The families of the victims in the fatal SMRT accident in March have questioned the operator’s sacking of the train driver involved in the tragedy, before investigations by the relevant authorities are complete and the Coroner’s Inquiry is held. Expressing…
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Was the train driver really at fault? Even if he had to bear some responsibility, should he bear full responsibility? Seems to me this is scapegoating. Amazing that, at the other end, despite years of failures, disruptions, delays, and all…
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I was caught in the massive breakdown of the North-South and East-West Line (NSEWL) of the MRT yesterday evening as I was heading to a meeting at the WP HQ in Jalan Besar. When I reached Dover station at about…
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While an overnight sweep of the North-South and East-West lines turned up several faults including damaged power cables and water leakage, the authorities and train operator SMRT were still none the wiser about the root cause of yesterday’s (July 7)…
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The recent spate of train disruptions underscores the need for SMRT to keep up its vigilance and maintenance efforts, said its President and Group CEO Desmond Kuek. Mr Kuek was speaking at a media conference on Friday morning (Mar 6),…
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