H series (Toronto subway)

H series
An H-6 train at St George station
In service
  • 1965–2014 (TTC)
  • H-1: 1965–1999
  • H-2/H-3: 1971–2001
  • H-4: 1974–2012
  • H-5: 1976–2013
  • H-6 (TTC): 1986–2014
  • H-6 (Ankara Metro) 1997–2019
Manufacturer
Built at
ReplacedG series
Constructed
  • H-1: 1965–1966
  • H-2/H-3: 1971
  • H-4: 1974–1975 [1]
  • H-5: 1976–1979[1]
  • H-6 (TTC): 1986–1989[1]
  • H-6 (Ankara Metro): 1996–1998
Entered service
  • 1966 (Toronto Subway)
  • 1997–1998 (Ankara Metro)
Scrapped
  • H-1: 1997–1999
  • H-2/H-3: 2001–2002
  • H-4: 2001–2012
  • H-5: 2012–2013
  • H-6 (TTC): 2014-2015
Number built
  • H-1: 164
  • H-2/H-3: 76
  • H-4: 88
  • H-5: 138
  • H-6 (TTC): 126
  • H-6 (Ankara Metro): 108
Number scrapped
  • H-1: 161
  • H-2/H-3: 76
  • H-4: 80
  • H-5: 136
  • H-6 (TTC): 126
Successor
Fleet numbers
  • H-1: 5336–5499
  • H-2/H-3: 5500–5575
  • H-4: 5576–5663
  • H-5: 5670–5807
  • H-6: 5810–5935 (TTC)
Capacity76 seated
Operators
DepotsGreenwood, Davisville
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminum
Car length22.86 m (75 ft 0 in)
Width3.14 m (10 ft 4 in)
Height3.65 m (12 ft 0 in)
Floor height1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)
Doors8 sets (4 sets per side) per car
Maximum speed88 km/h (55 mph)
Weight
  • H-1: 25,630 kg (56,500 lb)
  • H-2: 25,590 kg (56,420 lb)
  • H-4: 26,180 kg (57,720 lb)
  • H-5: 30,440 kg (67,110 lb)
  • H-6: 32,660 kg (72,000 lb)
Power output
  • H-1: 121 hp (90 kW)
  • H-2–H-4: 116 hp (87 kW)
  • H-5: 126 hp (94 kW)
  • H-6: 123 hp (92 kW)
Auxiliaries120/208 V AC Battery Auxiliary
Electric system(s)Third rail;
Current collector(s)Contact shoe
Track gauge
  • 4 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1,495 mm) (TTC)
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Ankara Metro & Expo Express)

The H series is the third series of rapid transit rolling stock used in the subway system of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were built in six production sets, named H-1 to H-6, from 1965 to 1990 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). The entire rolling stock was retired in 2014, though thirteen remaining cars still exist as work cars, including three H-1 cars.

The first five sets were manufactured by Hawker Siddeley Canada until 1979, when the company was purchased by the Urban Transportation Development Corporation (UTDC), which then took over production. They operated alongside their predecessor models, the M series, while the H-6 trains replaced the last remaining G-series trains in 1990.

All H-series cars were manufactured in a facility Hawker Siddeley inherited from Canadian Car & Foundry, which had earlier produced PCC streetcars for the TTC's streetcar network. The facility was taken over by Bombardier Transportation in 1991, which has continued to produce all subsequent rolling stock for the subway. They include the successor of the H series, the T series, introduced in 1996 and which replaced earlier H-series (H-1, H-2, and the prototype H-3) trains by 1999. The remaining H-4, H-5, and H-6 trains were replaced between 2011 and 2014 by the newest model, the Toronto Rocket.

  1. ^ a b c Toronto Transit Commission (September 18, 2009). "TTC Service Summary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2009.