Monday April 23, 4:17
PM
The Land Transport Authority has finished its investigations into a
North East Line train service breakdown in July last year.
The seven-hour disruption, which affected hundreds of commuters,
was one of the longest in Singapore's MRT history.
At the time, authorities said a wire, which supplied electricity to
the trains, had come loose.
LTA's investigations have concluded that the dewirement was due to
the poor quality of a piece of equipment called a porcelain
insulator.
These findings have been verified by an independent assessor.
Since then, the operator has tightened its maintenance regime of
the insulators and will continue with its inspections of the
insulators on a two-monthly basis.
The French supplier has also checked and certified that all its
existing insulators are free of defects.
LTA says the disruption was a one-off situation and that no action
will be taken against the operator. - CNA/ir
