[Notice] Rumours about photography/videography in MRT System

• Bus and Train LoVuR

  8 Nov 10, 21:19

  Other countries metro allow them to take photos/videos, why SMRT and SBST cannot allow. They should start up a club (SMRT/SBST/LTA Train enthus club) to have special privileges like able to take photos or videos. Anyway, they have our particulars if we join that club.

• c751bLoVuR

  8 Nov 10, 22:22

  Originally posted by Bus and Train LoVuR:

  Other countries metro allow them to take photos/videos, why SMRT and SBST cannot allow. They should start up a club (SMRT/SBST/LTA Train enthus club) to have special privileges like able to take photos or videos. Anyway, they have our particulars if we join that club.

  
  Hope discussion by our P.M Lee.

  For Special permission for Train Enthu only.

• jcqh

  8 Nov 10, 23:27

  I spoke to a CSO who works at DBG onboard 012/022 this afternoon, and we chatted about this topic of photography and videography. He told us to write in to SMRT to get approval and get from them some form of authentication letter such that everytime we want to film we just need to produce this letter.

• SBS9231S

  8 Nov 10, 23:35

  Originally posted by jcqh:

  I spoke to a CSO who works at DBG onboard 012/022 this afternoon, and we chatted about this topic of photography and videography. He told us to write in to SMRT to get approval and get from them some form of authentication letter such that everytime we want to film we just need to produce this letter.

  Wow, when we Meet The Executive members, we should write in and give dem =D 

• Interception_7

  9 Nov 10, 00:20

  Originally posted by Bus and Train LoVuR:

  Other countries metro allow them to take photos/videos, why SMRT and SBST cannot allow. They should start up a club (SMRT/SBST/LTA Train enthus club) to have special privileges like able to take photos or videos. Anyway, they have our particulars if we join that club.

  I have tried to suggest a club for us enthusiast. I was told it would be taken into consideration. 

  I could give it another try though.

• SBS9231S

  9 Nov 10, 23:04

  Originally posted by Interception_7:

  I have tried to suggest a club for us enthusiast. I was told it would be taken into consideration. 

  I could give it another try though.

  Haven't See You For Quite sometime. Welcome Back? =D
  
  i have suggested the same to SBS Transit, and They have also gave me the same reply. 

• TPS Timothy Mok

  13 Nov 10, 18:31

  Actually you can still take or upload videos in the MRT network, but please buy A.C. Ryan Playon!HD DVD thingy (as you can take but not yet upload), so that privacy may be limited when you upload online.

• c751bLoVuR

  13 Nov 10, 18:36

  Originally posted by TPS Timothy Mok:

  Actually you can still take or upload videos in the MRT network, but please buy A.C. Ryan Playon!HD DVD thingy (as you can take but not yet upload), so that privacy may be limited when you upload online.

  This 70% cannot film.

  Look this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL96--xuPPI

  See what danger and tell me.

• Kawac151

  13 Nov 10, 19:34

  Originally posted by c751bLoVuR:

  This 70% cannot film.

  Look this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL96--xuPPI

  See what danger and tell me.

  Got SMRT staff inside the end carriage.

• c751bLoVuR

  13 Nov 10, 20:52

  Originally posted by Kawac151:

  Got SMRT staff inside the end carriage.

  Sure bo? I saw two polices. Luckily I saw them and doors open Immediately stopped recording. But I don't think there is a SMRT staff inside the end of carriage...

• SBS9231S

  17 Nov 10, 23:16

  Originally posted by c751bLoVuR:

  Sure bo? I saw two polices. Luckily I saw them and doors open Immediately stopped recording. But I don't think there is a SMRT staff inside the end of carriage...

  i saw someone in Red, might be SMRT Staff =X 

• Call4ljw

  17 Nov 10, 23:39

  Originally posted by SBS9231S:

  i saw someone in Red, might be SMRT Staff =X 

  Just a guy in red lol.

• sni1996

  18 Nov 10, 00:01

  Originally posted by c751bLoVuR:

  Sure bo? I saw two polices. Luckily I saw them and doors open Immediately stopped recording. But I don't think there is a SMRT staff inside the end of carriage...

  FYI , the''polices'' are called TransCom.Their duty is to check any suspicious person or article  or easy to say maintain safety of passengers.

• Veyron16.4

  18 Nov 10, 07:07

  A couple of days ago, jcqh, lionel(I don't really know how to spell his name, sorry!) and I got caught for taking pics of 006/124 by a CSO @ AMK who reported us to the Transcom officers. They took our particulars down, check our cameras and counselled us for an extremely long time.

   

  After some time, they simply let us go. We never mentioned anyone else other than the 3 of us when we were detained in the AMK 1st aid room.

• c751bLoVuR

  18 Nov 10, 08:14

  @Veyron16.4

  If you record at Ang Mo Kio, very danger. Especially the train at the middle platform.

  For now, I have banned for film train at PSR, JUR, AMK, ORC, SOM and DBG.
  If resume, to be announce in 2011.
  www.thec751blovur.webs.com/filmstations.htm

  By the way, how they let you off? You all sure delete video right?

• Veyron16.4

  18 Nov 10, 11:45

  Originally posted by c751bLoVuR:

  @Veyron16.4

  If you record at Ang Mo Kio, very danger. Especially the train at the middle platform.

  For now, I have banned for film train at PSR, JUR, AMK, ORC, SOM and DBG.
  If resume, to be announce in 2011.
  www.thec751blovur.webs.com/filmstations.htm

  By the way, how they let you off? You all sure delete video right?

  They just let us off and they did'nt delete the videos

• SBS9231S

  18 Nov 10, 22:44

  Originally posted by c751bLoVuR:

  @Veyron16.4

  If you record at Ang Mo Kio, very danger. Especially the train at the middle platform.

  For now, I have banned for film train at PSR, JUR, AMK, ORC, SOM and DBG.
  If resume, to be announce in 2011.
  www.thec751blovur.webs.com/filmstations.htm

  By the way, how they let you off? You all sure delete video right?

  Rephrase

  if you film at Ang Mo Kio Station, its very dangerous. Especially when there's a train at the Middle platform.

  For now, i have banned myself from filming trains at PSR, JUR, AMK, ORC, SOM & DBG.
  (I shall not advertise for you)

  i will announce when i will resume filming at these stations in 2011. 

• jcqh

  18 Nov 10, 22:54

  Originally posted by Veyron16.4:

  A couple of days ago, jcqh, lionel(I don't really know how to spell his name, sorry!) and I got caught for taking pics of 006/124 by a CSO @ AMK who reported us to the Transcom officers. They took our particulars down, check our cameras and counselled us for an extremely long time.

   

  After some time, they simply let us go. We never mentioned anyone else other than the 3 of us when we were detained in the AMK 1st aid room.

  Not really "counselled" but rather "chatted".

  The TransCom officers weren't as scary as what we initially thought and were actually quite friendly once they knew we meant no harm in taking those photos and videos.

• SBS3688Y

  18 Nov 10, 23:30

  Originally posted by jcqh:

  I spoke to a CSO who works at DBG onboard 012/022 this afternoon, and we chatted about this topic of photography and videography. He told us to write in to SMRT to get approval and get from them some form of authentication letter such that everytime we want to film we just need to produce this letter.

  
  I don't think they will grant the permission to photograph or videography even if we write in; except the Press and TV stations.
• SBS3688Y

  18 Nov 10, 23:35

  Originally posted by Bus and Train LoVuR:

  Other countries metro allow them to take photos/videos, why SMRT and SBST cannot allow. They should start up a club (SMRT/SBST/LTA Train enthus club) to have special privileges like able to take photos or videos. Anyway, they have our particulars if we join that club.

  
  I don't think they will ever grant us special previleges to photo or videotape. There's also possibility they are banning these activities to try prevent people from uploading these onto the internet such as Stomp to report on negative feedbacks.
• SBS3688Y

  18 Nov 10, 23:40

  Originally posted by Veyron16.4:

  A couple of days ago, jcqh, lionel(I don't really know how to spell his name, sorry!) and I got caught for taking pics of 006/124 by a CSO @ AMK who reported us to the Transcom officers. They took our particulars down, check our cameras and counselled us for an extremely long time.

   

  After some time, they simply let us go. We never mentioned anyone else other than the 3 of us when we were detained in the AMK 1st aid room.

  
  I don't see the point of the authorities hunting down people who photograph trains; yet which I think they are still unable to prevent any suicide bomber from entering a busy train station to carry out a terrorist act.
• joeyfjj

  19 Nov 10, 17:50

  I'll write in  regarding photography in stations and trains in a while, but should this be to the operators or LTA?

• Veyron16.4

  19 Nov 10, 19:38

  Originally posted by joeyfjj:

  I'll write in  regarding photography in stations and trains in a while, but should this be to the operators or LTA?

  
  The Transcom officer said that if we want to write a letter regarding this event, we should adress it to LTA

• pasirrisboy

  19 Nov 10, 19:52

  Now I know why AMK very dangerous to film... Just now at 1pm got LTE train terminate at middle platform. I wanted to film. Suddenly, got one CSO managing the crowd. I quickly hid my camera back...

• c751bLoVuR

  19 Nov 10, 19:58

  Originally posted by Bus and Train LoVuR:

  Other countries metro allow them to take photos/videos, why SMRT and SBST cannot allow. They should start up a club (SMRT/SBST/LTA Train enthus club) to have special privileges like able to take photos or videos. Anyway, they have our particulars if we join that club.

  @Bus and Train LoVuR

  Just to add on:

  LTA / SMRT don't allowed Photography / Videography
  and LTA / SMRT don't welcomed Train Enthusiats

  They MAY be say "What is train fan"??

  @pasirrisboy

  Also, Ang Mo Kio is a very danger station to record train. Especially the middle platform. I wanted to film the last LTE parking the middle platform. Staff telling us Please Do Not Board. +Vessels.