If you happen to travel on the 7th-gen R151 trains that operate on the North-South and East-West lines (NSEWL), you might have noticed a subtle but notable change in how those trains open and close doors at stations.
Signalling System
Green CBTC algorithms achieve additional 8% energy savings on North-South, East-West lines
In efforts to attain net zero emissions by 2050, signalling system supplier Hitachi Rail and rail operator SMRT announced reaching the ‘Phase 1 Milestone’ for the Green Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) project deployed on the North-South, East-West lines (NSEWL).
Train Service Resumes on Thomson-East Coast Line after 3-hour Disruption
Train services on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) were disrupted for over three hours on Wednesday morning (Jul 6).
Communications-based, Communications-lost. Why it went off track.
It has been about 10 months since the CBTC system started testing. This highly complex yet necessary upgrade to the aging North South & East West Lines (NSEWL) has encountered many setbacks which we will discuss in the following blog post. The views expressed are our own personal views based on our observations and does READ MORE »