John Manconi

• New Ottawa transit GM hired from Montreal bus system

  Renée Amilcar, a nearly two-decade veteran of Montreal’s transit agency, will soon step in to take the reins of Ottawa’s troubled light-rail and bus system.

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  Sep 27, 2021
  
• Ottawa mayor defends LRT system after derailments

  Mayor Jim Watson is standing by Ottawa's light-rail transit system, but he conceded Wednesday that the city will need to win back to confidence of riders after recent derailments.

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  Sep 22, 2021
  
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• Damage from Ottawa LRT derailment could take weeks to repair: officials

  Though it's early days in the investigation into Sunday's LRT derailment, officials said Monday it could be three weeks before the system is back up to full capacity.

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  Sep 20, 2021
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• 2 Ottawa LRT trains removed from service Thursday for coupler, heating issues

  Two Ottawa LRT trains were taken out of service for maintenance on Thursday morning after they experience separate issues with their couplers and cooling systems.

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  Aug 26, 2021
• Axles, odours, fires: OC Transpo boss answers questions in memo amid Ottawa transit turbulence

  Ottawa's head of transit answered a slew of questions on recent problems with the LRT and other OC Transpo operations in a memo on Monday night.

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  Aug 24, 2021
• Axle repairs needed on 10 Ottawa LRT trains

  Rideau Transit Maintenance found 10 train cars out of 39 have issues with their axle bearings — the same type of fault that derailed a train last week.

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  Aug 18, 2021
• Ottawa LRT: 8 train cars need repairs for axle issues

  Eight train cars will need to have replacement parts installed to fix an axle issue that resulted in one train derailing from Ottawa's Confederation Line last week.

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  Aug 17, 2021
• Ottawa LRT to resume reduced service on Saturday following axle fault

  Service will resume on Ottawa's Confederation Line LRT on Saturday morning after crews inspected the entire train fleet over a concern with one vehicle's axles.

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  Aug 13, 2021
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• 7 OC Transpo double-decker buses need steering fix after inspection

  Ottawa's transit boss says seven OC Transpo double-decker buses will need repairs after identifying a steering issue with one of the vehicles this week.

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  Aug 12, 2021
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• Rideau Transit Maintenance facing ‘significant’ pay deductions over Ottawa LRT shutdown

  A derailed axle on an Ottawa LRT train will result in 'significant' pay deductions to the consortium tasked with maintaining the transit line.

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  Aug 11, 2021