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R-179 car test train delay... Welding issue |
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Posted by Gold_12th on Fri Jul 25 16:38:30 2014 – Welding issues (hot cracking) discovered by Bombardier (forecast 6 – 11 months delivery delay).180 Day Look Ahead... – Welding process review, quality testing, mitigation of delay Test train service date 12/22/2014... not going to be meet the schedule. Delivery of 1st Production unit: 7/27/2015 (on schedule) Delivery Completion: 1/30/2017 (on schedule) Independent Engineer Consultant response: Welding issues with (R-179) pilot cars has delayed the schedule. The carbuilder (BOMBardier) has developed a mitigation plan. The IEC will monitor the effectiveness of the plan. |