Posted on 22 Sep 2009
SMRT: Bus dispatched for operation with light diffuser
SMRT said that the bus still had the light diffuser cover in place, before it was dispatched to pick up passengers, following STOMPer Stanley’s contribution that a dangling socket could endanger lives.
In the STOMPer’s email to STOMP, the STOMPer said that the removed cover made it such that the bus was like a ‘moving sauna cabin’.
An SMRT spokesperson wrote to STOMP today (Sep 22):
“The dangling socket came from a light diffuser cover on the bus. To remove it, one must carefully slide and pull out each side of the cover from the securing groove.
“The Service Leader (SL) who was on duty on 5 September at around 8.00pm had carried out a visual inspection of the bus before it was dispatched for service.
“He had observed that the light diffuser cover was in place. After arriving at Boon Lay Interchange, the SL noticed that the cover had come off. He proceeded to inform the Bus Operations Control Centre which arranged for the bus to be sent back to the workshop for rectification.
“As for the air conditioning in the bus, our investigation also showed that it was working that day. The temperature on our buses is set between 21 and 23 degree Celsius for passenger comfort whilst maximising energy efficiency.
“We would like to add that the temperature range was determined after considering factors such as the number of passengers on board the bus, the opening and closing of doors and weather conditions outside the bus.
“We urge passengers who notice any fault in the bus to inform the SL on duty so that we can attend to the problem immediately.”
Keywords: poor condition of bus
SMRT: Bus dispatched for operation with light diffuser
SMRT said that the bus still had the light diffuser cover in place, before it was dispatched to pick up passengers, following STOMPer Stanley’s contribution that a dangling socket could endanger lives.
In the STOMPer’s email to STOMP, the STOMPer said that the removed cover made it such that the bus was like a ‘moving sauna cabin’.
An SMRT spokesperson wrote to STOMP today (Sep 22):
“The dangling socket came from a light diffuser cover on the bus. To remove it, one must carefully slide and pull out each side of the cover from the securing groove.
“The Service Leader (SL) who was on duty on 5 September at around 8.00pm had carried out a visual inspection of the bus before it was dispatched for service.
“He had observed that the light diffuser cover was in place. After arriving at Boon Lay Interchange, the SL noticed that the cover had come off. He proceeded to inform the Bus Operations Control Centre which arranged for the bus to be sent back to the workshop for rectification.
“As for the air conditioning in the bus, our investigation also showed that it was working that day. The temperature on our buses is set between 21 and 23 degree Celsius for passenger comfort whilst maximising energy efficiency.
“We would like to add that the temperature range was determined after considering factors such as the number of passengers on board the bus, the opening and closing of doors and weather conditions outside the bus.
“We urge passengers who notice any fault in the bus to inform the SL on duty so that we can attend to the problem immediately.”
Keywords: poor condition of bus
