Bombardier Innovia ART Archives - SkyTrain for Surrey, not LRT!

Putting an end to the myth that SkyTrain is proprietary

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on December 27, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged ansaldo breda, automatic train control, BC, Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit, Bombardier ART, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Line, competitive transit, debunking myths, Greater Vancouver, light rail, light rail advocates, Light Rail Transit, light rail transit advocates, limitations, LRT, LRT advocates, Metro Vancouver, misinformation, misleading, Rail for the Valley, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit system, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain is not proprietary, train control systems, transit, TransLink, Transportation, zweisystem3 Comments

“Anti SkyTrain” is a misleading mentality.

Next-generation SkyTrain vehicles showcase future for Surrey

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on December 3, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged art cars, automated guideway transit, automated rapid transit, beautiful cars, Bombardier, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, cars, Community Impact, competitive transit, concept, Coquitlam, Evergreen Line, Evergreen Line SkyTrain, future, infrastructure, Innovia ART, Kelana Jaya Line, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, next generation, photo, photos, Port Moody, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit system, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain technology, SkyTrain vehicles, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation future, sustainable transportation, train, transit, transit products, TransLink, Transportation, Vancouver, vancouver skytrain, Vancovuer rapid transit, vision3 Comments

IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Surrey, BC An announcement today [LINK HERE] highlights that a contract has been signed with Bombardier to supply the vehicular rolling stock of the Evergreen Line. The order was signed for $90.7 million, a $3.2 million per car deal in line with previous SkyTrain vehicle costs adjusted for inflation. This marks the […]

GALLERY – Next generation SkyTrain cars (Bombardier INNOVIA Metro 300)

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on September 10, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged art cars, automated guideway transit, automated rapid transit, beautiful cars, Bombardier, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, cars, Community Impact, competitive transit, concept, future, gallery presentation, images, infrastructure, Innovia ART, Kelana Jaya Line, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, next generation, photo, photos, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain technology, SkyTrain vehicles, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation future, sustainable transportation, train, transit, Transportation, vision8 Comments

DISCLAIMER: There is no confidential material contained in this post. We have only compiled images that are readily available for viewing from other sources on the internet. Some images may have been stored on our website for the purpose of enabling the gallery presentation. SkyTrain for Surrey holds no copyrights to the below images, which […]

SkyTrain technology: Bombardier's ART now marketed as full-size "INNOVIA Metro"

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on August 31, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged art cars, automated guideway transit, automated rapid transit, beautiful cars, Bombardier, Bombardier Innovia ART, Bombardier Innovia Metro, cars, Community Impact, competitive transit, concept, future, infrastructure, Innovia ART, Kelana Jaya Line, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, next generation, photo, photos, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain technology, SkyTrain vehicles, Surrey, Surrey transit, Surrey transportation future, sustainable transportation, train, transit, Transportation, vision3 Comments

Sept 10 – NEW: We have released a Gallery [CLICK HERE] containing several pictures of this new generation of INNOVIA Metro vehicles! Bombardier has changed the name of their automated rapid transit technology, which moves the SkyTrain (Expo and Millennium Lines). The new branding is called “INNOVIA Metro”, and replaces the original branding “Advanced Rapid […]

Portland, OR: LRT is so cost-ineffective, unable to operate at promised frequencies

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on May 28, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bombardier Innovia ART, Canada, Canada Line, cars, cascade policy, city of surrey, Community Impact, competition, competitive transit, Economic development, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, LRT, LRT fail, LRT failure, max light rail, Metro Vancouver, Metropolitan Area eXpress, misinformation, misleading, Oregon, plan, Portland, Portland MAX, Portland MAX Light Rail, portland trimet, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, service intervals, Surrey transportation future, Sustainability, train, transit, TransLink, Transportation, TriMet4 Comments

There were a number of interesting facts pointed out by The Cascade Policy’s John A. Charles, whose research we have cited before (see references #39 and #79), about the Portland MAX in his latest article, called: Transit Hypocrisy. It is notable that he points out that that it has been said that there is a […]

Coquitlam releases SkyTrain community integration concepts

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on May 22, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged BC, Bombardier Innovia ART, British Columbia, Canada, cars, city of coquitlam, Community Impact, competition, connected, Coquitlam, Dianne Watts, Economic development, Economics, Evergreen Line, Greater Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, rail transit, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, RRT, SkyTrain, station areas, Sustainability, transit, Transportation, vision1 Comment

An atmosphere of doubt has surrounded the viability of SkyTrain in Surrey under a false perception that at-grade Light Rail Transit (LRT) will help shape and build communities – whilst SkyTrain expansion will not, supported by quotes from advocates, city officials and other LRT supporters. Even Dianne Watts had more than a few statements in […]

The compromise is SkyTrain: Toronto should be pursuing this technology and not LRT on Eglinton

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on March 22, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged automated rapid transit, automatic train control, Bombardier, Bombardier Innovia ART, CN Tower, competition, Economics, Eglinton, Eglinton Ave, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, elevated rapid transit, Greater Vancouver, light rail, Light Rail Transit, limitations, linear induction motor, linear motor, LRT, LRT advocates, Mayor Ford, Metro Vancouver, Ontario, plan, rail transit, rail transit projects, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, Rob Ford, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Toronto, skytrain system, subways, Sustainability, Toronto, train, transit, Transportation, underground train, vancouver skytrain6 Comments

A special release for Better Surrey Rapid Transit, a SkyTrain advocacy group from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. Enjoy, everyone! ———————————————————————— We’d like to have a say on the debates going on in the City of Toronto, where the loud voices have recently been gaining nationwide attention. Most recently: a continuous battle between Mayor Rob Ford […]

SkyTrain type technology clearly a winner in Japan

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on February 7, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged Bombardier Innovia ART, Examples, Japan, linear induction motor, Osaka Subway, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, rapid transit around the world, rapid transit technology, RRT, SkyTrain, SkyTrain for Surrey, SkyTrain technology, train, transit6 Comments

SkyTrain technology (linear induction motors) is used in several cities in Japan.

Why SkyTrain: About the Technology

By skytrainforsurreyadminPosted on February 1, 2012Posted in UncategorizedTagged ART technical, Bombardier Innovia ART, Evergreen Line, Greater Vancouver, light rail, rail transit, rail transit technology, rapid rail transit, Rapid Transit, SkyTrain, Surrey transportation, TransLink1 Comment

UPDATE 31st Aug: INNOVIA ART is now being marketed as a full-size metro! See our article: INNOVIA ART is now INNOVIA METRO Bombardier INNOVIA ART (Advanced Rapid Transit) is the name for the technology developed by the Canadian Bombardier Transportation; the technology/implementation is used by the familiar Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines. INNOVIA ART rapid […]