M series | |
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In service | 1962–1999 |
Manufacturer | Montreal Locomotive Works |
Built at | Montreal, Quebec |
Constructed | 1961–1962[1] |
Entered service | 1962 |
Scrapped | May 1999[1] |
Number built | 36 |
Number preserved | 2[a] |
Number scrapped | 34 |
Successor | T-1 |
Formation | 2 car mated pairs (operated as 3 pair (6 car) trains) |
Fleet numbers | 5300–5335 |
Capacity | 83 (formerly 84) seated |
Operators | Toronto Transit Commission |
Lines served | |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminum |
Car length | 23.012 m (75 ft 6.0 in) |
Width | 3.14 m (10 ft 4 in) |
Height | 3.65 m (12 ft 0 in) |
Floor height | 1.1 m (3 ft 7 in) |
Doors | 8 (4 per side) per car |
Maximum speed | 89 km/h (55 mph) |
Weight | 27,215 kg (60,000 lb) |
Traction motors | DC |
Power output | 120 hp (89 kW) |
Auxiliaries | None (?) |
Electric system(s) | Third rail, 600 V DC |
Current collector(s) | Contact shoe |
Braking system(s) | Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. digital electro-pneumatic braking and Electro-dynamic reheostatic service brake |
Track gauge | 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) |
The M series, also known as M-1, was the second series of rapid transit rolling stock used in the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were built by Montreal Locomotive Works in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 1961 to 1962. They were the first Toronto subway cars to be manufactured in Canada, and only one of two series built outside Ontario.
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