G-series (Toronto subway car)
- G-series (Toronto subway car)
The G-series rapid transit cars were a Toronto subway car model, built between 1953-1959.
The cars were built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company for the Toronto Transit Commission.
A total of 140 cars were built. Most were steel-bodied and had painted exteriors; however, six experimental aluminum-bodied cars demonstrated the benefits of using aluminum for rapid transit car construction. The G-series cars were frequently described as "robust and reliable" despite being constructed overweight and being energy-inefficient. The last cars in this series were retired from revenue service in 1990.
The only surviving cars in original condition are 5098-5099 and reside at Halton Radial Railway Museum in Milton, Ontario. Other surviving cars include:
G Work Cars
* G-2 5100 and 5105 became garbage cars and scrapped in 1998
* 2 G-2 became tunnel washing units in 2001
* RT-34 and RT-35 ex G-2 were a garbage car set, but RT-34 has since been retired after an accident with G-1 grinder car and stored at Davisville Yard since 2004
* RT-35 ex G-2 5103 converted as work car 1988; scrapped 2007
* G-1 RT-36 ex G-1 5068 converted as grinder car 1991; scrapped 2007
* G-1 RT-37 (ex-5069?) converted as grinder; scrapped 2007
Model G Cars
Two 1/16 scale models – of cars 5042 and 5043 were commissioned by Sir Leslie Boyce and now located at Hillcrest.
G-series Specifications
*Car Builder: Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Co., Gloucester, England
*Car Body: steel - G1, G3, G4, aluminum - G2
*"'Unit Numbers: 5000-5099 - G1, 5100-5105 - G2, 5200-5227 - G3, 5110-5115 - G4
*Fleet of: 140 - 104 in 1954, 2 in 1955, 28 in 1956 and 6 in 1958-1959
*Car Length: 57 feet
*Car Width: 10 feet 4 inches
*Car Height: N/A
*Track Gauge: 4' 10 7/8"
*Total Weight: 38,140 kg or 84,000 lbs
*Propulsion System: DC Motors
*Motors: Crompton-Parkinson 68 hp motors (8 motors per car)
*Power: N/A
*Braking System: Westinghouse Brake & Signal Co. Pneumatic braking
*Total Seating: 62
*Coupling/Numbering Arrangement: All married pairs - Motor-Generator cars even numbers, Compressor Cars odd numbers
*Air Conditioning System: None.
*Price per car Average $82,140 over all 140 cars
External links
* [http://transit.toronto.on.ca/subway/5501.shtml G series cars]
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