New The Toronto Transit Committee Only Received The Install Of The Commencement Tandem Underfloor Cycle Truing Machine To Back Upward The Maintenance Of Ttc's Tube Cars.
Simmons Machine Tool Corp spent a lot of fourth dimension installing the Hegenscheidt U2000-400D Tandem Underfloor Wheel Lathe inwards the Wilson Carhouse for the Toronto subway cars... too this is the 1st I've always seen or heard of such a machine that does operate to railcar wheels.
The Wilson Carhouse opened for operate inwards 1976 http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5304.shtml
The Wilson subway yard has infinite for 262 subway cars, making it the largest yard on the Toronto subway network.
One bay over is a similar machine installed inwards 1996, merely that isn't precisely what's needed for the Toronto Rocket subway cars. The vehicle's novel pattern requires a cycle truing machine that tin operate inside the manufacturer’s tight tolerances.
TTC too Buttcon structure society are currently working on expanding the Wilson cycle maintenance shop, turned to Simmons too it's sis companies inwards the NSH Group, every bit they likewise request a similar machine inwards the Ashbridge Bay Carhouse across town. The structure to build the novel Ashbridges Bay Carhouse, a storage too maintenance facility for the TTC’s novel streetcars, began inwards 2012.
Thanks to William Myers for the link too heads up! How tin this endure the 1st crossover betwixt my involvement inwards trains too machine shops? Huh!
http://smtgroup.com/news/101-tandem-underfloor-wheel-lathe-machine-for-ttc
