Talk:Kinki Sharyo P3010

Is aging the only reason why this replaced the Nippon Sharyo vehicles?
 * The P3010s did a lot more than just replace the Nippon Sharyo trains. They were ordered to accommodate the significant expansion the system has been undergoing over the past decade or so. They also were meant to fill the needs that were originally supposed to be filled by the Breda P2550s -- those came in too heavy to operate along sone of the Blue Line infrastructure, so Metro chose to exercise their option for any trains beyond the initial delivery of 50. We've now reached the point where the majority of trains on the system are P3010s. The order was large enough that the P865/P2020s were able to be retired rather than having their lifetime extended further. --Jfruh (talk) 15:55, 8 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Do you mean teh P865/P2020 trains came in too heavy to operate along sone of the blue line infrastructure? Clrichey (talk) 00:49, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * No, I meant the P2550s. When they were delivered, they were considered too heavy to operate on some parts of the Blue Line, which is why initially only ran on the Gold Line. After the New Blue rebuild of the line in 2019, however, Metro decided it could handle the P2550s, and after the Regional Connector opened they now run exclusively on the A (which includes all of the old Blue Line route).
 * The P865 ran on the Blue Line -- that was the first model light rail train in Metro's fleet, and the Blue Line was the first line opened! The P2020s and P2000s later ran there as well. --Jfruh (talk) 05:40, 21 June 2024 (UTC)

Kinkisharyo vs. Kinki Sharyo
The name of the company was recently changed to the two-word version throughout the article. For what it's worth, the US subsidiary who assembled the cars renders their name without the space:

http://www.kinkisharyo.com

But sometimes the article is referring to the Japanese parent and sometimes to the American company. Wanted to mention it here to get a consensus on how we should treat it. --Jfruh (talk) 05:00, 4 October 2021 (UTC)