Tuesday, November 30, 2010

THE OLD SINGAPORE MASS RAPID TRANSIT(SMRT)

Another view of the old system map

Another old system map

The system map before the North East Line(NEL) and the Circle Line(CCL) opened.Dover MRT Station was still under construction at that time

A train at the middle platform of Jurong East MRT Station bound for Choa Chu Kang MRT Station as the Woodlands extension between Choa Chu Kang MRT Station and Yishun MRT Station did not exist at that time


A brochure on how to identify trainsets with  four-digit carriage numbers which can be found on the exterior and the interior of a train

Old station signage at Raffles Place MRT Station with a North South Line(NSL)train at Platform D(then known as Platform 4)

A brochure about Expo MRT Station which opened on 10 January 2001

The introduction brochure about Changi Airport MRT Station,The CGA-TNM shuttle service timings and the Rail Travel Information System(RATIS) which replaced the flip-dot displays in 2002

An information brochure about the upcoming Kawasaki Heavy Industries/Nippon Sharyo C751Bs a.k.a "Black Trains" which were purchased for the Changi Airport-Tanah Merah train shuttle service

The old faregates with magnetic farecard components at City Hall MRT Station(the gates still exist but had their magnetic farecard components removed and were upgraded to accept ez-link cards in 2002)

A brochure about the introduction of the Platform Screen Door(PSD) warning light

The old route map with legends and information about transfers between the East West Line(EWL) and the North South Line(NSL) and about the stations' alphanumeric codes

 Information brochure to guide commuters travelling for the first time on the MRT

The old route map before the MRT system started running

The system map before the Circle Line(CCL) opened
These photographs are about the MRT system in its early days.ENJOY!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

VOLVO B9TL(WRIGHT ECLIPSE GEMINI 2)

A Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL(SBS 7501B)
                                              The Wright Eclipse Gemini 2-bodied Volvo B9TL are currently being delivered to SBS Transit.450 units of this bus were ordered and will run on Singapore roads very soon.They are currently not in service and not deployed in any bus service yet.This bus model is equipped with Electronic Destination Signange(EDS) unlike the previous Volvo B9TL which is bodied by ComfortDelgro Engineering.This bus has almost similar features like the previous Volvo B9TL.

Friday, October 1, 2010

KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES C151 MODIFICATION

Builder's plate of trainset 127/128 which shows the company that manufactured the train and can be found on either ends of the train
Refurbisher's plate that shows which company refurbished the train and also the year which the train received refurbishment and can be found on either ends of the train

New flooring after modification

New wheelchair logo on the wheelchair area which can be found on the two middle cars

Carriage identification label of a trainset(127/128)
   This train(trainset 127/128)was modified(although the actual refurbishment of this train took place in 2008).This train now has some new features such as its original builder's plate,refurbisher's plate,handicap markings at wheelchair areas and new flooring.Modification works are still going on among the C151s to get back their original builder's plate as well as new features like the ones shown above.Another trainset that underwent modification works is trainset 089/090.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

SCANIA K310UD(SBS 7888K)

This is a Scania K310UD.This bus was delivered in 2010 and it is a recent addition to SBS Transit's bus fleet.It is fitted with Hanover electronic destination signage(EDS)just like the Scania K230UB Euro 5.It is wheelchair friendly and allows passengers in  wheelchairs(PIWs)to board the bus.It is also a demonstrator bus as SBS Transit has only one unit of this bus in the bus fleet.Three photos show the interior of the bus.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

TRAFFIC LIGHT

A British light emitting diode(LED)traffic light(Siemens Helios)in Portsmouth,United Kingdom
Traffic lights,which may also be known as stoplights,traffic lamps.traffc signals,stop-and-go lights,robots or semaphore,are signaling devices positioned at road intersections,pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic.Traffic lights have been installed in most cities around the world.They assign the right of way to road users by the use of lights in standard colours(Red-Amber-Green),using a universal colour code(and a precise sequence,for those who are colour blind).The most common traffic lights consist a set of three lights:red,yellow and green.When illuminated,the red light indicates for vehicles facing the light to stop;the amber indicates caution,either because light are about to turn green or because lights are about to turn red(depending on the region of the world you are in);and the green light to proceed(if it is safe to do so).There are some variations in the use and legislation of traffic lights,depending on the customs of a country and the special needs of a particular intersection.There may,for example,be special lights for pedestrians,bicycles,buses,trams,etc.and there may be special rules or sets of lights for traffic turning in a particular direction.Complex intersections may use any combinations of these.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

CHANGI AIRPORT SKYTRAIN

Mitsubishi Crystal Mover interior
 
Bombardier CX-100 interior
 

Mitsubishi Crystal Mover (2006-present)


Bombardier CX-100 (1990-2001)



The new PSDs (2006=present)
 



The old Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) (1990-2001)
 
The Changi Airport Skytrain started its operations in 1990.The Skytrain is meant to ferry passengers between terminals,especially air travellers and tourists.The rolling stock initially consisted of Bombardier CX-100s but due to the opening of Terminal 3(T3)in 2008,the Skytrain system was revamped.Work began on a new S$135 million Mitsubishi Crystal Mover in 2002.The Mitsubishi Crystal Mover has similar features like the Bombardier CX-100 except that it has a larger passenger capacity and looks more modern.The track between Terminal 1 and 2 opened in March 2006 while the remaining track to Terminal 3 opened in November 2007 during T3's open house.
























Saturday, February 13, 2010

BOMBARDIER C951(DOWNTOWN LINE,SINGAPORE)

The front of the train
Door with the active route map above(similar to the STARIS)

Visual Passenger Information System(VPIS consisting of LEDs)


Seats(priority seats are painted RED)

This is how the future rolling stock for the Downtown Line(Bombardier C951)looks like.The train comes with active route maps and VPIS which is similar to the SMRT Active Route Map Information System(STARIS)used on the trains currently plying the North South Line and the East West Line.The priority seats are painted red.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

SMRT C151 TRAINS(PHOTOS)

Trainset 083/084
Trainset 081/082

Trainset 079/080



Trainset 077/078




Trainset 075/076





Trainset 069/070






Trainset 053/054-STARIS demonstrator(1ST trainset to have STARIS installed and have it turned on)







Trainset 047/048 -Notice the black strip on top of the doors and windows








Trainset 043/044









Trainset 037/038










Trainset 033/034











Trainset 031/032












Trainset 029/030













Trainset 017/018














Trainset 005/006















Trainset 001/002
















Here are some photos of some C151's.ENJOY!