LRT ISSUES: An incomplete list of the many glitches on the Confederation Line
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Ottawa’s Confederation Line LRT has been out of order so often since it began regular service in September 2019, it can be hard to remember all the gremlins, big and small, that have knocked the train off the track . What follows is an inevitably incomplete list of the Confederation Line’s bugbears.Problems with the doors on the Alstom Citadis Spirit LRV were an early headache in the first few months of operations.
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