Sparks seen underneath MRT train carriage

• QX179R

  26 Jul 10, 10:46

  Sparks seen from underneath MRT train carriage, 800 passengers affected

  SINGAPORE : Some 800 passengers were asked to leave an MRT train they were in on Sunday evening, when a loud sound was heard and sparks were seen coming from under the train carriage.

  SMRT said the train was pulling into the Tanah Merah Station at around 9.20pm when the incident happened.

  But the noise and sparks ceased when the train came to a stop at the station.
  
  As a precaution, the passengers were asked to alight, and the Singapore Civil Defence Force called in to assist.
  
  SMRT said westbound services through Tanah Merah Station were not affected, as trains were routed through the middle track instead of the usual westbound track.
  
  No one was injured. SMRT is investigating the incident.

  - CNA /ls

• azharjj

  26 Jul 10, 11:08

  sparks are common at london underground system

• QX179R

  26 Jul 10, 11:13

  Sparks and loud noises heard as train pulls into MRT station

  
  

  http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/420300/sparks_and_loud_noises_heard_as_train_pulls_into_mrt_station.html
  
• loki_chaos

  26 Jul 10, 14:38

  lucky it's in the evening. Imagine if this was peak hour on monday morning...chaotic.

• mrtdude5

  26 Jul 10, 16:57

  What kind of sparks were they to cause the train to stop? Like azharjj said, it's common on the Tube.

• loki_chaos

  26 Jul 10, 17:05

  nonono. i meant SMRT reactions to the common sparks as mentioned. People(at least i will) will be irritated if they are interrupted on their journey to work by something that happens all the time when it's nothing serious. 

• willis_chong

  26 Jul 10, 17:16

  Some of those sparks can be classified as electrical arcs. People may not know that our trains pick up electricity from the 3rd rail and the receivers are near the motors, so when electrical arcs occur, they think that it's actually the motors having sparks.

• the Bear

  26 Jul 10, 17:21

  or could be the bloody trains were so overloaded the bloody suspension is gone and the bloody chassis is scraping against the tracks 

• mrtdude5

  26 Jul 10, 17:35

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  or could be the bloody trains were so overloaded the bloody suspension is gone and the bloody chassis is scraping against the tracks 

  Funny you should say that. It certainly feels like the carraige floor is scraping the ballast when going over the second crossover at UPD, heading eastbound.

• joeyfjj

  26 Jul 10, 19:14

  Originally posted by mrtdude5:

  Funny you should say that. It certainly feels like the carraige floor is scraping the ballast when going over the second crossover at UPD, heading eastbound.

  Dislodged collector shoe scraping the third rail?

• leo2010agendas

  26 Jul 10, 19:58

  which train set? C151? C651 or C751B? go ask the media to learn from SMRT about trains and their set nos. If nvr say which train and its set no, very confusing.

• Kawac151

  26 Jul 10, 20:04

  Originally posted by leo2010agendas:

  which train set? C151? C651 or C751B? go ask the media to learn from SMRT about trains and their set nos. If nvr say which train and its set no, very confusing.

  C151.

• SBS9231S

  26 Jul 10, 21:17

  Thought This was Quite Common For SParks -.-

• tintinspartan

  26 Jul 10, 21:38

  I see lots of sparks at JE middle platform junction almost everytime.

• sbst275

  26 Jul 10, 22:16

  The blasting noises generated was e root of the news.

• sbst275

  26 Jul 10, 22:17

  Dunno but seriously I've been noticing possibly traction problem and sound whenever the trains accerlerate or 'brake' whenever approaching/ departing a station.

• TIB1224Y

  27 Jul 10, 21:52

  This time its more serious than just disruption...

  I supposed before that this may be due to drive displacement. However news provider also noted that westbound train is also disrupted and 'passengers came out', means its likely with the substation at Tanah Merah. Was there lightning? I am in the west so I can't vouch for that.

  Take note that DC systems have some areas more 'vulnerable' than AC... Shall elaborate if there are people interested.

• wenjie639

  28 Jul 10, 15:13

  This incident was caused after a loose metal piece from a non-critical component of the train came off and hit the 3rd rail.

• Operation//Overkill

  28 Jul 10, 16:23

  Sparks are common...... Well, the track got electricity current mah......

• ditzy

  28 Jul 10, 16:30

  Anything we don't want to alarm people with, we call it "non critical part/component"

• yellowflip999

  28 Jul 10, 16:42

  Originally posted by wenjie639:

  This incident was caused after a loose metal piece from a non-critical component of the train came off and hit the 3rd rail.

  Or also known as the air-con cover thingy.

• ~PEPPER~

  28 Jul 10, 18:14

  I think sparks are common too.

• Khairiano

  28 Jul 10, 19:13

  just a spark... not a big deal after all.. if fire then its a bigeest deal..

• yellowflip999

  28 Jul 10, 19:34

  Originally posted by Khairiano:

  just a spark... not a big deal after all.. if fire then its a bigeest deal..

  Sparks are no big deal, but now we're talking about sparks and some loud noises, as in, no crossovers nothing, at the station itself. It's the aircon cover which caused it.

• sbst275

  28 Jul 10, 21:18

  Originally posted by Khairiano:

  just a spark... not a big deal after all.. if fire then its a bigeest deal..

  
  something fell off.

  I think when everyone starts to say a spark and loud noises being normal, in time to come more sh!t occurs n no one still cares.