G-series (Toronto Subway car)
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G-series (Toronto Subway car)
The G-series rapid transit cars, were a Toronto Subway car model built in 1953-1955:
- G1
The cars were built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for the TTC.
The fleet numbers for G-series cars were:
[edit] G-series Specifications
- Car Builder: Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co, Bristol England
- Car Body: steel - G1, aluminum - G2-3
- Unit Numbers: 5000-5099 - G1, 5100-5134 - G2-4
- Fleet of: 138 - 100 in 1954, 4 in 1955 (G2), 28 in 1956 and 6 in 1958-1959
- Car Length: 57 feet
- Car Width: N/A
- Car Height: N/A
- Track Gauge: 4' 10 7/8"
- Total Weight: 38,140 kg or 84,000 lbs
- Propulsion System: DC Motors
- Motors: N/A
- Power: N/A
- Braking System: N/A
- Total Seating:
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
- Air Conditioning System: None
- Price per car N/A
