SBS Transit, SMRT submit applications for fare adjustment
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IMO, transport/hospital/education/utilities are a form of public service that should be provided for citizens so why keep harping on profits ?
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It could be a political move.
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Daddy
Is he saying that all civil servants have \"little incentive\" to improve their services to the people?
\"A nationalised public transport operator that depends on government funding and which operates on a cost recovery basis would have little incentive to keep costs down. Cost increases will be passed on to commuters. Over time, this will lead to higher costs for the same level of service, which means commuters pay higher, and not lower fares. Not only would people have to pay more, nationalising the operators could result in a stagnation of service quality or efficiency over time.\"
I thought this is also the current problem?
Anyway, the authority will have their 1001 reasons to justify... :sad:
Where is the competition that will drive down costs? What other public transport means do the public have if they refuse to take the only public transport in town?
In a market economy, isn't it lack of competition (monopoly) that will result in little incentive to keep costs down? -
Just buy SMRT shares to hedge against the rise in transportation cost:)
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look. I’ve said this many times and im gna say this again. You don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes. The overhaul done on every train every 10 days that includes ripping every door out, the change of flooring for all 132 1987 Kawasaki c151 train sets (66 trains), how they manage to fix the new Kawasaki/CSR Qingdao c151a trains, the drivers who work from 5.30-11.30pm daily…smrt’s new purchase of possibly 162/132/200 MAN NL323F chassis with a well-known British body, sbs 's purchase of 1101 scania k230ub, 200+150 Volvo b9tl, 300 Mercedes Citaros… The inspectors only have 6 hours a day, they can’t check every train set and every bus. When there are problems, Ypu rant them out on websites but do you actually report them to smrt?
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snowman.697:
When there are problems, Ypu rant them out on websites but do you actually report them to smrt?
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I know people who complain about the weak aircon but for one it’s not even designed by SMRT -.- secondly obviously when there are so many people in the train obviously the aircon would feel stuffy!! I’m glad I have people here who actually listen, not like on Facebook where all of them gang up on me and try to compare with overseas transport systems. They can’t because all those are much more expensive than ours!!! I share my opinion with many other transport enthusiasts - jnfortunately singaporeans these days take public transport for granted. "there is no point arguing with these people" Ong you yuan
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snowman.697:
look. I've said this many times and im gna say this again. You don't know what's going on behind the scenes. The overhaul done on every train every 10 days that includes ripping every door out, the change of flooring for all 132 1987 Kawasaki c151 train sets (66 trains), how they manage to fix the new Kawasaki/CSR Qingdao c151a trains, the drivers who work from 5.30-11.30pm daily...smrt's new purchase of possibly 162/132/200 MAN NL323F chassis with a well-known British body, sbs 's purchase of 1101 scania k230ub, 200+150 Volvo b9tl, 300 Mercedes Citaros... The inspectors only have 6 hours a day, they can't check every train set and every bus. When there are problems, Ypu rant them out on websites but do you actually report them to smrt?
Well-said! hard to believe you're only 13.
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snowman.697:
They can't because all those are much more expensive than ours!!! I share my opinion with many other transport enthusiasts - jnfortunately singaporeans these days take public transport for granted. \"there is no point arguing with these people\" Ong you yuan
SMRT profit is how many times those of the \"others\" har?
SMRT cannot afford the \"more expensive\" trains?
come on lah..
The root of the problem is simple.. SMRT is a PROFIT oriented company.. or simply, MORE profit-oriented than \"others\"
To solve the problem is to nationalize the company/public transport. -
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Apparently he/she is not working yet..?
Well-said! hard to believe you're only 13.
Does the 13yo knows how many zeros are there in 200 mil..?
Does the 13yo understand what is the meaning of profits..?
If I read this I wouldn't have bothered to reply the previous post..
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