I rode all of these, there was even one Gloucester one still running in the 80s. It was noisy, the lights would go out, awesome! I wanted to note that the red seats weren't immediate, there were ones with vinyl and aluminum frame before red felt.
The earliest train I remember riding was the H2/H4 train. Only road it once in ~2011 or 2012. The H5 and H6 trains I remember the most for their unique window design and the yellow/orange coloured doors. I think I also road the prototype H5 train once.
It was the H4s, the H2s were somewhat retired around 2002 because of all the surplus T1 cars coming in. Strange as to why they retired the H4s in 2012 at age 36, whilst the H2s, being built in 1971-1972 were retired in 2002, at age 20. It's an odd thought.
It should be noted that in the case of the H6's, they are actually retiring from service when the second order of the new Toronto Rocket trains which are scheduled to be delivered to the TTC starting in late 2013 - mid 2014 once all of the H5 cars are retired from service around mid 2013.
They didn't keep the H6 for very long. In Chicago, one of the train lines here runs exclusively with trains that entered service in 1981 called the 2600 series (Budd Company).
In NYC, our oldest Subway car, the R32, was recently put into emergency storage, and temporarily removing them from service, and they are 56 years old! And it February we retired our second oldest train, the R42 after 51 years.
can anyone tell me , when did the ttc subways began using that chime sound , like the year it came out , because apparently they originally had a whistle
They’re saying on Line 1 and Line 4 they got replaced by the TR. Line 2 is the only line where the T1’s are still used regularly and will retire in the 2030s I’m pretty sure for Line 2.
H2's H4's and the Gloucester's ran on both lines, I'm pretty sure that the Gloucester were more common on the Younge line since they were stationed their most of their lives, although they did live at Greenwood a bit.
There are a few work car H4's but the work car H1's are all gone unfortunately, however there is good news. A company called Digital Canaries owns H5 no. 5707 and it's even featured in an ad for a film festival this year.
I will really miss T1s so much. They are a huge part of the TTC. And they are my favorite type of train that runs now. I also wish they had H4s H5s and H6s... But they are long gone :(
@@Bloor25 Do you realize that you've just replied to a 7 year old comment? And YES, there are many differences between a T1 and H5 5796. T1s have ADTranz 1507A motors and H5s had Garrett 2000622-1 motors. There, I just named one major difference. 5796 was just a mockup to test out the interior of a T1 before they committed to those specifications.
@@danfo3422 If you are wondering what the G4 was, it was a train model part of the Glouster Series, The Glousters Retired In 1990, The G4 was the very LAST Glouster Series model to be built, however there is good news, G1s 5098 and 5099 are at the HCRR.
The H2s were earlier versions of the H4, they were basically the same with some minor differences. There was a single H3 set which was just an H2 modified with different traction motors and regenerative braking.
