I find it odd how there is no protective element between the cars, a lot of systems worry about people stepping between them to cross or whatnot and getting injured.
See Sydney below:
It appears that launching gantry was previous used on Route2020 in Dubai, which is funny
I think its worth point out that in Europe and Asia Metros can be built for as little as $100m per kilometer (full big trains etc), the Canada Line in Vancouver was built for substantially less than the Valley Line and is entirely in tunnels / elevated + its a metro, albeit with lower capacity...
Thats overly generous, Ottawa added a very impressive new tunnel under its downtown core! Edmonton's is also super impressive and honestly for the high floor lines I get the sense we will see an added focus on grade separation thanks to the Metro Line going forward (can already see that on...
Rio has 7 segs :)
Hyundai has a mixed record in NA, their trains in the US have had a lot of issues (LA / Philly) but the trains in Vancouver are excellent. They haven't made many trams though, I really like the design here - full sized front door and the white door outlines look sharp. It's...