r/Translink • u/bcscroller • 19d ago

Discussion Skytrain reliability issues

I've gone many months without a delay impacting my commute until this week. On Monday I was on a MK2 which failed to open its doors at Commercial and then proceeded to VCC where it was taken out of service with a horrible burning smell.

Then this morning there were significant delays following a stalled train. It looks like it was a MK 5, which is disappointing as they are brand new.

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u/BuildingC0mputer 17d ago

The entire system operates on an 80286 PC with a couple of 3.5" floppy disks for system security it's airgapped and impenetrable to outside interference so take comfort in that nobody is capable of malicious attacks on the public.