2 young lives lost

[NotMyPresident]

The new CEO must be very worried on the day they made announcement about his appointment the mrt breakdown on that day . Subsequently the next few days got couple of breakdowns and now even a bus accident that killed someone . SMRT fengshui must be very bad . Yet he still haven't officially started work yet .

[sionglim]

Smrt train not safe.
Walking on rd ,still dangerous
Pedestrain killed near yio chu kang mrt.
Lives lost.
Three lives

[skyleon]

Shin Min Daily News: SMRT executive Alvin Kek wasn’t alone when arrested for drink driving

Focus turns on SMRT executive because SMRT is always hogging the limelight.

By Tan Xing Qi | 14 hours

You’d have probably read this piece of news over the weekend.


Mainstream media in Singapore broke the news that a SMRT executive was arrested for drink driving at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Friday, April 21, 2018.

The Straits Times got the scoop and wrote that it was SMRT Trains chief operations officer Alvin Kek who was arrested.


What is generally reported

And if you read the reports, these are the basic facts that you will take away.


• Kek is 50 years old.

• He was arrested around 5am at the Woodlands Checkpoint.

• He’s still grieving as his father passed away recently.

• He was a career soldier who spent 14 years in the Singapore Armed Forces. His last position was chief engineering officer.

• He was one of four former military men who was brought in by outgoing SMRT chief Desmond Kuek — he joined SMRT in Feruary 2013.

• Police investigations are ongoing.

Pretty straightforward news reports by the mainstream media so far.


continue reading here : https://mothership.sg/2018/04/alvin-...in-daily-news/

[sionglim]

Yes shin min paper said another passenger , a lady from china was with him when caught.
He dint know the car reached woodland checkpoint

[skyleon]

New MRT signalling system to be trialled on EWL for 5 Sundays from Apr 29

By Amir Yusof

24 Apr 2018 10:52AM (Updated: 24 Apr 2018 01:17PM)

INGAPORE: The new communications-based train control (CBTC) signalling system will be trialled for five consecutive Sundays from Apr 29 to May 27 on the entire East-West Line (EWL), the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and SMRT said in a joint media release on Tuesday (Apr 24).

The trial means that train services between Gul Circle and Joo Koon will resume, and existing shuttle bus services connecting the two stations will not operate on these dates.

The release added that the upcoming Sunday trials will not affect the EWL’s operating schedule.

“However, commuters may occasionally encounter instances of train and platform doors not opening or closing promptly, trains being held at stations longer than usual, or trains stopping momentarily between stations,” the release said.


LTA, SMRT and Thales - the French company that supplied the new signalling system for the EWL - will be deploying more staff and engineers on the ground to shorten the response time to any issues that may develop, and provide assistance to commuters.

Authorities are working to commence daily trials of the new CBTC signalling system on the EWL during the school holidays in late May, the release added.

LTA’s deputy chief executive for infrastructure and development, Mr Chua Chong Kheng stressed that the CBTC signalling system will now be trialled during normal service hours, instead of off-service hours, only after the team was "satisfied with its performance".

"Trials conducted during service hours are important, as they give us an opportunity to expeditiously identify and resolve issues that may only surface when the system is operating under real-world operational loads,” said Mr Chua.

Moreover, SMRT's trains' chief engineer for signalling and communications maintenance Chung Swee Hiang said that its engineering team will work closely with the operations team to "quickly rectify" any new faults which were not encountered during off-service trials.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...l-mrt-10169938


How long more are you guys going to use your commuters as guinea pigs ? So what happens if someone gets injured ? Who is going to be responsible ? SMRT ; LTA PM LEE ; AH Khaw ? The mrt will cost the PAP to lose more votes .

[skyleon]

Service delays along NSL on Thursday morning

Published on 2018-04-26 by Martha Soezean


Passengers experienced delays in their commute along the North South Line this Thursday morning (26 Apr), again without an official statement from Singapore Mass Rapid Transport who operates the NSL.

Tweets from xlcliangx at 7:38am and 7:42am informed the cause of the tardiness was a train fault towards the South after Ang Mo Kio station:

Another delayed commuter, Richmond, posted a photo of the crowd on his tweet:

At 8:23am JonathanLee questioned SMRT why the train on NSL was not moving at Woodlands:

On another social media platform, TATA SMRT, Hanisah Mohamed Husin also informed that her train has stalled for quite a while at Sembawang:




continue reading here : https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...rsday-morning/


Such world class mrt transport company . How many times do you think you can fool your commuters and voters ? The PAP will lose more votes because of your poor mrt service .

[shanewolf]

I wonder why is it so hard to make public announcements ???

[sionglim]

Head will roll soon

[HertzBerg]

Originally Posted by sionglim

some big head will be chop again

But won't be KBW

[skyleon]

Incoming SMRT CEO Neo Kian Hong makes first public appearance since appointment


29 Apr 2018 04:52PM (Updated: 29 Apr 2018 05:00PM)


SINGAPORE: Incoming SMRT CEO Neo Kian Hong made his first public appearance since it was announced that he will be taking over from incumbent Desmond Kuek, visiting ground staff on the East-West line (EWL) on Sunday (Apr 29) morning.

In a Facebook post, SMRT said that Mr Neo, together with SMRT chairman and Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, were "on the ground to support our staff" as the rail operator commenced the first full Sunday trial of the new Communications-Based Train Control system on the EWL during passenger service hours. Previous tests were done outside operating hours.

"During the visit, teams from both Land Transport Authority and SMRT also gathered first-hand feedback on ground operational matters," SMRT added in the post.

Mr Neo will be taking over from Mr Kuek on Aug 1. He is currently the Permanent Secretary for Defence Development and a former chief of defence force.

He was also appointed a non-executive director of Singapore Technologies Engineering last June.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...rance-10186748

This you make announcement but when mrt breakdown there is no announcement at all . Shame on SMRT and AH Khaw . How come Ng Chee Meng so fast abandon Ministry of Transport ? Scare of this portfolio ?

[sionglim]

jurong east mrt happen now,
No escalator going upward.
To tuas platform.
Two escalators going down.
passengers must climb stair case to go up.
Simple operation already wrong

[sionglim]

Spore buying 17 new trains from
Alstrom france
New from france, not cheap chinas.
With door n track monitoring features.
Hope mrt operate it properly.

[skyleon]

33 injured after accident involving SMRT, SBS Transit buses in Jalan Jurong Kechil


By Ainslee Asokan

11 May 2018 11:53AM (Updated: 11 May 2018 12:35PM)


SINGAPORE: Thirty-three people were injured after an accident involving two buses occurred along Jalan Jurong Kechil near Bukit Batok on Friday (May 11) morning.

Pictures posted online showed that a SBS Transit bus on the 157 service had collided into a stationary SMRT bus on the 970 service at a bus stop. Both buses were seen to bear extensive damage.

SMRT added that their bus captain was also among those injured.

Police said they were alerted to the accident at around 9.03am.

Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) personnel were also at the scene and added that 33 people were brought to various hospitals islandwide.

Fourteen injured passengers were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, another 14 to the National University Hospital and five to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, added SCDF.

"BLOOD ON THE FLOOR"

"I heard a big bang and I saw passengers roll over the floor," said Linie Gabas Sajonia, 46, who was on the SBS Transit bus.

"I saw blood on the floor and the passengers were crying."

She added: "Some passengers in the bus couldn't walk and were totally injured."

The SBS Transit bus was seen to have mounted the kerb and hit a bollard. The windshield of the bus was badly shattered and shards of glass were seen strewn on the road.

The front of the of the bus was also damaged, with parts that had dislodged itself from the bus.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...buses-10224046


Every time Ah Khaw opened his mouth something bad happened in the transport system . Coincidence ???

[skyleon]

Live testing of East-West Line signalling system likely to take place every day in June


By Gwyneth Teo

11 May 2018 11:39AM (Updated: 11 May 2018 11:40AM)



SINGAPORE: Live testing of the East-West Line's (EWL) new signalling system will likely take place every day during the June school holidays, said Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan on Friday (May 11).

The new signalling system was fully tested with live passengers across the entire North-South Line (NSL) and EWL over the last two Sundays, and will continue for the next three Sundays, said Mr Khaw at the 6th Joint Forum on Infrastructure Maintenance .

If the tests continue to be uneventful, the system will be tested live every day throughout June, he said.

When fully operational, the new signalling system will allow trains to arrive at shorter intervals of 100 seconds instead of 120 seconds.

Mr Khaw attributed the improved reliability of the NSL and EWL to the early closures and late openings of MRT stations, saying the train network is on track to achieving one million mean kilometres before failure, before 2020.

But he acknowledged the inconvenience this has caused commuters.

"Our response is to make full use of the extended engineering hours to improve train reliability. We owe it to our commuters," Mr Khaw said.

The next project for the NSL and EWL will be the renewal of the power supply system, which will cost nearly S$900 million.

The power supply system renewal will begin later this year, with additional engineering hours from early closures and late openings required to support the project, Mr Khaw said.

He stressed that it must be executed well, as power failure would have a fundamental impact on passenger service.

The project is complex. For instance, temporary mobile substations need to be set up before the new power supply system can be installed and configured, and the necessary re-commissioning test done before changing over to the new power supply, he said.

All these must be completed before passenger service can resume in the morning, he added.

Mr Khaw had also launched Challenge Shield awards for rail workers.

The shield comprises two awards: most reliable MRT line and the most improved MRT line. Each award will come with a modest cash prize to be used for staff welfare and the appreciation of engineering and maintenance crew.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news...-take-10223644


Hello SMRT & LTA & Thales how many times you guys want to do testing ??? You still don't have confidence in your new system ? You have no right to use your commuters as your guinea pigs .

[skyleon]

Five-year project to upgrade MRT power supply may require train service hours to be shortened


Published 3 hours ago

Updated 25 min ago

Adrian Lim

Transport Correspondent


SINGAPORE - The renewal of the North-South and East-West Lines' (NSEWL) power supply system will be a complex project which may require MRT service hours to be shortened, so engineers have more time to do the upgrading.

For commuters, this mean stations closing earlier and opening later on certain days - a practice which has been taking place since December last year for maintenance work to be carried out.

Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan said on Friday (May 11) that the upgrade of the power system, which kicks off later this year, will cost nearly $900 million and take five years to finish.

Speaking at a forum on infrastructure maintenance at the Land Transport Authority (LTA), Mr Khaw gave details of the extensive work needed for this project.

The power supply system is one of six core assets that are being replaced on the ageing NSEWL, which is more than 30 years old, to boost the lines' reliability.

Mr Khaw said that temporary mobile substations must be set up before the existing power supply system can be removed.

The new power system can then be installed and reconfigured to perform the same functions as the old system. A re-commissioning test must also be done, Mr Khaw said.

He said all these tasks must be completed satisfactorily before passenger service can resume the following morning. This is why the early closures and late openings of train stations is important, he said.

"If necessary, we will seek commuters' understanding for more extended engineering hours to help us complete the power system renewal more quickly," Mr Khaw said.

"If the renewal is not well executed, it can have a widespread impact on passenger service. No power, no train service," he added.



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