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#11 KevinKorell

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Posted 25 July 2018 - 08:46 AM

Railway Age, 7/24/18:

 


 

Welding problems impact TTC streetcar deliveries

 

 

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) recently suffered another setback in the delivery of its much-delayed 204-unit Flexity Outlook LRV order. Carbuilder Bombardier Transportation has advised the TTC that 67 of the LRVs have frames that were improperly welded at the company’s Sahagun, Mexico plant.

 

 

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Posted 13 November 2018 - 09:40 PM

CP24, 11/13/18:

 


Maintenance plan to extend life of old streetcars not as successful as hoped: TTC

 

 

The TTC spent $26 million on a maintenance program intended to extend the lifespan of its aging streetcars but found that the condition of the vehicles was so “dire” that the money did not go as far as expected, spokesperson Brad Ross says.

 

 

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Posted 13 November 2018 - 09:41 PM

CBC, 11/13/18:

 


TTC defends spending $26M to repair 30 old streetcars

 

 

 

The Toronto Transit Commission is defending a streetcar maintenance program that cost the agency $26 million over three years, saying it had to repair older vehicles as it waited for new ones to be delivered by Montreal-based manufacturer Bombardier.

 

 

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