H-series (Toronto subway car)
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The H-series rapid transit cars, were a subway car model built from 1965 to 1986 for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in Toronto, Canada:
From 1965 to 1975, the cars were built by the Hawker Siddeley Canada in Thunder Bay, Ontario and from 1977 to 1980 and 1987 to 1990 by Urban Transportation Development Corporation of Thunder Bay, Ontario for the TTC. These cars would become the standard cars for the TTC.
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[edit] Retired fleet
- H1 - 5336-5499
- H2 - 5506-5575
- H3 - 5500-05
[edit] Current fleet
- H4 - 5576-5663
- H5 - 5670-5807
- H6 - 5810-5935
[edit] H-series specifications
- Car Builder: Hawker Siddeley Canada and UTDC, Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Car Body: Pure stainless steel
- Unit Numbers: 5336-5499, 5500-5663, 5670-5807 and 5810-5935
- Fleet of: 163 - H1, 158 - H2, 5 - H3, 137 - H4, 125 - H5
- Car Length: 74' 5 5/8" inches (22.70 m) - H1-6
- Car Width: 10' 3 7/16" (3.135 m) - H1-6
- Car Height: 11' 11 1/2" (3.645 m) - H1-6
- Track Gauge: 4' 10 7/8" (1.495 m) H1-6
- Total Weight: 90,415 lb (41,010 kg) - H1, 90,325 lb (40,970 kg) - H2 and H3, 91,775 lb (41,630 kg) - H4, 104,160 lb (47,250 kg) - H5, 105,900 lb (48,040 kg) H6
- Propulsion System: DC Motors
- Motors:H1-4: 4) - Type Camshaft and H5-6: (4) - Type Garrett / ES548A - H1, TMC38-42 - H2 and H3, TMC38-42 - H4, TMC 2072A - H5 and H6
- Power: 121 hp (90 kW) - H1, 116 hp (87 kW) - H2-4, 126 hp (94 kW) - H5, 123 hp (92 kW) - H6
- Braking System:
- Total Seating: 83 - H1-3, 77 - H4, 76+ - H5, 76 - H6
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
- Air Conditioning System: H5 and H6 cars only.
- Price per car N/A
