The Confederation Line has been shut down since July 17. If all goes according to plan, it should re\u002Dopen gradually starting on Monday.
The $2.1-billion Confederation Line has been shut down since July 17 after excess grease was found on the axle of one light rail vehicle during a routine inspection. If all goes according to plan, the LRT system should re-open gradually starting on Monday.Here’s a look at what went wrong, what’s being done to fix it and how long that fix will take.The subject of this investigation is focusing on the axle hub assembly, also known as the “cartridge.
Six light rail vehicles that have been inspected have hubs that are above the threshold for measuring the amount of “play” within the hub. Play is necessary in the hub, but, if it reaches a certain threshold, there can be a problem. “We’ll be pushing as much as possible to accelerate that schedule as much as possible,” Truchon said, “but we’re not in a position now to commit to a specific timeline.”Restraining rails are a common design feature of North American railways, said Richard Holder, the city’s director of engineering services. They’re a “passive safety device” used to mitigate the risk of derailment on curves.
RTG has started resetting the restraining rails in the whole system to minimize the risk of contact, which will reduce the forces on vehicle wheels. All the restraining rails should be realigned by Sunday.All trains have lubrication systems, said Enriquez Martinez Asensio, RTG’s general manager. In this case, one is on board the trains and is supplied by the pneumatic system.
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