My first MRT ride was after coming to Singapore on Boxing
Day 2003. I needed to purchase a bus ticket back to KL from
JB, so I boarded a C151 on Dec 27 2003 from NS17/CC15 Bishan
towards NS7 Kranji. If I'm not mistaken, in the blue or green car.
Initially found the toot-toot after "doors closing" announcement a
tad bit annoying when compared to the ding-dong of Putra LRT (Which
uses Bombardier, the provider of the crap BPLRT. Putraline isn't
spared from breakdowns either. Feel sorry for folks in CCK) which
serves my home.
Disclaimer: I didn't know the difference between C151 and C651
when I first came to Singapore, so pardon me if I'm wrong. Then
again, many Singaporeans don't know the difference between those
two too....
My first experience with C751B was sometime in 2004. I may have
ridden in one of those much earlier but I didn;t realise it. But, I
loved it, and everytime I board one, I feel a rush of excitement.
Moreover, now it's the only type with LED scrolling notice board
and JUANITA MELSON's voice!
My first time with a refurbished C151 was surprisingly after I
read this forum, sometime in late 2007 / early 2008. Pardon me, but
when the contract for refurbishment was out in Nov 2006, I rarely
travelled by MRT and when I did, I may have mistaken C151 (R) for
C751B
Now, looking forward to C851 in DTL... Will be the FIRST to ride
it! Hahaha.