Several LRT trains taken off tracks after wheel hub assembly fails ottnews ottawa
Posted: Jul 23, 2022 7:13 PM ET | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago
Crews walk along the Confederation Line last August after this LRT train derailed near Tunney's Pasture station. A similar problem affecting an axle bearing has led to the removal of several trains from service this weekend. All Confederation Line trains that have traveled more than 175,000 kilometres have been taken off the tracks after an inspection found a "failure" in one vehicle's wheel hub assembly.
In a Saturday evening memo to Ottawa city council, transit services general manager Renée Amilcar said the vehicles were removed from service "for additional inspections out of an abundance of caution."In her memo, Amilcar said train manufacturer Alstom had already indicated the failure affected the train's axle and bearing — but in a different way than the issue that caused
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