Введение
Серия G была первым подвижным составом вагонов для скоростного транспорта, использованных в метро Торонто, построенным в 1953–1959 годах компанией Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company из Глостера, Англия, для Торонтской транспортной комиссии (TTC) города Торонто, Канада. Являясь единственными вагонами метро Торонто, произведёнными за пределами Канады, их дизайн во многом был вдохновлён моделями Q38 и R лондонского метрополитена. Поскольку первоначальная концепция TTC для системы метро предусматривала использование вагонов скоростного транспорта, разработанных на основе дизайна вагонов PCC трамвайной сети, эти вагоны также были оснащены лампами накаливания типа "бычий глаз", аналогичными используемым в вагонах PCC, и небольшой кабиной машиниста, расположенной в переднем левом углу каждого вагона. В этом плане на них повлияли вагоны серии 6000, использовавшиеся на Чикагской "L", что прослеживается в работе компании DeLeuw, Cather & Co. из Чикаго, с которой TTC заключила контракт в качестве консультанта для проекта скоростного транспорта. Вагоны серии G часто описывались как "надёжные и прочные", несмотря на их большой вес и низкую энергоэффективность. Последний поезд серии G совершил свой последний рейс 26 октября 1990 года.
The G series was the first rolling stock of rapid transit cars used on the Toronto subway, built 1953–1959 by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company of Gloucester, England, for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) of Toronto, Canada. As the only Toronto subway cars to be manufactured outside of Canada, its design was mainly influenced by the Q38 and R stocks of the London Underground. Since the TTC's original concept for the subway system foresaw the use of rapid transit cars derived from the Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) design of its streetcar network, the cars were also equipped with bulls eye incandescent lighting similar to that of a PCC, and a small operator's cabin located in the front left corner of each car. To this end, it was influenced by the 6000 series cars used on the Chicago "L", felt through the work of DeLeuw, Cather & Co. of Chicago, whom the TTC contracted as a consultant for the rapid transit project. The G series cars were frequently described as "robust and reliable", despite being constructed overweight and energy inefficient. The last G series train ran on October 26, 1990,
The G cars were originally designed in 2 car "married pair" formations, and were run in trains consisting of 2, 3 or 4 sets (4, 6 or 8 cars). When the G 3 class non driving cars were introduced in 1956, 14 pairs of the G 3 class cars were inserted between G 1 class cars to form semi permanently coupled 4 car trainsets, which could be coupled to the 2 car sets or operated on their own. The G series vehicles were the only subway trains with painted livery.
Вагоны серии G изначально проектировались в виде двухвагонных "неразделимых пар" и эксплуатировались в составах из 2, 3 или 4 таких пар (4, 6 или 8 вагонов). Когда в 1956 году были введены моторные вагоны класса G3, 14 пар вагонов класса G3 были включены между вагонами класса G1 для формирования полупостоянно сцепленных четырёхвагонных составов, которые могли быть соединены с двухвагонными составами или эксплуатироваться самостоятельно. Вагоны серии G были единственными поездами метро, имевшими окрашенную ливрею.
The G series was the first rolling stock of rapid transit cars used on the Toronto subway, built 1953–1959 by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company of Gloucester, England, for the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) of Toronto, Canada. As the only Toronto subway cars to be manufactured outside of Canada, its design was mainly influenced by the Q38 and R stocks of the London Underground. Since the TTC's original concept for the subway system foresaw the use of rapid transit cars derived from the Presidents' Conference Committee (PCC) design of its streetcar network, the cars were also equipped with bulls eye incandescent lighting similar to that of a PCC, and a small operator's cabin located in the front left corner of each car. To this end, it was influenced by the 6000 series cars used on the Chicago "L", felt through the work of DeLeuw, Cather & Co. of Chicago, whom the TTC contracted as a consultant for the rapid transit project. The G series cars were frequently described as "robust and reliable", despite being constructed overweight and energy inefficient. The last G series train ran on October 26, 1990,
The G cars were originally designed in 2 car "married pair" formations, and were run in trains consisting of 2, 3 or 4 sets (4, 6 or 8 cars). When the G 3 class non driving cars were introduced in 1956, 14 pairs of the G 3 class cars were inserted between G 1 class cars to form semi permanently coupled 4 car trainsets, which could be coupled to the 2 car sets or operated on their own. The G series vehicles were the only subway trains with painted livery.
Масштабные модели
Две модели автомобилей 5042 и 5043 в масштабе 1/16 были заказаны сэром Лесли Бойсом из GRC&W и изготовлены компанией Bassett & Lowke, и в разное время располагались в Хиллкресте и Гринвуде. Модели автомобилей хранятся и демонстрируются в учебном центре Хиллкрест.