OC Transpo’s Trillium Line scores near perfect in first week of testing [Video]

The first of week of testing for Ottawa’s new north-south line is going as well as hoped.

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Testing began one week ago for a 14-day trial run of the Trillium Line. TransitNEXT, the consortium that built the line, needs to meet a minimum 98.5 per cent on-time performance rating during the daily testing period.

As of Sunday’s trial testing, the 14-day rolling average stands at 99.6 per cent. 

Despite a few issues on some vehicles this week, none of the problems dramatically affected the on-time performance of the new diesel trains.

Reliability scores released daily by OC Transpo have reached perfect or near-perfect marks, with trial running still set to conclude on Oct. 21.

The 14-day reliability testing period simulates the conditions of normal passenger service and will be followed by a seven-day second phase that looks at daily operational and maintenance scenario evaluations.

On-time …