Canadian Light Rail Vehicle

CLRV
A 506 Carlton CLRV car crosses the Main Street Bridge in 2008.
Interior of the CLRV
In service	1979–2019
Manufacturer	L-1: SIG L-2: UTDC
Constructed	1977–1981[1]
Entered service	September 30, 1979
Number built	196
Number in service	0[1]
Number preserved	11 in Canada, 4 in United States
Number scrapped	~190
Successor	Flexity Outlook
Fleet numbers	L-1: 4000–4005 L-2: 4010–4199
Capacity	42–46 seated,[a] 74 at peak with standees[1]
Operators	Toronto Transit Commission (former, all retired with a few cars to be restored for special occasions), Halton County Radial Railway (3 cars as work museum artifacts)
Lines served	Toronto streetcar system
Specifications
Car length	15.226 m (49 ft 11+7⁄16 in)[2]
Width	2.540 m (8 ft 4 in) (2.591 m or 8 ft 6 in over rub rails)[2]
Height	3.625 m (11 ft 10+11⁄16 in)[2]
Floor height	1.125 m (3 ft 8+5⁄16 in)[2]
Platform height	curb height or level with rail head
Entry	4 steps (3 risers inside plus step up from outside)
Doors	2 (1 dual bi-fold front door; 2 paired double leaf rear doorways)
Maximum speed	80 km/h (49.7 mph)[3]
Weight	22,685 kg (50,011 lb 14 oz)
Power output	2 x 136 kW (182 hp) continuous
Acceleration	1.47 m/s2 (4.8 ft/s2) or 5.3 km/(h⋅s); 3.3 mph/s
Deceleration	1.6 m/s2 (5.2 ft/s2) or 5.8 km/(h⋅s); 3.6 mph/s Emergency: 3.46 m/s2 (11.4 ft/s2) or 12.5 km/(h⋅s); 7.7 mph/s
Electric system(s)	600 V DC overhead
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Minimum turning radius	36 ft (10.973 m)
Braking system(s)	Air (Westinghouse Air Brake Company)
Track gauge	4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) – TTC gauge

ALRV
A Queen car pauses at Spadina Avenue
Interior of the ALRV
In service	1988–2019
Manufacturer	MAN and UTDC Urban Transportation Development Corporation
Constructed	1982 (prototype) 1987–1989[4]
Entered service	January 19, 1988
Number built	52 and 1 prototype
Number in service	0
Number preserved	2
Number scrapped	50 and 1 prototype
Successor	Flexity Outlook
Fleet numbers	4900 (prototype) 4200–4251 (standard)[4]
Capacity	61 seated, 108 at peak with standees[4]
Operators	Toronto Transit Commission (former, all retired; 1 car awaiting restoration), HCRR (1 car awaiting restoration)
Lines served	Toronto streetcar system
Specifications
Car length	23.164 m (75 ft 11+15⁄16 in)[5]
Width	2.540 m (8 ft 4 in) (2.591 m or 8 ft 6 in over rub rails)[5]
Height	3.626 m (11 ft 10+3⁄4 in) to roof; roof equipment additional[5]
Floor height	1.125 m (3 ft 8+1⁄4 in)[2]
Platform height	curb height or level with rail head
Entry	4 steps (3 risers inside plus step up from outside)
Doors	3
Articulated sections	1 section with 2 articulations
Maximum speed	80 km/h (49.7 mph)[3]
Weight	36,745 kg (81,009 lb)
Power output	4 × 65 kW (87 hp) continuous
Acceleration	1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) or 4.3 km/(h⋅s); 2.7 mph/s
Deceleration	1.6 m/s2 (5.2 ft/s2) or 5.8 km/(h⋅s); 3.6 mph/s Emergency: 3.13 m/s2 (10.3 ft/s2) or 11.3 km/(h⋅s); 7.0 mph/s
Electric system(s)	600 V DC overhead
Current collector(s)	Trolley pole
Minimum turning radius	36 ft (10.973 m)
Braking system(s)	Air (Westinghouse Air Brake Company)
Track gauge	4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) – TTC gauge

The Canadian Light Rail Vehicle (CLRV) and Articulated Light Rail Vehicle (ALRV) were types of streetcars used by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) from the late 1970s until the late 2010s. They were built following the TTC's decision to retain streetcar services in the 1970s, replacing the existing PCC streetcar fleet.

Two variants were produced: the standard single-module CLRV (built between 1977 and 1981) and the longer articulated double-module ALRV (built between 1987 and 1989). The ALRVs were officially retired from regular TTC service on September 2, 2019, with the CLRVs officially retired on December 29, 2019.^[6][7][8] Both were replaced by the Flexity Outlook, a low-floor streetcar first introduced in 2014.

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