The department is exercising an \u0022abundance of caution\u0022 after a bearing issue was discovered during a routine inspection, the email stated.
“Every vehicle was removed from the line and Alstom is investigating everything out of an abundance of caution,” Amilcar said.“I want you to know that every single axle we carry will be carefully inspected and will not return to service. We will not return to service until I am convinced it is safe for our customers and our staff.
Until further notice, R1 bus services service will be operating from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair Station, from 5 a.m. until 1 a.m. daily. On Tuesday, 28 buses were in operation. Part of the testing will be looking at different loading scenarios, such as those experienced with high volumes during Bluesfest in recent weeks.
“And it was during that detailed inspection that we discovered that the limits of that looseness has been exceeded.”Article contentServing 13 stations, the $2.1 billion Confederation Line has suffered a long series of breakdowns since its launch four years ago. The LRT operator’s warning averted a possible derailment on the Confederation Line due to an axle hub that was on the verge of “catastrophic failure,” said the TSB in an advisory letter to the city released in February. Parts on Ottawa’s trains have been wearing out early and “well below industry standards for cartridge assemblies.”
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