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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Transport operator SMRT Corp has fired the train driver who was involved in a fatal track accident that killed two of his colleagues in March. The Straits Times understands that Mr Rahmat Mohd, 49, was dismissed yesterday after an internal…
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Hairline cracks have been found on 11 first-generation Sengkang-Punggol LRT (SPLRT) trains, SBS Transit and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said in a joint statement on Friday (Sept 9). The trains were withdrawn from service as a precautionary measure after…
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A project to extend the Thomson- East Coast Line north into Johor Baru is gaining traction, with the second phase of an advanced engineering study under way. In response to queries from The Straits Times, Singapore’s Ministry of Transport said…
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