US EditionMany School Bus Routes Still Cancelled in Quebec because of Lion Inspections
Most LION electric school buses were grounded due to late inspection notices, causing significant route disruptions as transport carriers deployed spare vehicles for student pickups.
- Many Lion electric school buses remained off the road in Quebec due to required inspections following a fire that occurred in Montreal last week.
- Transport Canada reported awareness of three Lion bus fires in the past year, including last week's incident.
- Several Montreal-area school boards confirmed that their Lion buses would not return to service, while some outside areas resumed routes after inspections.
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"Additional corrections" will have to be made on certain Lion Electric buses before they return to service, warns the Federation of Bus Carriers (FTA).
Many School Bus Routes Still Cancelled in Quebec Because of Lion Inspections
Many Lion electric school buses remained off the road in Quebec on Monday after the company said over the weekend the vehicles needed more inspections and repairs. The 1,200 Lion buses operating in Quebec were pulled from service Thursday night as a precautionary measure after a bus caught fire in Montreal earlier in the week. Several children and a driver were inside the bus when it went up in flames, but no one was injured. It was the third fi…
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Many school bus routes still cancelled in Quebec because of Lion inspections
Further inspections keep most LION buses off the road Monday, bus carrier group says
School boards are scrambling to find solutions after LION asked its school bus carriers to carry out additional inspections on Sunday evening, after being told electric buses would be gradually returning to the roads on Monday.
MONTREAL — School transportation will be further disrupted Monday morning in the Montreal area due to the preventive withdrawal of Lion Electric buses from traffic, despite the company's hopes. The Montreal School Services Centre indicated on Sunday, in a message on its website, that "the disruption of service [...]
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