Friday 28 July 2023
A Message from Councillor Rawlson King
This week, OC Transpo had planned to restart light rail service by Monday, July 31. However due to continuing issues around remediating the train service, return to service will now be delayed at least an additional 10 days.
Earlier this week, Alstom and Rideau Transit Group (RTG) agreed to implement design modifications to the wheel hub assembly on all light rail vehicles in order to strengthen the axle and bearings so that they can handle normal operating conditions. The axles and bearings are supposed to last 1.2 million kilometres, but have experienced degradation much earlier than that service threshold which has resulted in the trains being removed from service.
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