ON: 67 TTC Streetcars to be Taken Out of Service to Fix 'Welding Problem'

Many of the new streetcars delivered to Toronto significantly past deadline by Bombardier will be taken out of service and sent to Quebec to fix a "welding problem," the TTC said Wednesday. 

Sixty-seven streetcars need to be fixed, according to Toronto Transit Commission spokesperson Brad Ross. To date, Bombardier has delivered 89 cars of a 204-car, $1-billion order originally placed in 2009. 

The problem with the streetcars is not a safety issue, Ross said, but rather a welding irregularity that will affect the cars' guaranteed service life of 30 years.

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