Sadly, they are unique as every customer has their own demands and needs which are unique in themselves. They can standardize some of the parts, but not enough to make a big difference.

The problem here is two fold. Bombardier is family owned and run as a piggy bank for the family and Bombardier has over committed themselves to a specific airplane design that siphoned off all available funds away from the projects they were assigned to.

Metrolinx and TTC are not the only customers suffering as some European companies have been delayed as well in receiving completed products as well.

Bombardier is in deep trouble and the family refuses to admit it and are floundering around hoping they can some how pull this out of the toilet before someone flushes. The best thing that could happen and it won't, is that Bombardier is placed into some sort of trust and control is removed from the family and given to a competent holding firm. Otherwise, we are simply funding a financial black hole.