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Opinion
NDP 2021 Theme Song Music Video Features the MRT and Other Land Transport Elements Artistically Animated!
The theme for this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) is “Together, Our Singapore Spirit”. It is accompanied with the theme song “The Road Ahead” written and composed by Linying and Evan Low, under the direction and supervision of Music Director, Dr. Sydney Tan.
Deploy a Fixed Set of Trains for Changi Airport Extension – Can the MRT Network Be Made Safer?
It has been a week since the restriction and closure of Jewel & Passenger Terminal Buildings at Changi Airport to the general public. Despite that, we believe that more measures can be implemented on the MRT network, in light of the more viral and transmissible COVID-19 variant. [Update – 11 Jun 2021] Safe and Progressive READ MORE »
Should the Siemens C651 Refurbishment Project be scrapped?
Last Saturday (Apr 10), a local trainspotter spotted the decommissioned refurbished Siemens C651 train EMU 217/218 awaiting to be scrapped at Tuas. This was similar to a previous spotting of a decommissioned C651 train at a Tuas scrapyard last September. However, should the Siemens C651 Refurbishment Project be scrapped? Siemens C651 Mid-Life Refurbishment Project The READ MORE »
Guide Dog knows which station to alight at?
Guide dogs are service animals which are trained to lead the blind or visually impaired around obstacles. They are allowed on Singapore’s public transport, with full support given by the Government of Singapore. One such guide dog is even accustomed to our MRT network! Assisting its owner on the MRT In a Facebook post via READ MORE »
How did a safe MRT system indirectly cause delays?
Last Friday (Mar 19), Southbound trains towards Marina South Pier on the North-South Line (NSL) were delayed during the morning peak hours due to a fault with the platform screen doors at Bishan station. But how does ensuring safety for commuters indirectly cause inconvenience then? Safety Systems on MRT trains Our MRT trains are equipped READ MORE »
New Wayfinding System: One Year On
It has been a year since the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) Stage 1 opened, and with the new line came a new wayfinding system. The new wayfinding system was developed after a three-year review and was designed with the intent of a gentler learning curve, so that everyone can quickly pick up the new signs READ MORE »
Dialect-friendly Announcements at Chinatown
Safety Announcements for escalators are not a new occurrence in the rail network. Implemented at escalators with higher commuter traffic, these announcements are conventionally broadcasted multilingually in English, Mandarin, Malay and Tamil.
Bombardier C951 Train Upgrade
Bombardier Transportation (BT), the original manufacturer of the Downtown Line (DTL) rolling stock, has recently won a contract from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) to revitalise critical systems on the Bombardier C951 trains. History of the Bombardier C951 Train First delivered in 2012, the trains are quickly becoming antiquated as compared to recent rolling stock READ MORE »
Fate of the Kawasaki-Nippon Sharyo C751B?
With the unexpected decommissioning of the 2nd-generation Siemens C651 (SIE) train, one would wonder what will be the fate of the 3rd-generation Kawasaki-Nippon Sharyo C751B (KNS) train. The End of the Siemens C651 Background of the KNS C751B train Introduced in 2000, these C751B trains should be slated for refurbishment similar to their North East READ MORE »