[Trains] Press Releases
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SMRT will be conducting track maintenance works at the following MRT track locations between 1am and 4.30am from 18 to 24 October 2010
http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/documents/service_updates/Schedule_of_MRT_Track_Maintenance_Works_18to24oct.pdf -
Green grading for MRT lines
MRT lines will be graded for environmental-friendliness. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
MRT lines will be graded for environmental-friendliness, in another small step towards the greening of Singapore's public transport.
The Circle Line, the first to be graded, scored gold for green measures like a system that re-uses energy produced by a braking train for a nearby train or a station.
Another measure is to fit air-conditioners with a device that removes water droplets from air leaving the cooling towers.
The grading by the Building and Construction Authority is based on an ascending scale of certified, gold, gold plus and platinum.
It allows the Land Transport Authority, which builds the MRT lines, to identify areas of improvement, Transport Minister Raymond Lim told an international conference on urban transit today.
Rail operators will benefit too from the reduction in energy consumption and added hedging against a rise in fuel costs, he said.
From ST
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SMRT will be conducting track maintenance works at the following MRT track locations between 1am and 4.30am from 25 to 31 October 2010
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Technician hit by LRT train
AN INVESTIGATION into how and why a technician who was carrying out maintenance works on the tracks of a Light Rapid Transit station was hit by a train, is underway.
Mr Chia Teck Heng was on the tracks of Ten Mile Junction LRT station doing some maintenance works, when he was hit by an oncoming train last Sunday.
The impact of the crash left him with head and leg injuries, and also resulted in his right leg being amputated.
Train operator SMRT said investigations on the incident are ongoing.
The Straits Times understands that part of the investigations include whether any safety rules were flouted, resulting in the accident.
SMRT said it has in place strict regulations for granting staff access to the tracks to do any kind of works.
ST
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Why SMRT dunno how to operate BPLRT ah?? So scary... One day it may end up in the hand =s of SBST. Ive took it manymany many times, but always got 0 problems.
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Originally posted by langer68:
Why SMRT dunno how to operate BPLRT ah?? So scary... One day it may end up in the hand =s of SBST. Ive took it manymany many times, but always got 0 problems.
agree. Should let SMRT handle MRT, SBST for LRT
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More train trips, so more breakdowns
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SMRT will be conducting track maintenance works at the following MRT track locations between 1am and 4.30am from 1 to 7 November 2010
http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/documents/service_updates/Schedule_of_MRT_Track_Maintenance_Works_1to7Nov.pdf -
No wonder, the sound of the track when train running a bit different...
I only hear on EWL Tanah Merah to Simei?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U18ZoGOrV8
Go time 1:03
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Originally posted by c751bLoVuR:
No wonder, the sound of the track when train running a bit different...
I only hear on EWL Tanah Merah to Simei?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U18ZoGOrV8
Go time 1:03
Tunnel between Kranji and Marsiling have also.
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Originally posted by willis_chong:
Tunnel between Kranji and Marsiling have also.
Simei to Tampines also have.
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Originally posted by youyuan:
More train trips, so more breakdowns
Then after 30 years,are they gonna replace our C151s with new models???that will be very interesting!!
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Originally posted by Din89:
Then after 30 years,are they gonna replace our C151s with new models???that will be very interesting!!
C151A, and C151's lifespan is 20 years, add 20 years after refurbishment.
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Tampines train track hitch causing delay
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1091932/1/.html
SINGAPORE: A problem along the tracks at Tampines MRT station is causing delay for passengers travelling east towards Pasir Ris.
The problem started at 5.30pm Sunday.
SMRT says it has not been able to fix the problem due to rain and lightning.
It adds that passengers from every alternate incoming train along that particular east-bound line at Tampines are being asked to alight at the station and wait for the next train instead.
SMRT says it cannot say when the problem can be fixed and that it would depend on the rain and lightning situation.
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KTM train derails near Bt Timah, no injuries
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1092276/1/.html
SINGAPORE: A KTM train was derailed near the Bukit Timah KTM station at 8.15am on Tuesday morning.
No one was injured.
An eyewitness told Channel NewsAsia the Kuala Lumpur-bound train had left the station for about five minutes when the incident happened.
He said the train was travelling at about five to 10 kilometres per hour, and then stopped suddenly.
He then got out of the train and saw the train's engine in front tilting at about 40 degrees to the track.
The first two carriages were derailed but were still standing upright.
The eyewitness said the track was damaged and passengers had to get off the train and abort their trips.
-CNA/wkLocomotive involved seems to be a YDM4, number 6685.
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Originally posted by willis_chong:
KTM train derails near Bt Timah, no injuries
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1092276/1/.html
SINGAPORE: A KTM train was derailed near the Bukit Timah KTM station at 8.15am on Tuesday morning.
No one was injured.
An eyewitness told Channel NewsAsia the Kuala Lumpur-bound train had left the station for about five minutes when the incident happened.
He said the train was travelling at about five to 10 kilometres per hour, and then stopped suddenly.
He then got out of the train and saw the train's engine in front tilting at about 40 degrees to the track.
The first two carriages were derailed but were still standing upright.
The eyewitness said the track was damaged and passengers had to get off the train and abort their trips.
-CNA/wkLocomotive involved seems to be a YDM4, number 6685.
5 to 10km/h then derail??
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SMRT will be conducting track maintenance works at the following MRT track locations between 1am and 4.30am from 8 to 14 November 2010
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Originally posted by willis_chong:
KTM train derails near Bt Timah, no injuries
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1092276/1/.html
SINGAPORE: A KTM train was derailed near the Bukit Timah KTM station at 8.15am on Tuesday morning.
No one was injured.
An eyewitness told Channel NewsAsia the Kuala Lumpur-bound train had left the station for about five minutes when the incident happened.
He said the train was travelling at about five to 10 kilometres per hour, and then stopped suddenly.
He then got out of the train and saw the train's engine in front tilting at about 40 degrees to the track.
The first two carriages were derailed but were still standing upright.
The eyewitness said the track was damaged and passengers had to get off the train and abort their trips.
-CNA/wkLocomotive involved seems to be a YDM4, number 6685.
Obviously the media gave a wrong info. It doesn't take you 5 minutes to reach Bukit Timah from Tanjong Pagar.
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Originally posted by Interception_7:
Obviously the media gave a wrong info. It doesn't take you 5 minutes to reach Bukit Timah from Tanjong Pagar.
I would be very happy if it did.
Adding on:
THREE carriages of a KTM passenger train, bound for Kuala Lumpur, derailed along the track at
Bukit Timah Road, near King Albert Park, at about 8.15am on Tuesday morning.
No one was reported hurt.The train left Tanjong Pagar station at about 8am and went off track at the section
near King Albert Park. Only the first three carriages derailed, with the first more badly damaged than the
other two.A passenger told The Straits Times at the scene: 'The train braked very hard suddenly.
But most on us on board didn't think there was anything wrong. Everyone was calm. We realised the
first few carriages had derailed when the train came to a stop along the track at Bukit Timah.'Adapted from The Straits Times website.
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KTM got alot of problem right?
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SMRT will be conducting track maintenance works at the following MRT track locations between 1am and 4.30am from 15 to 21 November 2010
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Originally posted by E5:
Do note that as some train need to undergoes maintenance, in NEL case, not all 25 trains can be out for revenue service at any one time. If all the 25 trains are out for revenue service, how does the engineers perform maintenance?
This is because our system resembles the old CS-ATC-4 system used in Japan and that system has a overhead of 150s. And if you noticed in the press release article above, it mentioned;
Even LTA says that the minimum waiting time currently is 2.5 minutes. If you do a math;
2.5 minutes = 2 minutes 30 seconds = 150 seconds
The shortest frequency I've seen in Japan is 14 seconds. Under this context, frequency is defined as the time elasped the moment front train has totally cleared the station/platform before the head of the train behind "touches" the "rear end" of the platform.
India's train system is 90 seconds between trains.
Special Features: Ornate architecture (at least 44 of these stations are rated as architectural sights). The system has many trains that stop at high frequency, every 90 seconds during peak hours.
http://www.qcin.org/nbqp/qualityindia/Vol-1-No6/page28.php
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SMRT will be conducting track maintenance works at the following MRT track locations between 1am and 4.30am from 22-28 November 2010
http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/documents/service_updates/Track_Maintenance_Schedule_from_22_28_Nov_2010.pdf -
Originally posted by βÎτά:
India's train system is 90 seconds between trains.
Special Features: Ornate architecture (at least 44 of these stations are rated as architectural sights). The system has many trains that stop at high frequency, every 90 seconds during peak hours.
http://www.qcin.org/nbqp/qualityindia/Vol-1-No6/page28.php
MTR can get up till 30 seconds.
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http://www.smrt.com.sg/Upload/2010113022112529716.pdf
SMRT statement on service disruption on Bukit Panjang LRT