G-series (Toronto subway car)
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The G-series rapid transit cars were a Toronto subway car model, built between 1953-1959.
The cars were built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for the Toronto Transit Commission.
A total of 140 cars were built. Most were steel-bodied and had painted exteriors; however, six experimental aluminum-bodied cars demonstrated the benefits of using aluminum for rapid transit car construction. The G-series cars were frequently described as "robust and reliable" despite being constructed overweight and being energy-inefficient. The last cars in this series were retired from revenue service in 1990.
[edit] G-series Specifications
- Car Builder: Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co., Gloucester, England
- Car Body: steel - G1, G3, G4, aluminum - G2
- Unit Numbers: 5000-5099 - G1, 5100-5105 - G2, 5200-5227 - G3, 5110-5115 - G4
- Fleet of: 140 - 104 in 1954, 2 in 1955, 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: 62
- Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs.
- Air Conditioning System: None.
- Price per car N/A
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