2 young lives lost

[kark88]

So these few days mrt got flooded ?

[JerkCola]

Originally Posted by kark88

So these few days mrt got flooded ?

These days they engage FTs to standby with pails to scoop water out

[sionglim]

what happen if smrt say....
I got no money to pay.
Or i am not paying.
So now we shld be happy that smrt had paid.

[skyleon]

Bukit Panjang LRT down due to track fault

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Published 1 hour ago

Updated 36 min ago


Christopher Tan

Senior Transport Correspondent

Ng Huiwen



SINGAPORE - The Bukit Panjang LRT has broken down again due to a track fault.

Transport operator SMRT said on Twitter at around 2.30pm that free regular and bridging bus services are available at the 14 affected stations.

The 18-year-old Bukit Panjang LRT has been saddled with reliability issues in recent years, partly as it has to contend with undulating terrain and sharp turns. It is Singapore's third-oldest line after the North-South and East-West MRT lines.

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said last year that the system was built as an "after-thought" and due to "political pressure". Mr Khaw also said the 7.8km line was designed in a "masochistic manner", and likened the ride to a "roller coaster".

The Land Transport Authority said in December that it would be awarding a contract in early 2018 for the replacement and renewal of other major components and systems of the Bukit Panjang LRT.

On Sept 9 last year, broken rail support brackets on the Bukit Panjang LRT resulted in train services on the entire line being unavailable for about five hours.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...njang-lrt-down


Such a small system can't even manage properly . How to manage HSR ? How come Desmond Kuek is still on the job ?

[skyleon]

Train service on Bukit Panjang LRT resumes after disruption caused by damaged signal-stop tape


12 Jan 2018 04:21PM (Updated: 12 Jan 2018 06:39PM)


SINGAPORE: Service on the Bukit Panjang LRT resumed at about 6.30pm after a track fault halted services for about four hours on Friday (Jan 12) afternoon.

At about 1.45pm, a signal-stop tape near Keat Hong Station was damaged by a train, SMRT said on Friday (Jan 12). The tape is used to indicate to the driverless train where the train should stop accurately.

SMRT added that the train that caused the damage was withdrawn from service for further checks.

Train service resumed partially at about 6pm, and was fully restored at 6.27pm.

Train services were halted temporarily at 2.26pm for engineering staff to conduct a system-wide check.

Free bus and shuttle bus services were made available by SMRT, who apologised for the inconvenience caused to commuters.

"Our engineering staff are now working to resume the service," said SMRT.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...uption-9856026


How on earth can a signal-stop tape near Keat Hong Station was damaged by a train ? Is the LRT safe to travel or not ? Still want to vote for PAP ?

[skyleon]

Bukit Panjang LRT down for close to 5 hours after train damages trackside equipment

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Published 4 hours ago

Updated 21 min ago


Christopher Tan

Senior Transport Correspondent

Ng Huiwen

Raffaella Nathan Charles



SINGAPORE - The Bukit Panjang LRT broke down for almost five hours on Friday afternoon (Jan 12) after a train damaged a signal stop tape near Keat Hong station at 1.45pm.

A signal stop tape is a trackside equipment which determines precisely where and when a train stops at a station.

It is not immediately known how the train was able to hit the equipment, which is always sited well away from the path of travel.

The incident disrupted service on the entire line as workers withdrew the damaged train for inspection, replaced the damaged equipment and checked the network for other damage.

Service resumed at 6.30pm. Free regular and bridging bus services have ended.

In its first tweet at around 2.30pm, operator SMRT said that there was no service on the line because of a track fault. It added that free regular and bridging bus services were available at the 14 affected stations.

At around 3.50pm, it put out an update, saying that a train had damaged a signal stop tape near Keat Hong station at 1.45pm.

SMRT said the damaged train has been withdrawn from service for further checks; and that its engineering team was conducting a systemwide safety check. This is to determine if other parts of the system had been damaged as well.

“Our engineering staff are now working to resume service,” the operator added then. “Free bus and shuttle bus services are available.

“We are sorry for the inconvenience this has caused to BPLRT commuters.”

In another update at 6.05pm, SMRT tweeted that service had resumed partially between Bukit Panjang and Senja. It added that free regular and bridging bus services were still available.


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...njang-lrt-down


How come now LTA don't fine SMRT ? How Come always SMRT have more service breakdowns than SBS Transit ? How come the PAP government don't want to set up an Independent committee of Inquiry for all the train service disruptions ?

[Coti]

The service is good.I like to date with these service girls

[skyleon]

No train service on parts of Bukit Panjang LRT due to train fault


18 Jan 2018 04:21PM (Updated: 18 Jan 2018 05:04PM)


SINGAPORE: There is no train service on parts of the Bukit Panjang LRT due to a train fault, operator SMRT said on Thursday (Jan 18).

The affected stretch is between Choa Chu Kang and Phoenix stations. Train service on the Bukit Panjang loop is unaffected.

SMRT said in a Facebook post at 4.10pm that their engineering staff were attending to the fault.

Free bus and bridging bus services were activated.

Tweets from commuters showed that the delay started as early as 3.34pm.

One commuter, Lee Shi Min, first said that the train she was taking had not been moving for the past 10 minutes.

At 4.08pm, she sent out another tweet, this time saying that the "LRT broke down" and that SMRT "did not make an announcement".

Another commuter said he was stuck on the LRT for about 20 minutes in a tweet sent at 3.50pm.


Ms Wong Chooi Yoke, 38, told Channel NewsAsia that when she reached Jelapang station at 3.30pm, there was a train at the platform. But the train did not move, and after 15 minutes of waiting, she decided to exit the station and take a bus instead.

"There was no announcement. I had to call them using the ticket intercom ... No free shuttle bus was arranged at the time when I left," Ms Wong added.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-train-9872810


No use to complain . You deserve it for voting for PAP . Lrt also cannot solve the problem . How to manage the HSR to Malaysia ? So how Mr Khaw why you and PAP don't want to set up an Independent committee of Inquiry to look into SMRT train disruptions ?

[skyleon]

SMRT's chief spokesman quits; more management changes on the cards

SMRT's vice-president of corporate communications Patrick Nathan is now serving out his notice, but has not told his team when his last day is and who will replace him.

PUBLISHED 2 HOURS AGO UPDATED 1 HOUR AGO


Christopher TanSenior Transport Correspondent


SINGAPORE - SMRT's vice-president of corporate communications Patrick Nathan has resigned from the rail operator.

The Straits Times understands Mr Nathan, 56, is now serving out his notice, but has not told his team when his last day is and who will replace him.

In what is seen as a start of management changes at a company besieged with massive breakdowns, serious safety breaches and questionable work culture, Mr Nathan's resignation came amid other appointments in SMRT.

From next month, Mr Seah Moon Ming, who replaced Mr Koh Yong Guan as SMRT chairman last July, will become an "active" chairman, with a more hands-on role. Mr Seah will relinquish his role as chief executive of oil and gas company Pavilion Energy at the end of this month.

Mr Seah has appointed corporate communications veteran Elaine Koh, 43, as chief commuter engagement officer. The new role is an industry-first, although part of her responsibilities currently fall within Mr Nathan's department.

When contacted, Mr Nathan said news of his resignation were "rumours", but did not refute them.

The former national security specialist joined SMRT in 2011 to head its security and emergency planning department following a vandalism case at its Bishan depot.

Two years later, he was picked to become SMRT chief spokesman after Ms Kalai Natarajan, a public relations veteran, quit the post suddenly after five months in the job.

The public's call for change at SMRT has become louder since the latest spate of incidents, which included a tunnel flooding that was traced to wilful negligence of maintenance.

Observers are expecting chief executive Desmond Kuek to step down as well.

PeopleWorldwide Consulting's managing director David Leong said: "The shift of leadership from the CEO to the chairman is obvious."

But Mr Leong, a human resource expert, said changing leadership may not solve "the engineering issues".

Singapore University of Social Sciences economist Walter Theseira said: "I think the question is who is the best positioned to effectively lead SMRT into the future. I think current management has made more progress than is visible to the public. But what they clearly have is a credibility deficit with the public, who only sees the outcome and not the work behind the scenes."


continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...pokesman-quits

He can't even do a simple job of providing correct information to the commuters whenever there was a service disruption . Is Desmond Kuek really stepping down ? I hope someone can verify it . I hope no army generals or navy admirals comes in to replace them . If not will be back to square one.

[skyleon]

SMRT’s communications is so confusing, you don’t know for sure if its chief spokesman resigned

SMRT really has communications problem.

By Martino Tan | January 19, 2018


Both The Straits Times and Today reported that Patrick Nathan, SMRT chief spokesman, has resigned from the company.


No confirmation, though

But this was not what the current or former vice-president of corporate communications told ST, because the state of affairs is confusing:


“When contacted, Mr Nathan said news of his resignation were “rumours”, but did not refute them.”

When Today contacted SMRT, its head of corporate marketing and communications said that the company “does not comment on staff movements”.

Mainstream media has “inside sources”

However, both ST and Today understands that Nathan, 56, is currently serving out his notice.

And ST reported that Nathan “has not told his team when his last day is and who will replace him”.

Other company management movements


The ST report also noted that the SMRT chairman has appointed corporate communications veteran Elaine Koh as its chief commuter engagement officer, and that part of her responsibilities currently fall within Nathan’s department.

In November 2017, multiple examples of SMRT’s public communication problem were collated:

Nathan: Former national security specialist

Nathan first joined SMRT as director of security and emergency planning, where he provided strategic perspectives on issues concerning security, contingency planning and crisis management.

Two years later, he became SMRT chief spokesman after a public relations veteran quit the post after just five months on the job.


continue reading here : https://mothership.sg/2018/01/smrts-...sman-resigned/


So the question is just how credible is the main stream reporting is ? Where is the source of its reporting and no confirmation of when Mr Nathan is leaving ? Is this fake news by the main media stream ?

[skyleon]

BPLRT breaks down for second time in one week; train sent to push it out gets stuck as well

January 19, 2018

Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT line broke down for the second time in one week, after train services were disrupted for 5 hours last Friday when a train crashed into and damaged a “signal stop tape” near Keat Hong station.

Today, a train broke down between Choa Chu Kang and Phoenix stations. Unfortunately, the train that was sent to assist and push the faulty train out became stuck, as well.

At 4.10pm, SMRT announced that would be no train services from Choa Chu Kang to Phoenix station due to a train fault.

35 minutes later, at 4.45pm, the transport operator announced that the fault had been fixed and that train services would resume as per normal.


continue reading here : http://www.theindependent.sg/bplrt-b...stuck-as-well/

[skyleon]

Shorter weekend operating hours on all East-West Line stations in March

All stations on the East-West Line will close early, at 11pm, on Fridays and Saturdays as well as open later on Saturdays and Sundays in March.

PUBLISHED 6 HOURS AGO

Zhaki Abdullah


SINGAPORE - All 35 stations on the East-West Line will have shorter service hours over the weekends in March, announced rail operator SMRT on Friday (Jan 19).

All the stations will close earlier, at 11pm, on Fridays and Saturdays as well as open later at 8am on Saturdays and Sundays in March.

Trains usually run from 5.30am to about midnight daily; such hours will resume from April 1.

There will also be earlier closures on March 12 (Monday) and March 14 (Wednesday) during the week-long school holidays.

Shuttle buses to ferry commuters during the closures will be announced at a later date.

The shorter hours will allow more time for rail maintenance and renewal work - normally done outside service hours - as well as speed up the implementation of the new signalling system on the East-West Line, said SMRT.

The shorter operating hours on a 10-station stretch of the East-West MRT line which started this month will continue into the first weekend of February, SMRT added.

At the eight stations between Paya Lebar and Pasir Ris, as well as Expo and Changi Airport stations, train service will stop about an hour earlier at 11pm on Feb 2 and 3, and start at 8am on Feb 3 and 4, instead of 5.30am.


continue reading here : http://www.theindependent.sg/bplrt-b...stuck-as-well/

[sionglim]

630p,m, tamp station closed oredi

[skyleon]

Commuters face longer journeys on first full Sunday closure of eastern stretch of EWL


By Kenneth Cheng



Published 20 January, 2018

Updated 21 January, 2018


SINGAPORE — For Indian tourist Revi, a journey that normally takes as little as 50 minutes from his hotel in Queenstown to Changi Airport dragged out for nearly 1.5 hours on Sunday (Jan 21).

Mr Revi was among the thousands of commuters whose journeys were affected by the first of two full Sunday MRT station closures on the eastern stretch of the East-West Line (EWL).

Setting off from his Queenstown hotel at 7.50am, Mr Revi, who was in Singapore on a three-day holiday with his daughter, was making his way to the airport by MRT. He was not aware of the closures until he arrived at Aljunied MRT Station, where he was told to hop on a shuttle bus to Tanah Merah. There, the 45-year-old switched to another shuttle bus service to Changi Airport.

When TODAY spoke to him on the bus to the airport about 9.05am, Mr Revi was worried he might miss his flight. While it posed some inconvenience, the IT professional acknowledged: “The (marshals) were able to guide us. We didn’t feel it was that much trouble.”

(Above: Commuters taking the shuttle bus from Changi Airport Terminal 3, 21 Jan. 10 stations on the eastern sector of the East-West Line are closed for a full day today. Photo: Raj Nadarajan/TODAY)

TODAY’s ride between Tanah Merah Station and Changi Airport Terminal 3 took about 20 minutes, longer than the usual eight-minute commute on the MRT.

Ten MRT stations from Paya Lebar to Pasir Ris, and Expo and Changi Airport are to shut completely this and next Sunday, to allow engineers from rail operator SMRT to speed up track maintenance and renewal works.

Three hundred shuttle buses are plying four routes to ferry commuters between stations. These are from Aljunied to Pasir Ris (both ways), Tanah Merah to Changi Airport Terminal 3 (both ways), Aljunied to MacPherson (one direction), and an express service from Changi Airport Terminal 3 to Bugis (both ways).



continue reading here : https://www.todayonline.com/singapor...rn-stretch-ewl


Well done SMRT . Such world class transport system . This would not have happen if regular maintenance had been done over the past few years .

[skyleon]

SMRT: Outsource tunnel maintenance from now on


January 20, 2018


Following a corruption scandal that led to a serious tunnel flooding in Oct 2017, SMRT today (Jan 21) announced that they will outsource their tunnel repair and maintenance team to contractors. According to SMRT, contractors have better standards than them and if any corruption like forgery were to happen again, it would not be SMRT’s responsibility.

SMRT’s director of building service, Siu Yow Wee, a former SAF military man, issued a press release saying that the contractors would do the work while SMRT will just supervise:

“The manufacturer has all along been handling corrective repair works for the water pump systems. With it also taking over routine preventive maintenance work, SMRT can benefit from its expertise and experience. This will improve overall system reliability. Staff currently involved in the preventive maintenance of water pumps will take on the role of supervising and monitoring the quality of work carried out by the manufacturer.”

In the Oct 17 flooding incident investigation, it was found that SMRT falsified maintenance records over 7 months. 8 employees were sacked but the company did not face any corruption charges. Covered up by the Attorney General Chambers whose Attorney General Lucien Wong is Lee Hsien Loong’s former private lawyer, there was no public prosecution and the matter was settled internally with alleged disciplinary actions taken. Taxpayers had to indirectly pay S$2 million on repairs and replacements as the state-owned companies slashed it’s profit for Temasek Holdings.



continue reading here : http://statestimesreview.com/2018/01...e-from-now-on/