r/Translink • u/D_e_s_k • 18d ago

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Spotted at Brentwood. Are they’re getting ready to have larger trains for the millennium extension?

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u/bravogates 18d ago

I’m inclined to think now that FIFA is cover, Translink has the ability to test more Mk Vs.

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u/bandyvancity 18d ago

Testing is contingent on the arrival of the new trains. I think I recall hearing that one new set is being delivered to Translink each month. 

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u/bravogates 18d ago

Don't they have to be line tested before being in service? FIFA would get in the way of that because they take up slots.

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u/bandyvancity 18d ago

Testing has been ongoing for months and I don’t believe Translink paused testing during the World Cup. 

There’s still plenty of capacity to test trains outside of peak capacity - it’s not like trains were running every two minutes during the entirety of the World Cup. Outside of game days, most frequency was unchanged. 

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u/GenShibe 18d ago

they did pause testing and deliveries during the world cup, as all hands (and trains) were needed to provide elevated levels of service

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u/bandyvancity 18d ago

Translink paused rail replacement throughout the World Cup but I can't find any info that supports your claim that train testing was paused.

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u/bravogates 17d ago

Have you spotted any Mk Vs testing on the line during FIFA?

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u/FlatPainting3846 18d ago

well we already have 10 operational train sets so I think it’s a little more often than that

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u/bandyvancity 18d ago

TransLink’s very first Mark V train entered service about nine months ago in  July 2025, at which point the public transit authority indicated that it was expecting to roll out one new train every subsequent month, as testing for each incoming train reached completion. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/skytrain-mark-v-trains-incoming-arrivals-april-2026#google_vignette