Infrastructure Ontario referred questions about Finch vehicles to Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency for the GTHA. The new instructions from the province mean that Bombardier may be dropped as the vehicle supplier for Finch. The agencies have told the three consortia bidding on the Finch West LRT that they can include a vehicle supplier as part of their bids. Metrolinx placed a $770-million order with Bombardier in 2010 for up to 182 vehicles to run on Ontario LRT lines, including 76 vehicles for the Eglinton Crosstown and 23 for the Finch Ave. West route. Selecting another company to supply the Finch vehicles could lead to a messy legal dispute between the province and the Quebec-based rail manufacturer.

Source: thestar September 28, 2016 21:11 UTC