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17-11-2016, 01:16 PM
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17-11-2016, 04:40 PM
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Are MRT escalators too fast for the elderly?
Published 2 hours ago A 64-year-old retiree is in a coma after falling on an escalator at Bishan MRT station on Saturday. We ask the elderly at MRT stations if the escalators are too fast for them Joseph Lee and Isabelle Liew SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - The 81-year-old woman, who was carrying five tote bags with both hands, had no difficulty going up the escalator without using the handrails at Ang Mo Kio MRT station. The woman, who wanted to remain anonymous, said she felt the escalators were "not too fast". She then moved briskly into an awaiting train. She was among the 17 elderly commuters, aged between 67 and 82, whom TNP spoke to at the station platform yesterday morning. All said that they experienced no difficulties coping with the speeds of the escalator that was going up towards the platform. Madam Goh Eng Heng, 79, who was on her way home from a walk, said in Mandarin: "I feel that the escalators are okay, not (too) fast and not (too) slow." Madam Goh added that although she cannot walk as quickly as other commuters, this posed little difficulty in managing the escalators. Most of the elderly used the escalators instead of the lifts that were no more than about 5m away. Mr Poh Keng, 81, who was on his way home from meeting his friends, said that the speed of the escalators were "not an issue" for him. A retiree, Mr Ng Sew Hong, 67, even boasted that although he had "no energy" left in his legs, he could still take the escalators without any problems. continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...or-the-elderly
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#498
17-11-2016, 08:12 PM
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Cracked glass panel at Circle Line's one-north station had material defect: SMRT
The severely-cracked glass panel was damaged due to a "material defect" in the glass, rail operator SMRT Corp said on Thursday (Nov 17). Published 1 hour ago Adrian Lim SINGAPORE - Commuters passing through the one-north Circle Line MRT station on Wednesday (Nov 16) afternoon were met with the troubling sight of a severely-cracked glass panel along the platform. The panel, which was along the train tracks but visible from the platform, was damaged due to a "material defect" in the glass, rail operator SMRT Corp said, following initial investigations. "Our staff immediately cordoned off the area as a precaution for commuter safety, although the glass on the station side was not affected," said Mr Patrick Nathan, SMRT's vice-president for corporate information and communications. He told The Straits Times on Thursday (Nov 17) that the damaged glass panel was replaced after service hours. Photos of the cracked panel appeared on the Hardware Zone forum and on Facebook following the incident, eliciting concern from netizens about safety. continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...al-defect-smrt Must be made in China .
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#499
18-11-2016, 03:43 PM
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North-South, East-West MRT lines show best performance for first 10 months of 2016
Published 4 hours ago Updated 2 hours ago Zhaki Abdullah SINGAPORE - The North-South and East-West MRT lines achieved 144,000 train-km before breakdown in the first 10 months of this year, the best recorded performance for the two lines in recent years. This was announced by SMRT chief executive officer Desmond Kuek at the first Singapore Rail Technology Conference, held on Friday (Nov 18) at the InterContinental Singapore. The Circle Line, which began operations in 2009, clocked 233,000 train-km before breakdown of more than 5 minutes. The North-South and East-West lines started operating 29 years ago. However, Mr Kuek noted that this is still some way off from the 2018 target of 400,000 train-km before breakdown for the rail network here, reiterated by Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan in Parliament last week. "We are working hard to achieve this, and are encouraged by the steady progress already made," said Mr Kuek, pointing to efforts such as the ongoing renewal of the North-South and East-West lines, and the professional upgrading of its engineering and technical workforce. In rail reliability figures provided by the Land Transport Authority last week (Nov 9), there was one disruption per 158,000 train-km travelled for the entire MRT network here in the first six months of this year. The East-West line was the worst performing line with four major breakdowns of more than 30 minutes in the first half of the year. continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...9-year-history Somehow I find this report hard to believe . 
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#500
19-11-2016, 08:25 PM
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This is like blowing own trumpet . We know how fucked up is SMRT train service is.
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#501
19-11-2016, 11:14 PM
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even if they're 1000% based on their own criteria, with all the breakdowns n how they handle things, no one thinks things r great la. ________ Exchange points missing the point la
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#502
20-11-2016, 06:53 PM
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 Everyone in Singkieland knows how bad the mrt service is and sadly nobody dare o voice out . Even the opposition keep quiet .
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#503
20-11-2016, 07:28 PM
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#504
20-11-2016, 11:40 PM
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He should hold press conference n say sporeans are wrong! Cos things have never been better. Under him! Thanks to him, he solved breakdown problem. & he should demand 3 million pay cos it's due to him, service is better than before. Garbagement should pay cos its peanuts compared to their votes lost. Dare Bo ________ Exchange points dare anot
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23-11-2016, 07:09 PM
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25-11-2016, 08:10 PM
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No early trains for Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore; SMRT refutes claims it did not give ample notice
Published 2 hours ago Updated 1 hour ago Adrian Lim SINGAPORE - SMRT has refuted claims that it did not give ample notice to organisers of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) that it would not be providing early train services for this year's race on Dec 4. Explaining the late announcement to participants- just three weeks before race day - SCMS organisers said on Nov 14 via Facebook that they were informed only "recently" that train services could not be provided, despite discussions starting in June. They added that there was "track maintenance" to be done on the race day. This has been sharply refuted by rail operator SMRT Corp on Friday (Nov 26), which said it had told SCMS organisers of its decision in May. "The organiser was given ample notice to plan alternative travel arrangements and communicate these early to its participants," said Mr Patrick Nathan, SMRT's vice-president for corporate information and communications. He added that SMRT is reaching a "critical point" in its network maintenance and renewal works, that include "sleeper replacement, re-signalling and third rail replacement efforts". "Such projects are planned as far as 12 months in advance in order for engineering staff to maximise track access time on viaducts and tunnels," Mr Nathan said. continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...ims-it-did-not
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25-11-2016, 08:54 PM
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I hope once completed, immediately breakdown. Again ________ Exchange points critical ma
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26-11-2016, 05:51 PM
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Luckily I don't take the train to work.
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01-12-2016, 02:27 PM
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SMRT Trains and two employees charged over deaths of two on railway track
Teo Wee Kiat (left) and Lim Say Heng were charged in court on Thursday (Dec 1) over the accident along the MRT tracks earlier this year (2016) that claimed two lives. Published 4 hours ago Updated 2 hours ago Elena Chong Court Correspondent SINGAPORE - SMRT Trains and two of its employees were charged in court on Thursday (Dec 1) over an accident along the MRT tracks earlier this year (2016) in which two workers died after they were hit by a train. SMRT, which is expected to plead guilty, is accused of contravening the Workplace Safety and Health Act. By failing to ensure that its employees complied with approved operating procedures when accessing the track between Tampines and Pasir Ris MRT stations. It also did not ensure that the procedures practised by its employees to access the track passed safety audits, were documented and disseminated, it is alleged. In the same court, the company's director of control operations, Teo Wee Kiat, 40, is accused of a similar offence under the Act. The company's officer-in-charge of the work party which was inspecting the tracks on March 22, Lim Say Heng, 47, is alleged to have caused the deaths of Mr Nasrulhudin Najumudin and Mr Muhammad Asyraf Ahmad Buhari by a negligent act. He allegedly failed to ensure that necessary safety measures were in place to ensure that trains did not enter the track before accessing it, leading to a train hitting the men. . The two men were part of a work party of 15 SMRT employees led by Lim to carry out inspection works on the MRT tracks. The six signalling workers and nine track workers were on a maintenance walkway near Pasir Ris station to check a possible fault in a component. As they approached the device, the signalling team, led by a supervisor, stepped onto the track. The supervisor narrowly avoided being hit by the oncoming train but Nasrulhudin, 25, and Muhammad Asyraf, 24, who were second and third in line, were unable to react in time. The two young men were two months into the job. SMRT Trains faces a fine of up to $500,000. If convicted, Lim faces a jail term of up to two years and a fine.Teo faces a fine of up to $200,000 and/or a jail term of up to two years. Lim is no longer working for the company. In a statement on Thursday (Dec 1), the Attorney-General's Chambers said that investigations are still ongoing to determine if any other people may be liable for workplace safety lapses in connection with the tragedy. Responding to the charge against Mr Lim, the National Transport Workers' Union Executive Secretary Melvin Yong said the union would support him and his family and ensure that he was fairly represented. continue reading here : http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...-railway-track Why the CEO of SMRT was not charge for failure to ensure safety protocol at all times for its workers ?
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01-12-2016, 02:40 PM
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SMRT, director among those charged over fatal train accident
By Vanessa Paige Chelvan Posted 01 Dec 2016 09:43 Updated 01 Dec 2016 10:33 SINGAPORE: Transport operator SMRT Trains Ltd, one of its directors as well as a former employee were on Thursday (Dec 1) charged over the Mar 22 accident that saw two trainees hit and killed by an oncoming train. SMRT was charged under Section 12 of the Workplace Safety and Health Act, which states that it is the duty of every employer to take measures necessary to ensure the safety and health of employees at work so far as is reasonably practicable. It had failed to ensure its employees complied with approved operating procedures when heading down to the tracks, and failed to ensure that the procedures practised by staff that day to access the tracks passed safety audits, were documented and disseminated, the charge sheet stated. SMRT Chief Technology Officer Ng Bor Kiat was in court on Thursday to receive the charge on behalf of the company. One of its directors, Teo Wee Kiat, was also charged under Section 48 (1) of the same Act, which states that should an offence be committed by a corporate body, an officer of this body shall be guilty of the offence and be liable to be punished. According to the law, anybody found guilty under this Act and has no penalty expressly provided shall be liable to a fine not more than S$200,000 or jail of up to two years, or both. If it is the case of a corporate body, the fine is up to S$500,000. In addition, prosecutors also charged Lim Say Heng, the technician who is understood to be standing ahead of the two trainees when the incident took place, with causing death by a negligent act under the Penal Code. Lim was the person in charge of the work party accessing the train tracks that day, and he failed to ensure that the necessary safety measures were in place to make sure trains do not enter the train track while they were there, according to the charge sheet. Channel NewsAsia understands that Lim was sacked by SMRT in September over the incident. He faces a jail term of up to two years, a fine, or both, if found guilty. Investigations are still ongoing to determine if any other individuals may be liable for workplace safety lapses in connection with the incident, the Attorney-General's Chambers said in a press release. A bail of S$15,000 has been offered to Lim, and pre-trial conference has been set on Dec 30 for all three charges. Continue reading here : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...t/3332692.html
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