Vintage TTC streetcars could soon return to Toronto streets

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The TTC's modern Flexity Outlook streetcars have become an iconic symbol of Toronto since their first introduction in 2014, but the transit agency still maintains a legacy fleet of heritage streetcars from years past — and there is new hope these vintage transit vehicles could soon return to city streets.

The current fleet of heritage vehicles is mothballed in temporary storage at the Halton County Radial Railway Museum while renovations are carried out at the TTC Hillcrest facility, though a new Formal Request for Bid (RFB) filed by the transit agency marks a step towards bringing these streetcars back to occasional commuter service.

According to the RFB, the TTC is seeking bids "to retrofit legacy streetcar vehicles with pantographs," referring to the rooftop devices that draw electricity from overhead streetcar wires and power streetcars.

Pantrograph retrofits are necessary to make these legacy vehicles compatible with modern streetcar infrastructure. ...............................(more)

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