The BIG Breakdown or Meltdown

[Manfrotto]

Hmm… This is getting really serious. I pray and hope that they will rectify the issues before something more serious happens. They mentioned/reported that the delays were due to signal n communication problem. This is a serious concern! Imagine what wrong signal can do at a traffic junction!

[Way2GO]

Dis is funny

http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2011/12/the-mrbrown-show-a-clarification-about-the-smrt-breakdown.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mrbrown+%28mrbrown%29

[snowman.022851697]

Our compressors are made in japan (by Kawasaki Heavy Industries) or Germany (by Siemens)..


...one of my friend's photos (SPH in front of the bendy bus) was used for the edits and I'm not particularly happy about that... infact I'm quite pissed...

...just for your information (I dont know if this is counted as advertising or not), there's one potentially dangerous problem on the SMRT Trains that can result in disruptions if left unfixed, in fact there's a possibility that it might have caused Thursday's and Saturday's disruptions. It's called flatwheels, and it's caused by poor maintenance which causes the wheels to...er \"not be round\" (in layman terms), leading to vibrations which can dislodge the third rail. It's characterised by a dug-dug-dug sound coming from the undercarriage of the train (I've attached a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBOhP-tZqpw - the flatwheels can be heard as the second carriage passes), and there's a channel that you can actually report flatwheels, and other faults as well, which is unofficial, but good enough as they have direct contacts to the depot people and it usually gets fixed within 3 weeks Just state the carriage number and the type of fault (flat wheels, light not working) etc..., send it to [email protected]

Forgive me if this is considered advertising.

[DesertWind]

Garment nowadays bor chap liow (sob…). Housing privatise, transport privatise, health care??? Housing prices now through the roof, cry heaven also got no answer (sob…sob…). MRT breakdown so scary…just when I resolve to start my year-end saving money by taking MRT to go to work instead of taking taxi after my maternity leave. Now I am SCARED to take the MRT! Mine is the North-South line leh! Shit, where is their BCP? Evacuation exercise - ever did before? Garment now doing an inquiry, not their fault now privatise, how convenient (wah…ah…ah…). Orchard Road Liat Tower flood again…I am really SCARED one day the MRT will flood too. I understand there is no walk-way in the tunnels for passengers to evacuate and walk to the next station - so how? After reading that a duty-free girl is running the MRT, my faith like dieded liow. Not an engineer running the MRT? Not even the garment, only goal is to churn out profit. Where did all the capable men go? Sembcorp run by a calendar girl, MRT by duty-free girl, Tamasick by ??? Sob…sob… sorry, I need some encouragement for the new year!

[pinky]

after all these blunders, they will still get their year end fat bonus and life goes on.... :mad:

[verykiasu2010]

DesertWind:

Garment nowadays bor chap liow (sob....). Housing privatise, transport privatise, health care???? Housing prices now through the roof, cry heaven also got no answer (sob....sob.....). MRT breakdown so scary...just when I resolve to start my year-end saving money by taking MRT to go to work instead of taking taxi after my maternity leave. Now I am SCARED to take the MRT! Mine is the North-South line leh! Shit, where is their BCP? Evacuation exercise - ever did before? Garment now doing an inquiry, not their fault now privatise, how convenient (wah..ah...ah...). Orchard Road Liat Tower flood again...I am really SCARED one day the MRT will flood too. I understand there is no walk-way in the tunnels for passengers to evacuate and walk to the next station - so how? After reading that a duty-free girl is running the MRT, my faith like dieded liow. Not an engineer running the MRT? Not even the garment, only goal is to churn out profit. Where did all the capable men go? Sembcorp run by a calendar girl, MRT by duty-free girl, Tamasick by ??? Sob...sob.... sorry, I need some encouragement for the new year!

how come no \"like\" button for your sob stories ??

[limlim]

DesertWind:

Sob...sob.... sorry, I need some encouragement for the new year!

how about a 5 year resolution to do the \"right\" thing 5 years later?

[usaik]

I take the train everyday. These days, every time I take it, I will pray that nothing happen. Once the school re-opens on 3 Jan, my anxiety will be 2-fold as my boy will take the train too. He will need to take 1 line and change to another everyday after school. He has been doing it everyday. He is now 10. The last time the train broke down during his school day a few months ago, I was frantically trying to get myself updated on the service resumption because that’s the only way he know how to get home. Luckily, service resumed before school day ended for him.


With the recent spike of MRT breakdown, I am more concerned about my boy getting stuck in the train than myself. I am listing all the standard Dos and Don’ts for him and trying to pack a small torchlight in his school bag as well. Any kind souls here has any other tips to provide in his emergency kits?

[Manfrotto]

If he has a mobile. Get him to call or sms you of his location whenever there is a breakdown or delay and he is caught it in. That will at least let you know that he is safe and on your side you can instruct and make alternative arrange to get him home safely. If mobile network is down, then perhaps you should get him to head to the station control and make contact from there. Just my 2 cents worth:)

[DesertWind]

verykiasu2010:

how come no \"like\" button for your sob stories ??

Because this is not Facebook and not election time?