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[urbanclient]

Maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in? @drum118 can we really blame it all on North American-spec tracks? Would European-spec wholly solve the premature wear?

If grooved rail would fix everything, why did Alstom agree to resume bearing redesign work (back in 2024... which is slated to be finished by 20XX?)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alstom-resuming-work-to-redesign-troublesome-lrt-bearing-1.7321264

 

[drum118]

Maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in? @drum118 can we really blame it all on North American-spec tracks? Would European-spec wholly solve the premature wear?

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If grooved rail would fix everything, why did Alstom agree to resume bearing redesign work (back in 2024... which is slated to be finished by 20XX?)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/alstom-resuming-work-to-redesign-troublesome-lrt-bearing-1.7321264

They walked away in 2025 as it wasn't the worth the cost to fix the design for 200 NA LRV;s compared to the 8000 in Europe and elsewhere that use groove rails. Mississauga first LRV was the test car sent to Kingston to deal with the issue.. They kill the NA market for themselves for LRV's over this issue.

 

[urbanclient]

They walked away in 2025 as it wasn't the worth the cost to fix the design for 200 NA LRV;s compared to the 8000 in Europe and elsewhere that use groove rails.

Was there a press release for this? Alstom's not going to change the cartridge bearings for the bogies?

They kill the NA market for themselves for LRV's over this issue.

But aren't the Hamilton LRVs going to be Citadis Spirits too? Or has that changed? I guess it's too late to change for Hurontario (all or almost all of the vehicles are delivered already).