Next Gen MRT Trains?

[TeeKee]

Bombardier wins $381 mln Singapore train contract

SINGAPORE - Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Inc said on Friday it has won a contract from a Singapore government agency worth S$571 million ($380.7 million) to supply 219 driverless underground train cars.


Deliveries for the Bombardier MOVIA metro cars to Singapore's Land Transport Authority are scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2012 and to be completed in mid-2016.

(Reporting by Laurence Tan; Editing by Neil Chatterjee)

 

[0939]

World class trains mean we have to pay more for a ride.

 

[1sickpuppy]

Bombardier wins $381 mln Singapore train contract

SINGAPORE - Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Inc said on Friday it has won a contract from a Singapore government agency worth S$571 million ($380.7 million) to supply 219 driverless underground train cars.


Deliveries for the Bombardier MOVIA metro cars to Singapore's Land Transport Authority are scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2012 and to be completed in mid-2016.

(Reporting by Laurence Tan; Editing by Neil Chatterjee)

Err.... isn't Bombardier the same company that supplied those screwed up Bukit Panjang light rail trains that gave so much problems in the begining?

 

[TeeKee]

Err.... isn't Bombardier the same company that supplied those screwed up Bukit Panjang light rail trains that gave so much problems in the begining?

SHIT! Who wants to be the next Ministars for Transport? Hee..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Panjang_LRT_Line

Bukit Panjang LRT Line is a 7.8 km light rail line opened on 6th November 1999 and part of Singapore's LRT system. It is fully automated, and the project was contracted to Adtranz, Keppel Corporation and Gammon Construction. The line uses the CX-100 rolling stock supplied by Bombardier, and is similar to the ones used in the Singapore Changi Airport's people mover service during the 90s.

Issues

The operation of the Bukit Panjang LRT has experienced a lot problems. Software glitches during initial running means that there were constant delays in service (On 6th November 1999, the trains were unable to move as planned and frequently halted in between stations.), and were sometimes severe. There have been two serious accidents since its opening:
In 2000, two LRT trains crashed head-to-back at Phoenix Station causing minor injuries. The operator was fined S$10,000.
In 2002, a dislodged train wheel caused the entire shutdown of the system for six days, as it crippled the power system and the rail at the incident was damaged and had to be repaired.

There have also been over a hundred disruptions in service which stills continues today, the most recent being on 7 May 2008. The poor operation had no bearing on the operation of the Sengkang LRT Line and Punggol LRT Line being awarded to rival company SBS Transit and rival manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as those contracts were placed pior to Bukit Panjang LRT commencing operation. Most of the problems have been addressed and ironed out since.

The Bukit Panjang LRT was operating at a loss for the first five years. This has raised complaints from the public who argue that the system is a white elephant.

It was also reported that residents were unhappy with the withdrawal of feeder bus services operating in the area since the opening of the Bukit Panjang LRT, and were further aggravated by the unreliability of the service. After lobbying to Members of the Parliament, 2 feeder services, Services 920 and 922, were reinstated.

 

[snrcitizen]

World class trains mean we have to pay more for a ride.

And without any seats.

 

[Neh_Neh_Pok]

Bombardier wins $381 mln Singapore train contract

SINGAPORE - Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Inc said on Friday it has won a contract from a Singapore government agency worth S$571 million ($380.7 million) to supply 219 driverless underground train cars.


Deliveries for the Bombardier MOVIA metro cars to Singapore's Land Transport Authority are scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2012 and to be completed in mid-2016.

(Reporting by Laurence Tan; Editing by Neil Chatterjee)

Will your pestors and your church ask you chrikukustians to donate $ to buy this to deliver you all to the church?

 

[Neh_Neh_Pok]

SHIT! Who wants to be the next Ministars for Transport? Hee..

Definitely not your pestors, if not every transportation carriers will install and have your chrikukustians hallekaya music played ove rand over

 

[Bigfuck]

where is the picture of the yindian train

 

[metalslug]

Scums PAP spend and spend on all those craps!!

 

[singveld]

why not from japan

or from USA where we have a free trade agreement

why canada????

what is the million dollar scholar thinking?

 

[annexa]

or from USA where we have a free trade agreement

why canada????

what is the million dollar scholar thinking?

Because Obama is against free trade. He will build a wall around USA and tell everyone to paint themselves black or fuck off.

 

[fanta]

why not from japan

or from USA where we have a free trade agreement

why canada????

what is the million dollar scholar thinking?

Because the Movia low-energy driverless cars are the best in its class and Bombardier has Movia cars operating all over Canada, USA, Europe and China.

 

[cass888]

Such poor English. The Wikipedia entry obviously written by one of the Bengs in this forum.

SHIT! Who wants to be the next Ministars for Transport? Hee..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukit_Panjang_LRT_Line

Bukit Panjang LRT Line is a 7.8 km light rail line opened on 6th November 1999 and part of Singapore's LRT system. It is fully automated, and the project was contracted to Adtranz, Keppel Corporation and Gammon Construction. The line uses the CX-100 rolling stock supplied by Bombardier, and is similar to the ones used in the Singapore Changi Airport's people mover service during the 90s.

Issues

The operation of the Bukit Panjang LRT has experienced a lot problems. Software glitches during initial running means that there were constant delays in service (On 6th November 1999, the trains were unable to move as planned and frequently halted in between stations.), and were sometimes severe. There have been two serious accidents since its opening:
In 2000, two LRT trains crashed head-to-back at Phoenix Station causing minor injuries. The operator was fined S$10,000.
In 2002, a dislodged train wheel caused the entire shutdown of the system for six days, as it crippled the power system and the rail at the incident was damaged and had to be repaired.

There have also been over a hundred disruptions in service which stills continues today, the most recent being on 7 May 2008. The poor operation had no bearing on the operation of the Sengkang LRT Line and Punggol LRT Line being awarded to rival company SBS Transit and rival manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as those contracts were placed pior to Bukit Panjang LRT commencing operation. Most of the problems have been addressed and ironed out since.

The Bukit Panjang LRT was operating at a loss for the first five years. This has raised complaints from the public who argue that the system is a white elephant.

It was also reported that residents were unhappy with the withdrawal of feeder bus services operating in the area since the opening of the Bukit Panjang LRT, and were further aggravated by the unreliability of the service. After lobbying to Members of the Parliament, 2 feeder services, Services 920 and 922, were reinstated.

 

[ah_phah]

driver-less means they can cut down on costs for operations, just hire a few monkeys to monitor the fully automated system. and with the higher transport fare, they can secure higher profit margins.

but at the same time, cook up excuses that they can't operate too many trains on any line, to minimize accidents. which means the transportation efficacy will go downhill, against the growing commuter to train ratio.