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Re: MIAMI BUDDS RETIRED (Kind of); Spectrum News does story on R32 subway cars |
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Posted by R46 5636 on Fri Jun 18 13:00:49 2021, in response to Re: Spectrum News does story on R32 subway cars, posted by FYBklyn1959 on Thu Jun 17 12:47:08 2021. The Miami Dade Budd cars have not run in regular passenger service since July of 2020 so they've been OOS for almost a year now. They did make one spontaneous run in late October. Their final days in service were on weekends in March to June of last year (2020) where many new Hitachi sets would be out of service for inspection and upgrades while they ran Budd sets in place.There are still a few cars on property that are operable but every single different one is OOS for one issue or another that they'd have to fix before returning them to service if they need be which more than likely won't happen again as the new Hitachi cars are serving well; they just have their own slew of door and software issues. For starters, the ATO system the Budds ran on is completely different than the CBTC like system the Hitachis use. The new system isn't 100% online yet so there's still teething issues with the Hitachis including signs that won't program or having to move the train a few inches or reset / dump the train because the doors won't open thinking it's not aligned on the platform properly while it most certainly is considering most stations are for 6-car trains and they only run 4-car sets for now. On May 15, for some weird reason two 4-car Budd sets were sent all the way down the line to the Dadeland South tail tracks and are likely still there if anyone wants to see them or get pics. Look from the south end of the Dadeland S station or walk along the Busway for the first block and they're parked there, compressors on and everything. The cars are: 175-176+174-173 & 110-109+161-162 . They're probably there for storage and they're still marked OOS from passenger use for different issues. Okay, one set is still technically in service but NOT for passengers: track and guideway now uses four cars for rail inspection purposes similar to the tech the track geometry cars NYC uses. HOWEVER that set is also OOS now for serviceable issues and they've been borrowing a Hitachi set for that job since last December. One could find a Budd set moving very slowly down the line and back up in the middle of the night once in a while but that was their last hurrah. They're pretty much done for and won't ever see passenger service again unless something drastic were to happen to the Hitachis and at this point they're teethed in enough for regular full service, although TECHNICALLY the official reason states the Budds won't be 100% removed off property until the Hitachis can preform as expected, glitch free and all issues resolved with the CBTC system 100% up and running. Baltimore's Budd cars are still 100% in regular service, however were rebuilt by Alstom in 2005 and run very smooth and clean. They will be replaced by their own order of Hitachis soon by next year. The Budds of Miami were never rebuilt their entire life and featured original Budd components. Screechy, scratched up and daunting. Those trains were intense yet sleek, almost like a Floridian R32. Will definitely miss them despite only getting their last days in June of 2020. I have hours of footage that will soon be compiled and posted on YouTube for their last days in June 2020 as well as them sitting by the Busway (they're probably still there as of today June 18 2021 so if you're in Miami get some pics :D ) |
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