Sad to see pieces of Our City’s Transit History be destroyed. I hope one day they will preserve one car for future generations to observe. But pieces of these relics will live on. Several units are being retired out of the original 80 cars to be parted out to keep 49 cars running over the next 10-15 years while the series is gradually phased out. Still it amazes me to know that some of the cars are nearly 40 years old and have lasted so long in service. Well made German Engineering at its finest.
Yes. the first one we scrapped was number 2001. we thought it would go to heritage park but no, we crushed it. Maybe later we will manage to save one. we have some 55 U2s to go..
@@historicaltrainbusfan1067 True that. They could run indefinitely if not for the long manhours to keep them going. The new ones wont go 3 million kilometers I bet.
Are they still using these trains, or have they all been retired??? This is sad to watch, I loved riding these trains as a kid, I still loved riding them when I moved back to Calgary as a young adult. So many memories!
we still have anout 40 U2 cars running , including car 2003 which was the very first car to run on mainline. . I imagine we will keep them running until all the series 10 trains are online. that will take years.
Very sad but also amazing to see at the same time. I really loved these trains and to see Edmonton and Calgary aren't Edmonton and Calgary without them... I know they are getting up there in age and need replacing but I just love their simple 70's blocky design. Also very cool to see just how lightweight the shell of the trains are compared to the bogies... One forklift can move half a train body like that? Amazingly lightweight fibreglass shell construction!
some are being scrapped others are being sent to edmonton for parts since edmonton is still running u2 train and the manufacture does not make the parts anymore i think calgary transit will keep a few for historical reasons if not a museum will step in and save one
They just don't build them like they used to. Same goes with the buses. Brings back alot of memories and nostalgia Hopefully I am able to get some more pics in the next few days. Any of the old trains still running?
@@AlbertaGamer yeah, that's the catch. you've got to move it. They're not light! But we have 14 presently available at Oliver Bowen garage. Come on down. They're lined up on the east side of the building.
Couldn't believe how well made these Duwag U2 trains were. Edmonton transit sent their trains away for a complete overhaul to like new condition. There are a few running after all these years. They were better then the new US built trains by a large margin.