these should go to museums not scrappers

(laughs in Romanian where 35 year old East-Berlin trams are still circulating around the city)

Perhaps these bendy streetcars will be preserved at the Halton County Railway Museum where all the other streetcars and subway trains are.

I love these streetcars! When we came to Toronto was the very first ttc we used!

Not only did bombardier delay delivery of new streetcars, we wasted 20 million in a failed project to maintain the aging ALRVs (which eventually got cancelled). You have to wonder who's in charge of these high level decisions.

I came to Toronto when these where practically brand new (27 years ago) when I first came to Toronto. I thought they were so awesome! I wonder if these will be sold to people that want to build tiny homes. That would be so cool.

The ALRV's are always gonna be my favorite streetcar. I also like the CLRV's. But the Flexity's are the way to go. Rest in peace TTC's ALRV fleet. You will be missed

I use to ride these Streetcars with my Auntie Paula in Toronto when I was younger. When I used to live in Hamilton before I moved to Edmonton Alberta.

Tatra trams are the best trams ever made...those are unbreakable . Even the original seats they never break !!!

I never seen those Toronto Transit Commission 'bendy' streetcars before, when I was not born in Canada [until my Nigerian aunt lives there]. Here in the United States (where I was born), there are old Metropolitan Transportation Authority NYC buses that are old and seen in the street since I was born in the year 1998.

All I remember this street cars when I came to Toronto and i first rode the newer one in July 2016 love it too. Bye Bye legend.

Sad to see a part of TTC history come to an end. I commend the Commission for the effort to keep the equipment in service for the right reasons albeit at a cost. To their credit, action had to be taken in light of the delayed delivery of the Bombardier order and action they did.

..NYC still has trains from 1964 running just fine.

In Boston they still have streetcars from WWII

Remember during 90's when I immigrated to Canada, we use to get on one of those trams from Dundas Station to China Town...nostalgic!!

Twice in my life I've visited Toronto (1999 & 2008), and have ridden both the CLRV and ALRV-type streetcars. They'll hold a place in my heart, but as with so many things in life, all good things must come to an end. Let's just hope the TTC doesn't have the same problem like they did when the hybrid buses were rolled out!

My beloved Father [Charlie] was the night foreman at Roncesvalles Carhouse many years ago, the first CLRV (single module, not the double in this video) was onsite all shiny and complete with the new smell. Dad explained that this was the new tech, packed with electronics, etc. I was so excited! One of my best memories with Dad. Some may remember the red rockets came out again in fleets because this new toy had experienced many faults in the first winter.

It's a shame that the life extension of the ALRV's (which was first introduced in 1988) for a decade (10 years) was cancelled. Meanwhile over in Melbourne the life on the B class trams (also introduced in 1988) is being extended for another 15 years.

can't wait till winter rolls around and the new streetcars are stuck on the tracks, dead, blocking traffic. again

Has anyone else noticed that on the new streetcars some of them have louder stop chimes than others on some of them when someone presses the stop button you can hardly hear the stop chime but on others it’s nice and loud and actually noticeable I wish they were all nice and loud and noticeable

In Gothenburg, Sweden, there are streetcars dating all the way back to the shift between 1800s and 1900s, mixed with streetcars from all decades since. All of them are running in rushhours as well.

Here in Brussels the pcc trams are still running, the 77/7800 serie is 50y old . They are dead to the wire! Alstom is in full delivery of the new TNG flexity 3200/4200 series. But goes slow. All the new trams are only for the center and the old stock runs on the outlines of Brussels

Meanwhile Siemens LRV’s built in 1984 are still running just fine on Pittsburgh’s T system.

Meanwhile TATRA T3's build in 1962 are still widely used in some eastern-europeans countries :D:D

The Halton County Streetcar Museum could use one of these, if they don’t already have one.

Look at Melbourne, so many of these still running flawlessly alongside the brand new ones in the CBD. Granted there is no snowy winter (Although it does snow sometimes), but still.

I remember riding one of the Articulated Streetcars on 511 Bathurst.

So sad,hope they get preserved.

Sad yet interesting. We had those in LA til the 60's.

I think it would be cool that when all the old streetcars both ALRV and CLRV have been retired and if the TTC has any left over of those stop signs that was stuck on the back window I think it would be cool if they sold those off as a piece of TTC memorabilia I actually have one of those stop signs I just haven’t figured out a good way of hanging it up yet the stop signs I’m talking about are the ones on the back windshield that read “Stop behind open streetcar doors it’s the law!”

I remember riding them when I was younger I want it to come back

These are almost about the same age as the Philadelphia ones 1980s era perhaps if you change the bogies from TTC Gauge to Pennsylvania Trolley gauge then you can run these in the Philadelphia streetcar Network which includes a tunnel section as a special train. Option two is give them to San Francisco for E & F trains

I hoped I'd get to ride these one day...oh well.

I'm glad I used these before they got retired

Believe me. You should keep them.

Where can we buy this iconic streetcar's bell?

I will miss those streetcars

0:38 technica productions and he was on 4204

I could be wrong but were not these street cars (minus the TTC logos)used in the Original Late 1980's era Degrassi TV series? And as someone that been to Toronto several times, (most recently here in June 2019)it was cool riding these artic street cars a couple of times. Thus Happy Retirement. PS Speaking as someone that as of this typing lives about 2 Hours from NYC, the New York MTA also has huge problems with aging subway/rapid transit cars as well. So those of you in Toronto, it's part of a larger issue of upgrading mass transit in many cities worldwide. Just shows how downhill that Montreal-based Bombardier has gone in recent years. Not that long ago, they were considered maybe the best in the world with building trains/subway and light rail cars.

20 years that's how long it takes for TTC to upgrade...🤦🏻‍♂️

Noooo, they were so cool looking

i remember riding a street car in toronto ontario back in 1968 that is 54 years ago

Those were in mighty machines

My mind: I'm 'bout to -end- restart this streetcars whole career.

I literally saw an old streetcar on the high park route a week ago :/

toornto is still one of the lucky cities to retain its street car network when most cities in north america scrapped them all, thanks oil and GM!

The last time I was riding on this is when I was In a school trip 2014.

I remember going to Rogers Centre with these Old streetcars way better then those new ones

R.I.P Retro Streetcars

I miss the sound it made....memories

These are ALRV Streetcars

1:17 New Flyer cap!

More buses? almost half streetcar routes are buses LOL

Why retire the ALRVs before the smaller CLRVs? They carry a similar amount to the new cars!

If it works keep it.

Ottawa doesn’t have this, but just new train

I think Pilsen (CZ) has oldest tram still operating in normal service from 1975 (It was modernised in 2000's tho). Also Liberec (also CZ) had in the end of 2018 few trams from 1950's that were still in normal service.

*Need Trams (Streetcars) like **_Bombardier_** manufactured for Nottingham Transit system (UK) These are absolutely brilliant, and way ahead of the ones in Toronto (which I have travelled on) Pity the Council spent so much in trying to keep obsolete cars running. **1:55** ($1 Million per car !) Sometimes it's far cheaper to scrap and get a new set of far more efficient wheels. Note these are built in Derby (UK) so post Brexit a great 'trade' deal for Canada, forever our close Friends in the UK*

In an alternate timeline where the maintenance program did keep the street cars in service for another decade wouldn’t that be nice?

Honestly, why can’t TTC be like New York where they keep so many retired vehicles and occasionally take them out for excursions? I mean TTC literally scraps all their Hawker Siddeley subway cars, and they sound so cool!

I visited Toronto and I've never seen nor ridden the ALRVs.

_Who else didn’t know Bombardier made street cars?_

If these where rebuilt then should find a buyer to sell Vancouver can use a couple ship West

bro, in my city in poland we have 50 year old trams. they work like they should

I was sad when Seattle got rid of the old Waterfront Streetcars.

Get them preserved at Halton

The new streetcars are also bendy

At least they are electric

I was on it lol

TRAMS, TRAAAMS THEY'RE TRAMS

20 Million on those trash cans?!

What will replace these historic beauties?

F for respect

TECHNICALLY, the new streetcars are bendy.

Then they should have a shuttle for now to replace the street cars

At least should keep one running

Ah, Bombardier.

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I always had this thing with the old ALRVs and CLRVs and that I would never get on one if the big stop sign on the back windshield was missing but I would always report it so they can bring it into the garage and slap one on there because sometimes when the replaced the glass on that side they would forget to replace the decal and I would either call in to TTC customer service or send an email to customer service telling them the fleet number of the streetcar so they knew what streetcar needed the decal and more often than not a few days later I would see the same streetcar with the same fleet number I reported about with a decal again but the new streetcars have new lights and such that do the same job as that decal did on the old streetcars so the newer ones don’t need the decals but not to say that new streetcars don’t have other decals that need up keeping when they get worn or missing because they do on the doors and some inside the streetcar even on the subways they have those decals on the doors that need replacing if they get worn or missing and so the busses and I always make a note of it and report it so it can get replaced on any TTC vehicle if I see it

The TTC kept using those for way too long. If they wanted to keep them they should’ve renovated them. Glad they are being retired. They need to renovate the T1’s or start mixing them with TR’s.

*Laughs in Budd Stainless Steel*

I live in London and have never specified an interest in trams, why is this on my Recommended feed...?

Could they park them somewhere keep the heater on and let the homeless sit in them to warm up?

These old cars are a sign of the waste and corrosion and rot that plagues the 6ix.

I mean theyre called trams but ok

Don‘t do the same mistake like Munich! Keep as many of the old ones as possible until there are enough of the new Bombardier ones in the fleet! Replacing streetcars by buses is a joke!

Didn’t Siemens create the new street cars?

I can’t believe they wanted to keep those old streetcars longer.. those streetcars are outdated lol

Just keep the CLRVs.

No more buses please!!!!

The street cars don't have to be a total lost ... the city can sell these refurbished street cars to developing city in a third world country. Or sell these cars to a smaller neighbouring city or to one of the cities in the Maritime Provinces. The city and taxpayers has sunk to much money into these cars to be just scrapped.

You know what... I loved the old street car the new one sucks smell so bad ... can’t open window smells so bad the new one

You mean trams

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Streetcars should last around 50 years, not 30 years.

Laughs in proprietary track and bogey width

Only people that dislike streetcars and bike lanes are car drivers. They don't use transit so how would they know what's good for the TTC anyway

20mil to maintain aging ALRVs? I'm not trying to tell big decision makers how to do their jobs but why couldn't they fast track the electric buses program with that money? They could have used the electric buses on these same routes they are now using diesel buses.

Streetcars are no fun to ride anymore 😥

How come nobody say anything about our beautiful busses, at least busses are more reliable and they don’t hold of the traffic