Hawker Siddeley RTC-85SP/D
| RTC-85 SP or RTC-85SPD | |
|---|---|
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Hawker Siddeley RTC-85 series cars | |
| Manufacturer | Hawker Siddeley |
| Built at | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| Entered service | 1968-1980s |
| Number built | 117 |
| Number in service | 110 |
| Number scrapped | 7 |
| Formation | as self-propelled unit and later as cab cars by GO Transit; ONR operates them as passenger cars |
| Fleet numbers | GO Transit - 1000-1031, 100-107, (C750-C757 and 4700-4731 and renumbered 9850-9857 and 9900-9931 1970), 108-116 (D700-D708, then renumbered 9825-9833 1970), 1032-1045 (4740-4753, then renumbered 9932-9945 1970), 1046-1075 (9946-9975 1974), 1076-1105 |
| Capacity | 92 seated |
| Operator(s) |
GO Transit Ontario Northland Railway Agence métropolitaine de transport MARC Train |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Aluminum |
| Car length | approximately 85 ft (25.91 m) |
| Width | approximately 3.14 m (10 ft 4 in) |
| Doors | 4 sets (2 sets per side) per car |
| Track gauge | Standard |
Hawker Siddeley RTC-85SP/D are diesel multiple units manufactured by Hawker Siddeley Canada for GO Transit, based on the H-series subway cars which they built for the Toronto Transit Commission.
The 92-seat RTC cars were ordered and delivered to GO Transit in 1967 as single-level self-propelled units # D700, D701, D702 to D708 (later renumbered as 9825-9826, 9827-9833) with total order of 117 cars.[1] All cars were built at Hawker's Thunder Bay, Ontario plant. In 1975 the cars were converted to cab cars by Ontario Northland Railway and some cars leased to MARC Train.
They have been withdrawn from service with 7 scrapped and remaining sold to other operators:
- 16 to Ontario Northland Railway (used for Northlander)
- 92 to Agence métropolitaine de transport (now retired)
- 2 cars to Pandrol-Jackson Electric Tamper and Equipment Company as crew-cars for railgrinding operations
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