MB: LRT Cars from the '80s Need to be Phased Out, Calgary Transit Warns

Sept. 7, 2018
Calgary Transit is warning city council that unless more LRT cars are ordered in the next few years, it may have to start cutting back on four-car train service.

Calgary Transit is warning city council that unless more LRT cars are ordered in the next few years, it may have to start cutting back on four-car train service.

Fifty new cars have been added, but the older model cars still make up about one-third of the fleet.

The oldest LRT cars date back to the early 1980s and require more maintenance than newer cars and are prone to breakdowns.

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