2 young lives lost

[sionglim]

Annoucing signal fault ,n s line, but train still run.
Anyhow throw out info.

[sionglim]

Wed morning maint work cause delay woh.
Ch news asia
Office workers at town late for work.

[skyleon]

Maintenance work causes train delays on North-South Line

14 Feb 2018 09:33AM (Updated: 14 Feb 2018 10:23AM)


SINGAPORE: Train service on the North-South Line on Wednesday (Feb 14) morning was affected by delays over a four-hour period due to maintenance work being carried out by rail operator SMRT.

At 5.45am, SMRT announced on Twitter that south-bound trains were travelling slower near Raffles Place MRT station.

It added that commuters travelling before 10am should add 20 minutes more to their travelling time from Ang Mo Kio to Raffles Place stations.

In a Facebook post, it explained that the trains would be travelling slowly while approaching Raffles Place "for the safety of commuters".

"We are sorry for the delay and the inconvenience you experienced," it added.

More than three hours later, SMRT updated that the additional travelling time had decreased to 10 minutes from Ang Mo Kio to Raffles Place.

However, it said that maintenance work was still ongoing.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...rt-nsl-9958380


Looks like they are running out of excuses to give . I thought maintenance is varied out during non-operating hours ? Such world class transport system . Still breaking down . So how Mr Khaw ?

[skyleon]

Helping with transport operators’ profits is more important than helping seniors?

Published on 2018-02-13 by Leong Sze Hian


Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan had earlier said in Parliament on last Monday that Members of Parliament (MP) can offer financial assistance to senior citizens who face difficulties paying for public transport, after the off-peak pass for elderly commuters was scrapped.

According to Mr Khaw, the initiative was discontinued in December after shifting fewer than 200 of the monthly pass users to off-peak travel.

The Off-Peak Pass was priced at $80 for adults and $40 for people with disabilities and senior citizens while the Adult Monthly Travel Pass is priced at $120. As of Oct 2017, the off-peak pass scheme cost the LTA more than S$5 million since it was introduced in July 2015.

It was also reported that more than 65,000 commuters benefited from free or discounted travel by exiting at the 18 city stations before 8am on weekdays. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesperson said, "More than 15,000 commuters have shifted from peak to off-peak travel daily — the equivalent of 10 trainloads of passengers."

So where did Mr Khaw's figure of 200 in 2018 come from?

Is “1 per cent” – 1,000 or 10,000 seniors who bought the pass?

According to the government's Factually.sg, less than 1 percent of seniors who held concession cards had purchased the off-peak pass.

Why was the number of off-peak passes purchased not disclosed – instead of just saying less than 1 per cent of seniors who held concession cards had purchased the off-peak pass?

As I understand that there are about one million residents age 60 and above – does it mean that “1 per cent” may be about 10,000?



continue reading here : https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...lping-seniors/

[Apollo]

Originally Posted by skyleon

Helping with transport operators’ profits is more important than helping seniors?

Published on 2018-02-13 by Leong Sze Hian


Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan had earlier said in Parliament on last Monday that Members of Parliament (MP) can offer financial assistance to senior citizens who face difficulties paying for public transport, after the off-peak pass for elderly commuters was scrapped.

According to Mr Khaw, the initiative was discontinued in December after shifting fewer than 200 of the monthly pass users to off-peak travel.

The Off-Peak Pass was priced at $80 for adults and $40 for people with disabilities and senior citizens while the Adult Monthly Travel Pass is priced at $120. As of Oct 2017, the off-peak pass scheme cost the LTA more than S$5 million since it was introduced in July 2015.

It was also reported that more than 65,000 commuters benefited from free or discounted travel by exiting at the 18 city stations before 8am on weekdays. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesperson said, "More than 15,000 commuters have shifted from peak to off-peak travel daily — the equivalent of 10 trainloads of passengers."

So where did Mr Khaw's figure of 200 in 2018 come from?

Is “1 per cent” – 1,000 or 10,000 seniors who bought the pass?

According to the government's Factually.sg, less than 1 percent of seniors who held concession cards had purchased the off-peak pass.

Why was the number of off-peak passes purchased not disclosed – instead of just saying less than 1 per cent of seniors who held concession cards had purchased the off-peak pass?

As I understand that there are about one million residents age 60 and above – does it mean that “1 per cent” may be about 10,000?



continue reading here : https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...lping-seniors/

ups back +19, happy CNY

[CNGcab]

Originally Posted by skyleon

Helping with transport operators’ profits is more important than helping seniors?

Published on 2018-02-13 by Leong Sze Hian


Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan had earlier said in Parliament on last Monday that Members of Parliament (MP) can offer financial assistance to senior citizens who face difficulties paying for public transport, after the off-peak pass for elderly commuters was scrapped.

According to Mr Khaw, the initiative was discontinued in December after shifting fewer than 200 of the monthly pass users to off-peak travel.

The Off-Peak Pass was priced at $80 for adults and $40 for people with disabilities and senior citizens while the Adult Monthly Travel Pass is priced at $120. As of Oct 2017, the off-peak pass scheme cost the LTA more than S$5 million since it was introduced in July 2015.

It was also reported that more than 65,000 commuters benefited from free or discounted travel by exiting at the 18 city stations before 8am on weekdays. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) spokesperson said, "More than 15,000 commuters have shifted from peak to off-peak travel daily — the equivalent of 10 trainloads of passengers."

So where did Mr Khaw's figure of 200 in 2018 come from?

Is “1 per cent” – 1,000 or 10,000 seniors who bought the pass?

According to the government's Factually.sg, less than 1 percent of seniors who held concession cards had purchased the off-peak pass.

Why was the number of off-peak passes purchased not disclosed – instead of just saying less than 1 per cent of seniors who held concession cards had purchased the off-peak pass?

As I understand that there are about one million residents age 60 and above – does it mean that “1 per cent” may be about 10,000?



continue reading here : https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...lping-seniors/

Cannot trust those White Bastards with their facts and figures anymore

[sionglim]

Hengheng cny eve no stoppage

[skyleon]

LTA to take over SBS Transit rail assets worth $30.8m

PublishedFeb 15, 2018, 5:00 am SGT


Zhaki Abdullah



The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is to buy operating assets on the North-East MRT as well as the Sengkang and Punggol LRT lines from SBS Transit, and will take control of them from April as part of the new rail financing framework (NRFF).

The value of these assets, which include trains as well as signalling and power systems, is currently estimated to be about $30.8 million, including the goods and services tax.

The move, which comes after more than six years of discussion between the LTA and the transport operator, brings all of the Republic's rail assets under the Government.

The Downtown Line was the first to come under the framework in 2011, when SBS Transit won the bid to operate the line.

This was followed by SMRT's assets on four lines - the North-South, East-West and Circle MRT lines and the Bukit Panjang LRT line - worth an estimated $1.06 billion, in 2016.

As part of the arrangement, SBS Transit will have to pay the LTA an annual licence fee to continue operating and earning revenue from the lines.



continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...ets-worth-308m


Taking taxpayer's money to buy over transport assets of a private company without asking for taxpayer's permission . So if the service breakdowns who do the commuters can complain too ?

[sionglim]

Yes pls buy , if not they go bust sooner.

[sionglim]

Lrt at sengkang breakdown
On
First day of
CHINESE NEW YEAR

[newton]

These Sinkie commuters really Heng Heng as they got the chance to walk the LRT track on the 1st day of the year of the earth dog.
HongBao toto draw, one of them sure HUAT AH.
Thanks to Ah Khaw.

[Tedesco]

Pay money to walk LRT track . Really good way to start New Year . Big Huat .

[skyleon]

Sorry for the late reporting. Been pretty busy over the last couple of days .


LRT breaks down, emitting smoke, on first day of Chinese New Year

Published on 2018-02-16 by The Online Citizen


A light-rail train at the Seng Kang LRT network broke down this afternoon (16 Feb), forcing passengers to detrain and a temporary suspension of service.

About 10 passengers were on board the train when the train broke down at 11.05am. According to Channel 8, passengers report, hearing a sudden sound of explosion and noticed smoke fuming from the rear of the vehicle.

The video taken by Mr Samual Tiew shows the passengers walking along the tracks.

No passengers were said to be hurt and staff assisted the evacuation of passengers when they arrived at the stranded vehicle.

Service along the track was recovered at 12.30pm.


continue reading here : https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...nese-new-year/


Even the Chinese gods are not happy . Such a small LRT system also don't know how to maintain . So to the Sengkang residents you still want to vote for PAP ?

[DrPussy]

Originally Posted by newton

These Sinkie commuters really Heng Heng as they got the chance to walk the LRT track on the 1st day of the year of the earth dog.
HongBao toto draw, one of them sure HUAT AH.
Thanks to Ah Khaw.

bro ya hope they will hit it, return ups +10. Happy CNY

[sionglim]

Down to earth and be practical.