The Scarborough RT’s aging vehicle fleet reached a “critical juncture” last month when so few cars were available for service that the line was operating without any spares, according to the TTC. The shortage of cars meant the agency had no margin of error to operate planned service on the RT, which serves more than 35,000 riders every day. The TTC expects the Scarborough RT to stay operational until 2026. To operate full service on the RT, the TTC requires five trains. That’s around the time the one-stop $3.9-billion Scarborough subway extension council approved as a replacement for the RT was expected to enter service.

Source: thestar May 04, 2019 09:00 UTC