Via Rail's Fleet Renewal Program

For those who haven't heard, Siemens is apparently the preferred bidder at this time. We will have to wait for an official release however, before more details come out.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/via-ra ... -1.4922638" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I wonder if they might be able to update the crashworthiness regulations to the new US euronorm rules

Transport Canada would be silly not to, but I suspect VIA will go with more conventional equipment (i.e. SC-44s and Single Level cars).

Admittedly on mostly aesthetic grounds, but also due to the double ended specification I'm hoping that it at least looks more like SCB-40s...

Bureaucromancer wrote:Admittedly on mostly aesthetic grounds, but also due to the double ended specification I'm hoping that it at least looks more like SCB-40s...

The specification is for bi-directional work and that most likely will be a loco at one end and a cab car at the other - SIemens already is designing / has designed a cab car for California.

The VIA request was for FRA compliance so the new euronorm rules aren't relevant though I suspect TC would be willing to listen if VIA wanted.

Bureaucromancer wrote:Admittedly on mostly aesthetic grounds, but also due to the double ended specification I'm hoping that it at least looks more like SCB-40s...

I'm with you there, but realistically, the aerodynamic nose shrouds on Brightline are all about image/marketing and have little practical value, so I doubt we'll see that replicated on VIA's fleet.

Siemens gets the nod:
https://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rai ... -canada-to" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Predictable local reaction:
https://twitter.com/Unifor_RailLine/sta ... 4330323968" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

dowlingm wrote:Siemens gets the nod:
https://www.viarail.ca/en/about-via-rai ... -canada-to" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Predictable local reaction:
https://twitter.com/Unifor_RailLine/sta ... 4330323968" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Another link with proposed livery drawings.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/s ... 90511.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Interesting, the drawing suggests a three car train with one locomotive, which would require 95 seats per car on average to make 9100 total seating capacity for 32 train sets. A four car train train with one locomotive would require 72 seats per car on average.

I’m thinking maybe three economy coaches and one business coach per train is more likely to be pushed or pulled by one locomotive.

Well BBD shot themselves in the foot with the LATE deliverys.

Sharp looking paint scheme. Nice!

https://railcolornews.com/2018/12/12/ca ... m-siemens/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would guess the trains will be of different sizes depending on where / when they work on the corridor, much like the current trains are.

New locomotives
https://www.railwayage.com/passenger/vi ... t-renewal/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

From the video, they look to have 10 rows facing one way and 10.5 the other way, for 82 seats.

Per Bloomberg, there are 16 options as well as the 32 firm trainset orders.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... bombardier" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;