SBS 8030L(VOLVO B7RLE)

This bus was delivered to SBS Transit in 2007.It is wheelchair friendly and environmentally friendly.This bus has an unusual U-shape seating arrangement at the back.It is a demonstrator bus and there is only one unit of this bus type in SBS Transit's fleet.

SBS 2754X(OUTSWING PLUG DOOR BUS)

This bus is just like any other Volvo B10M Mk-4 but it is fitted with rear outswing plug doors just like the Scania K230UB and the Volvo B9TL.This bus is one of the 2 demonstrators in the Volvo B10M Mk-4 fleet with the other being SBS 2779A.

8 MORE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BUS(WAB)SERVICES TO BE LAUNCHED FROM MONDAY,26 OCTOBER 2009

Poster informing frequent bus commuters about the WAB services

From Monday,26 October 2009,8 wheelchair accessible bus(WAB)services will be launched.They are SBS Transit service 3,27,34,53,142,293,358 & 410.These bus services have the Scania K230UB in their fleet,which is wheelchair accessible.The Scania K230UB has ramps at the entrance and at the exit to help passengers-in-wheelchairs(PIWs)board and alight the bus.

POSTING SUSPENDED

I will not be posting photos of trains or buses as I am having my end of year examination.I will continue posting after the exams are over.

SMRT TRAIN MODES

Automated Manual (AM,no light)-The train will drive automatically.Driver will just open and close the doors. Coded Manual(CM,orange light)-Driver will drive the train and operate the doors. Restricted Manual(RM,flashing orange light)-The train will travel at a speed below 15KM/H.If the driver tries to accelerate,the motor will cut off at 15KM/H.

MRT STATIONS OF SINGAPORE(EAST WEST LINE)

EW29-Joo Koon MRT station

EW28-Pioneer MRT station

EW27-Boon Lay MRT station

EW26-Lakeside MRT station

EW25-Chinese Garden MRT station

EW23-Clementi MRT station

EW22-Dover MRT station

EW20-Commonwealth MRT station

EW19-Queenstown MRT station

EW18-Redhill MRT station

EW17-Tiong Bahru MRT station

EW15-Tanjong Pagar MRT station

EW11-Lavender MRT station

EW10-Kallang MRT station

EW9-Aljunied MRT station

EW7-Eunos MRT station

EW6-Kembangan MRT station

EW5-Bedok MRT station

EW4-Tanah Merah MRT station

EW3-Simei MRT station

EW2-Tampines MRT station

EW1-Pasir Ris MRT station

NEW CEPAS COMPLIANT EZ-LINK CARD

A ez-link card reader of a SMRT bus.There will be two card readers at the entrance and exit(s)of every public bus in Singapore

A typical CashCard

This Adult CEPAS compliant ez-link card was introduced in 2009

The original Adult ez-link card was introduced in 2002

Now there is a 'hybrid' version of the ez-link card known as the CEPAS compliant ez-link card which is basically a combination of the original ez-link card and the CashCard.The new ez-link card can be used in the MRT,LRT,bus system as well as the Electronic Road Pricing(ERP)and to add on,can be used in electronic carparks.The old ez-link card is due to be phased out by 30 September 2009.Now there is 1 for 1 exchange of ez-link cards which is ongoing at all Transitlink offices and MRT and bus interchanges until 30 September 2009.

SMRT YUTONG ZK6126

This photograph shows a Yutong ZK6126 in the SMRT livery in China.This photo was taken most likely near the Yutong bus factory itself.It is a demonstrator bus and SMRT has only ordered one bus of this kind.In a few months,this bus will be brought over to Singapore for revenue service.The China news mentioned that this bus has the Ez-link card readers installed.

(As of now,the bus is in revenue service[REG NO-SMB135E])

TYPES OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Please enjoy these pictures!

NORTH EAST LINE CONTROL ROOM

This picture depicts a control room for the North East Line trains.The computers that control the trains are housed here.The staff will just monitor the trains' status and also look out for unusual activities that take place in the train.When unusual things happen,the Train Patrol Officers(TPO)will be there to check and render assistance when neccessary.

ALSTOM METROPOLIS C751A (PHOTOS ONLY)

2 C751As side by side at Sengkang Depot

Door of the Alstom Metropolis C751A

Interior of the C751A on the North East Line

1.5M PLATFORM SCREEN DOORS(PSDs)AT MRT STATIONS

These pictures show 2 sets of 1.5M platform screen doors(PSDs) at Pasir Ris MRT station.Right now there would be 44 or 48 PSDs installed at Pasir Ris MRT station as testing of the PSDs will start next month.These PSDs will serve as a protective barrier for the commuters as there have a lot of deaths in the MRT system since its interception in 1987.The PSDs will not open unless a train is present.Signalling systems will synchronise the PSDs with the train doors and sensors will detect objects caught in between.Trains will not be able to depart if the PSDs are still open.Installation of PSDs will take place in Pasir Ris(almost complete),Yishun and Jurong East MRT stations.Installation of PSDs at the remaining 33 elevated MRT stations will start in 2010 and it is planned that the installation process will be completed in 2012.

SMRT C751B'S VISUAL PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM(VPIS)AND ITS FEATURES

VPIS displaying the current station(NS23 Somerset)

C751B exterior

Emergency Communication Button(ECB)for use in emergency

 Bulider plates showing which company manufactured the train as the C751B is manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Nippon Sharyo

A VPIS display showing the terminating station for the train and a LCD showing a video in the background(as of now,the VPIS and the LCDs are not in operation)

A Door Closing Warning Light(DCWL) that warns commuters that the train doors are about to close

A VPIS display showing the date and time

These pictures depict a VPIS display on a Kawasaki Heavy Industries C751B undergoing a test program.The VPIS used to show train service information like the train's terminating station,doors closing warning messages,the current station the train is at,the next station,interchange stations,seasonal messages(Merry Christmas) and occasionally the date and time.The VPIS is currently turned off or turned on but could only display test messages and the date and time since the new announcement was introduced in early 2008.The VPIS will be replaced with vacuum florescent displays(VFDs) which is part of the SMRT Active Route Map Information System(STARIS).