Salt, water and electricity do not mix. Commuters in Singapore found out the hard way on July 7, when an accumulation of salty deposits on an electrical component on the East-West Line triggered the biggest rail breakdown here. Releasing their…
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Singapore’s Mass Raid Transit (MRT) network experienced its largest disruption on 7 July 2015, with the total breakdown of the East West and North South Lines, lasting over three and a half hours. An estimated 250,000 commuters were inconvenienced by the…
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The latest SMRT breakdown which affected more than 250,000 won’t be the last. As the population increases towards PAP’s 6.9 million target, rest assured the mother of all SMRT breakdowns will be making her appearance. The government should not continue…
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The authorities are investigating the recent spate of train service disruptions on SMRT’s rail network and plan to review the operator’s resources and processes for maintaining the rail system. Calling the situation “unacceptable”, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said it…
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