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Re: Rubber-tired subways |
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Posted by AEM-7AC #901 on Tue Jun 26 22:41:59 2012, in response to Re: Rubber-tired subways, posted by SLRT on Tue Jun 26 06:08:01 2012. Montreal adopted rubber tires because of Francophilia. Don't know about Mexico City.Mexico City and Santiago ended up with the "Michelin" system because the same consultants that advised Montreal and Lyon ended up advising these cities to go with their system. FWIW, the other reason that the Quebecois ended up with a French based system as 2.5m (8.2 ft) width cars permitted for single tube construction which aided in reducing construction costs as mining was the accepted alternative to using cut and cover. Given that the recent Laval extension was built at nearly $250M per mile and included an underwater tunnel and three stations, their construction methods decisions may have had some merit, especially given the rumoured corruption in Montreal's construction industry. |
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