Train Happenings

last SG · 2009-09-08T19:13:52+00:00

Okay, then can you tell me why TOs do not need to listen to drive a train?Then can you tell me why you must reply in such a nasty way?

LHDW SG

its was in RM, the light at the front was blinking/flashing..

joeyfjj SG

Willis: You forgot the traditional "Welcome to the train forums!" reply to new members...

its was in RM, the light at the front was blinking/flashing..

And normally with HHPSD installation, the notice at the previous HW would cite "Installation works" as reason for proceeding in CM... (If I'm not wrong)

joeyfjj SG

BPLRT delayed for at least 20 minutes this morning, until approx. 0740 at PNX. Rumours of Tire Puncture at CCK. Can anyone confirm or refute this?

Dragonaxe SG

BPLRT Puncture? Time to replace the Bombardier CX-100! The advancement in technology from the 90s to the 21st century is alot... seriously. The BPLRT is too bugged, its not the programming, its the rolling stock itself.

joeyfjj SG

Rumours... Anyway, it's SMRT.

Seriously
Must
Replace
Tires

joeyfjj SG

Actually, I find the ADtranz/Bombardier CX-100 quite good and relatively reliable (to Crystal Movers).

(SBST had a talk at my school, and told us that if their LRTs had to reopen and close the doors more then twice, it would not move off. Wah, very easy to sabotage their system?)

They were the first driverless system in Singapore, and after 11 years, are still moving quickly... Software bugs? No, didn't encounter any, and what is wrong with the trains?

disappear SG

Actually, based on tender documents in Skyscrapper, there are 6 Tuas Extension stations.

4 of them are Tuas West Extension, which is expected to be ready by 2015. The other 2 are another branch line from EW30, a mega station with 2 island platforms, where the middle one has 2 tracks (2 extreme sides are for main line using usual style and the 2 middle tracks are for Tuas South Extension, that links to the remaining 2 of them, using Dover style.). It is also mega because the height will be at least 20m high. (The highest MRT station in the history)

are you sure the interchange is at EW30 and not EW31 or sth? is Joo Koon and EW30 very far apart?

disappear SG

Actually, I find the ADtranz/Bombardier CX-100 quite good and relatively reliable (to Crystal Movers).

(SBST had a talk at my school, and told us that if their LRTs had to reopen and close the doors more then twice, it would not move off. Wah, very easy to sabotage their system?)

They were the first driverless system in Singapore, and after 11 years, are still moving quickly... Software bugs? No, didn't encounter any, and what is wrong with the trains?

BPLRT last time got a lot of stupid problems and keep appearing in news. like tyre drop out?? trains banging onto each other...etc. now it seems fine because there was a time they revamped/upgrade the whole system or something.

those sengkang lrt newer LRT trains are definitely better. they feel much smoother and when they move fast it seems like its flying. BPLRT ones can never feel that.

last time i think the changi airport skytrains also use the older kind then later upgrade to the new kind u find at sengkang lrt..

Dragonaxe SG

those sengkang lrt newer LRT trains are definitely better. they feel much smoother and when they move fast it seems like its flying. BPLRT ones can never feel that.

last time i think the changi airport skytrains also use the older kind then later upgrade to the new kind u find at sengkang lrt..

Yup. The Changi Airport system didn't have any bugs since there was only 2 tracks. 1 for each transit and public.

BPLRT is too =.=" Singapore like using old-school programming. (Ancient ATS system)

SKLRT and PGLRT? Rode on them before. Pretty smooth, or should I say very?

Actually the BPLRT look ugly IMO, can see the wheels. Now its like an out-dated model?

Changi Airport now use er.. It run on one track from T2-T3 but then in the middle of the tracks, it split into two and one side goes on the other side while the other just proceed straight before the tracks switches back.

BPLRT should just be scrapped. Too unreliable. Its like the same for LUP Upgrading,

Futuristic Bubble Lifts for a very old flat seems too far off, applies the same to the BPLRT, Its like the buildings in Bukit Panjang LRT is pretty modern but then, the LRT seems to be stuck in a 1990s period, unable to upgrade forever.

Dragonaxe SG

are you sure the interchange is at EW30 and not EW31 or sth? is Joo Koon and EW30 very far apart?

EW30. One station after Joo Koon. 4 stations and 1 depot for Tuas West and 3 stations for Tuas South

wenjie639 SG

Yup. The Changi Airport system didn't have any bugs since there was only 2 tracks. 1 for each transit and public.

BPLRT is too =.=" Singapore like using old-school programming. (Ancient ATS system)

SKLRT and PGLRT? Rode on them before. Pretty smooth, or should I say very?

Actually the BPLRT look ugly IMO, can see the wheels. Now its like an out-dated model?

BPLRT should just be scrapped. Too unreliable. Its like the same for LUP Upgrading,

The BPLRT should not be scrapped. If you are living near the BPLRT, you would not want it to be scrapped. The BPLRT is quite reliable after Ms Saw Phiak Hwa stepped in and reorganised SMRT. If you want the BPLRT to be scrapped, think about the residents using it everyday.

alstom metropolis SG

If you want the BPLRT to be scrapped, think about the residents using it everyday.

Well,there are bus services plying the route...

with distance fares it can be possible

willis_chong SG

I shall emphasize on this clearly. No BPLRT SHOULD NOT BE SCRAPPED because the residents living around that area need it. If not IT WOULD BE POINTLESS TO EVEN BUILD THE BPLRT. I know it's buggy but give the residents a thought. They ONLY CARE ABOUT SERVICES BUT NOT HOW IT LOOKS SO EVEN IF THE TRAINS LOOK UGLY THEY SHOULD NOT BE SCRAPPED. No bus services won't be able to replace them because they may not be as fast as trains (no not critisizing buses, but buses stop at stops which scatters all over, while trains only stop at designated stations, which decreases dwell time).

joeyfjj SG

Yup. The Changi Airport system didn't have any bugs since there was only 2 tracks. 1 for each transit and public.

BPLRT is too =.=" Singapore like using old-school programming. (Ancient ATS system)

SKLRT and PGLRT? Rode on them before. Pretty smooth, or should I say very?

Actually the BPLRT look ugly IMO, can see the wheels. Now its like an out-dated model?

BPLRT should just be scrapped. Too unreliable. Its like the same for LUP Upgrading,

Actually, there is a family of train we can upgrade the CX-100 to - the Bombardier Innovia. Uses same tracks and can run alongside ADtranz/Bombardier CX-100 and ADtranz C-100s.

joeyfjj SG

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Can someone in charge of SMRT Light Rail see this post?

Dragonaxe SG

Actually, there is a family of train we can upgrade the CX-100 to - the Bombardier Innovia. Uses same tracks and can run alongside ADtranz/Bombardier CX-100 and ADtranz C-100s.

I agree with you, Innovia is the successor of CX-100. Designed for sharper turns and faster speed, meaning higher reliability. Rolling stocks play a part in reliability. The Innovia looks more futuristic in design. XD If they really replaces it, I would be 100x surprised

Interception_7 SG

those sengkang lrt newer LRT trains are definitely better. they feel much smoother and when they move fast it seems like its flying. BPLRT ones can never feel that.

last time i think the changi airport skytrains also use the older kind then later upgrade to the new kind u find at sengkang lrt..

The reason why last time BPLRT (former SLRT) encountered many technical difficulties and problems, lies within the management and the signalling system itself.

When opened in 1999, it was running separately on their own, although SMRT was (and still is its paymaster).

They were run with most of their employees, inexperienced, which has resulted in numerous breakdowns in service. One of the mistakes in Human Resources, I must say.

The current CEO of SMRT (2003/2004) decided to reorganise SLRT (BPLRT) and upgrade it's GEALOC signalling system and put in experienced workers from SMRT to manage it's operation.

d143b2 SG

save the CX100s for memories ...

disappear SG

they will never scrap it. otherwise, Bukit Panjang MRT station totally no rail link to red line already(even though i hope it can eventually extend to link to a red line station!).

and, it is not like the old sentosa monorail, so impossible to be scrapped. but i think BPLRT is quite slow...

Scania96 SG

Actually, I find the ADtranz/Bombardier CX-100 quite good and relatively reliable (to Crystal Movers).

(SBST had a talk at my school, and told us that if their LRTs had to reopen and close the doors more then twice, it would not move off. Wah, very easy to sabotage their system?)

They were the first driverless system in Singapore, and after 11 years, are still moving quickly... Software bugs? No, didn't encounter any, and what is wrong with the trains?

COOL. Then got say anything else like special annoucement?

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