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Electrification of tunnel work vehicles

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Quebec, Canada

Source: Infrastructure Canada

Project
Completed

Metro track services use rail vehicles and onboard equipment to: - Undertake maintenance work on tunnel infrastructures and fixed installations present in the tunnel, namely service equipment (tracks, electric power supply, telecommunications, power and signalling); - Support the completion of work stemming from major metro projects. These vehicles are used in the tunnels to move the work teams ar

Status
Closed
Sector
Mass Transit, Power Generation (CCGT), Tunnel, Rail, Automotive, Government
Location
Quebec, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Infrastructure Canada

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The project “Electrification of tunnel work vehicles” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Quebec, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Infrastructure Canada.

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completed

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Closed

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2026-07-22

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Metro track services use rail vehicles and onboard equipment to: - Undertake maintenance work on tunnel infrastructures and fixed installations present in the tunnel, namely service equipment (tracks, electric power supply, telecommunications, power and signalling); - Support the completion of work stemming from major metro projects. These vehicles are used in the tunnels to move the work teams around, in addition to towing lorries and platforms used to transport equipment and work tools. The inventory contains 32 work vehicles and their useful life has been estimated at 40 years. Twenty-one (21) of these vehicles were replaced in the early 2000s since they had reached the end of their useful life. The purpose of this project is to replace the 11 remaining vehicles, i.e. seven (7) draisines and four (4) towing tractors, that are at the end of their useful life, with electric railcar movers.

Original sector

Public Transit

Location

Country

Canada

State

Quebec

Source

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Infrastructure Canada

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Sector

Mass Transit, Power Generation (CCGT), Tunnel, Rail, Automotive, Government

Article published date

2026-01-18

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