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SkyTrain advocates challenge assertion that SkyTrain technology is “proprietary”

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SKYTRAIN FOR SURREY founder Daryl Dela Cruz is challenging the popular assertions that SkyTrain is a “proprietary technology” and that it is “only offered by Bombardier”.

Our organization published an online response to both an earlier Global BC news report as well as to the comments within the news report by popular South Fraser blogger Nathan Pachal. In our response, Daryl challenged assertions of Bombardier “dictating regional transit expansion”, pointing out that numerous systems in Asia using linear motor technology have not been considered as a part of the discussion.

This includes systems in Guangzhou, China; Osaka, Japan; Tokyo, Japan; and Sendai, Japan, which use linear motor trains similar to the ones used in the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines, but with the trains built by several different companies. On behalf of our organization, Daryl has personally visited several of these systems in Asia and verified the use of linear motor technology.

In addition, our response pointed out that automatic train control (ATC) as used in our SkyTrain system can be applied to any type of rapid transit, and is now a worldwide standard for new rapid transit construction. According to the Automated Metros Observatory, nearly one in four cities with metro systems has at least one automated line, with this number expected to triple by 2025.

SkyTrain for Surrey is a local coalition of transit users calling for an extension of SkyTrain over Light Rail Transit in Surrey. Locals and media are encouraged to read properly on SkyTrain technology and not be misled by assertions that the technology is proprietary.

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Pictured in header: Linear motor (“SkyTrain technology”) subway train on elevated guideway in Sendai, Japan

SkyTrain for Surrey is a BC-based community organization that has advocated for expanding the Vancouver SkyTrain system, including our successful advocacy for the under-construction Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension and the proposed SkyTrain expansion to Newton.

Media Contact: Daryl Dela Cruz ​– Founder, SkyTrain for Surrey ・ Phone: +1 604 329 3529, [email protected]

SkyTrain advocates challenge assertion that SkyTrain technology is “proprietary”