Would'nt it be funny if they'd have put off the opening day for another week so that Valentine's Day could double as Azur's anniversary.
What, no English station announcements? Anyway, neat vid; sure sounds like it's going faster than 45 mph...I assume that's the because of the rubber tires.
Oh, I know that; I was thinking there would be bilingual announcements. After all, many Montreal traffic and street signs are in English and French...heck, that includes even the Metro signs.
+ColeWorks Is AWERSOME (awersomeplaneguy 9999) Yes but it should still have BILINGUAL announcements. I grew up with this political problem in Montreal from 1968 to 1998. When will they learn?
Sigh... I feel bad for you. You have never been on the HKMTR? We had these technologies for years. Speaking of which, the traction motor is the same as the ones from Hong Kong's new S-Trains and Singapore's C751C and C830C. It's driverless.
The motors distinctly sound like the 1997 MP89 from Paris and its derivatives from Santiago (NS 93), Lausanne (Be 8/8 TL) and its updated version of the 2011 MP05. And all threse motors have been built by Alstom. These are quite older than HKMTR trains.
