Monday’s meeting was largely in-camera, meaning it wasn’t open to the public. It focused on legal issues stemming from the city’s ongoing court battle with Rideau Transit Group and Rideau Transit Maintenance , the consortium of companies that built and now maintains the Confederation Line LRT.
The city cited three main issues: a power failure during Bluesfest, an axle-bearing failure that was detected by an operator, which the city argues could have led to a third derailment, and a lightning strike that kept nearly a kilometre of the track shut down for several days. Included in court documents was Alstom's preliminary analysis of the root cause of the axle bearing failure that led to the derailment in August 2021, in which the company says the design of the track is causing issues it hasn’t seen anywhere else.
The issue lies within the curves on the track, such as the one seen between Lees and Hurdman stations. Alstom suggested short-term solutions such as increased track greasing, adjustment of speed along curves and, in the long-term, additional track work to address defects and enhancement of the axle design.A power outage on a Saturday night during Bluesfest shut down service between Tunney’s Pasture and Lyon stations, just as concertgoers were heading home. In a letter dated Aug.
A train operator reported vibrations and an inspection found a failure in one of the wheel hub assemblies.
Need to scrap the LRT. It is UNSAFE