TransLink speeding up purchase of 28 new SkyTrain carsmeans the Expo and Millennium lines will receive 28 new generation Bombardier Mark III cars by early-2019 as previously announced as part of the Phase One train expansion plan and an additional 28 additional Mark III cars by the end of 2019 for a total of 56 new Mark III cars. This second batch will come three years ahead of schedule, as it was originally planned as part of a Phase Two order of 72 cars between 2022 and 2024 to add new capacity in time for the opening of the Millennium Lines Broadway extension and replace some of the aging Expo-era Mark I cars, which will be gradually retired beginning in 2026... https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-new-skytrain-cars-2020