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Thales Canada officials say they’re ready today to flip the switch on a new signalling system that would restore Edmonton’s LRT network to proper frequency.

There’s just one problem. The city isn’t convinced.

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Thales vice-president Dave Beckley sat down with Postmedia Thursday to share details on testing that’s been ongoing all summer. He said his company believes the signalling system is robust and the city’s motormen and inspectors are ready. It’s now a matter of convincing city officials to trust their investment.

“After our demonstration in August, we believe the system could be turned on,” he said.

They are continuing to test the system and are scheduling another major full-system demonstration for early November. But as for returning the entire LRT network to full frequency, that could happen now, he said. “We believe the system can be running.”

In 2011, Thales was contracted to create a high-tech signalling system to regulate trains on the new line from downtown to NAIT. The system uses radio frequency to track trains, letting them run with 90-second headways so trains on the Metro Line to NAIT and original Capital Line can both use the downtown tunnel.