The safety of customers and employees is OC Transpo’s top priority. There are multiple layers of safety built into the O-Train Line 1 system based on industry-best practices and reflected in all our processes and procedures.
As with any rail system, the O-Train Line 1 can experience unforeseen occurrences and service disruptions. In these instances, OC Transpo takes immediate and coordinated action, engaging Rideau Transit Maintenance, and other stakeholders and subject matter experts. As part of our standard practice, notification is provided to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).
For more information on the TSB notification process, please consult tsb.gc.ca.
Below is a list of O-Train Line 1 TSB reportable collisions and derailments:
Occurrence type: Collision
A rail car mover was moving a LRV in the maintenance bay. Upon reversal, the LRV ran over the guardrail at the edge of the wheel lathe pit causing damage to the train and compromising the integrity of the guardrail.
Occurrence type: Collision
LRV was being moved with a rail car mover into the maintenance bay when it struck a gate that was not fully open.
Occurrence type: Collision
LRV was being moved with a rail car mover in the maintenance bay when the LRV’s roof panel made contact with a guardrail on an elevated platform. This resulted in damage to the panel and the structure.
Occurrence type: Derailment
A derailment occurred while the train was approaching the curve of the track. The train, multiple switches and tracks sustained damage.
Occurrence type: Derailment
Skid steer came off the tracks. There was no reported damage.
Occurrence type: Collision
A skid steer was spreading salt in the yard when it struck a parked LRV. The LRV sustained damage to the door and the door sill.
Occurrence type: Collision
Train struck the concrete base of a sign placed too close to the track. Minimal damage was sustained by the train.
Occurrence type: Derailment
LRV wheels left the track when the vehicle was leaving the yard on the connector tracks.
Occurrence type: Derailment
Wheels on the LRV left the rail while the train was being moved in the yard.
Occurrence type: Collision
LRV was being moved with a rail car mover into a maintenance bay when the pantograph made contact with the cathedral walkway. The cathedral walkway sustained damage.
Occurrence type: Derailment
A switch was commanded to move while the train was travelling over it.
Occurrence type: Derailment
Hi-rail vehicle was completing a quarterly inspection of the Overhead Contact System (OCS) in the yard, when wheels left the track while moving in reverse.
