Hey folks... Just thought I'd share this bit of info...
So I've been hearing some rumors through the grapevine. Apparently, there have been talks of purchasing new Monorails to replace our Mark VI series trains. I'm not sure whether or not this would have been through Bombardier, or through another company, but the price quoted was $17million per train. (Supposing everything runs within budget... HA...)
HOWEVER... the decision was made rather, to spend $5m to upgrade our existing fleet of trains. This upgrade would include improved communication and monitoring systems, new paint jobs (Coral and Black have already been done), as well as various other continuous improvements.
Note that there have not been any talks of expanding the monorail, nor do I forsee it happening in the future.
So I've been hearing some rumors through the grapevine. Apparently, there have been talks of purchasing new Monorails to replace our Mark VI series trains. I'm not sure whether or not this would have been through Bombardier, or through another company, but the price quoted was $17million per train. (Supposing everything runs within budget... HA...)
HOWEVER... the decision was made rather, to spend $5m to upgrade our existing fleet of trains. This upgrade would include improved communication and monitoring systems, new paint jobs (Coral and Black have already been done), as well as various other continuous improvements.
Note that there have not been any talks of expanding the monorail, nor do I forsee it happening in the future.