^One other thing I have learned is that the rumour that the U2 cars have difficulty with the grades on the West LRT and therefore relegating them to the red line isn't really true. The reason you see less of the newer cars on the red line is because they are being stored at the Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility on the NE line. This is done because they are easier to store and maintain at that facility due to the fact that more of the powered parts of the newer LRVs are on the roof. The newer garage in the northeast was built with more clearance and facilities to easier access and maintain the tops of the trains.
This leaves more of the U2 units at the older Anderson garage and Haysboro storage, meaning they are dispatched on the red line with more frequency.
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