This is the fifth part of my review of the Final Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Ottawa LRT fiasco. This article covers the trial operation of the line up to the transition to revenue service and draws from chapter 12 of the Inquiry Report.

Some of the quotations here are extensive as I want there to be no doubt that the voice is that of the Inquiry Commissioner, not my paraphrase.

See also:

• The Ottawa LRT Report Part I
• The Ottawa LRT Report Part II
• The Ottawa LRT Report Part III
• The Ottawa LRT Report Part IV