NEL train svc disrupted between Dhoby Ghaut & Harbourfront
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NEL train services from Dhoby Ghaut to HarbourFront halted
By Joanne Leow, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 24 July 2006 1612 hrs
HarbourFront, Outram Park, Chinatown and Clarke Quay MRT stations have been closed due to an electrical problem which caused a train to stall just after Outram Park station.
At around 12.45pm, a southbound North-East Line train stalled in the tunnel due to loss of traction power.
Repeated attempts to bring the power back failed and about half-an-hour after the incident, about 100 passengers were evacuated from the train.
Initial investigations showed a wire which supplied traction power to the trains had come loose.
SBS Transit says its engineers are working to bring the system up again, but this is likely to take several hours.
Normal train operations are still running between Dhoby Ghaut and Punggol stations, while alternative free bus services from the affected stations have been activated.
Those affected can seek a refund of their fare at any NEL Passenger Service Counter.
The public may call the SBS Transit Customer Relations Centre at 1800-287-2727 or 6383-7214 for further information.
You can share your videos or pictures of the partial breakdown of NEL services by emailing [email protected]. - CNA/ir
Source: Channelnewsasia 2006
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Latest news update from channel 5:
Engineers are currently removing the powerlines above the affected train so that it can be towed away. Repairs can only be started after the affected train is removed and is expected to last throughout the whole night. SBST hopes that repairs can be completed before train services start tomorrow morning. -
total of 35 buses are depolyed for the free shuttle (info from sbs transit website) . i wonder which depot(s) they are from. Confirm some bus svcs frequency are affected.
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time to buy teebee card soon....
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Ok, who said unmanned trains are better ??? ask him to see me ...
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Originally posted by gd4u:Ok, who said unmanned trains are better ??? ask him to see me ...
Every wire should be watched? -
Watching wires would not get them repaired ....Originally posted by Parka: Every wire should be watched? -
Manned or unmanned there's good and bad
Unless we know what's going on, in general electrical prob do NOT necessary assoicate with driverless systems, the so called manual system can get such problems as well
Needless to say prone to lighnting strike for the SMRT system
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With a driver .... confusion over the commuters would be immediately dispelled. I heard no one came to explain to them wat the hell was happening at first ...
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So what???Originally posted by gd4u:With a driver .... confusion over the commuters would be immediately dispelled. I heard no one came to explain to them wat the hell was happening at first ...
You mean the train officer can just leave from his driver compartment?
Under normal operation, dwell time also have to see his mood -
SMRT trains had the same thing before one fine day a few years ago. afternoon till midnight due to repeated failed attempts to get a stalled train back and end up the train tat is supposed to pull the stalled train also kena stalled. so u have 2 trains stuck at newton tunnel.Originally posted by gd4u:Ok, who said unmanned trains are better ??? ask him to see me ... -
Hmm, maybe i am not very sure abt train operations, but certainly, staff should be activated to help commuters, there was a kind of time lag ...Originally posted by sbst275:So what???
You mean the train officer can just leave from his driver compartment?
Under normal operation, dwell time also have to see his mood -
This isn't just a time lagOriginally posted by gd4u:Hmm, maybe i am not very sure abt train operations, but certainly, staff should be activated to help commuters, there was a kind of time lag ...
This is a externally caused freak incident -
Wire = external ??Originally posted by sbst275:This isn't just a time lag
This is a externally caused freak incident
then wat is internal ?? Passenger switching off the controls ??? -
Where the power ac supply come from???Originally posted by gd4u:Wire = external ??
then wat is internal ?? Passenger switching off the controls ???
In house generator?
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Seriously, i noob, i dunnoe ...Originally posted by sbst275:Where the power ac supply come from???
In house generator? -
NEL Services From Dhoby Ghaut To Harbourfront Halted
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006jul_24-1.aspx
Update 1 – Free Bus And Train Shuttle For Those Affected By Partial Stoppage Of NEL Services
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006jul_24-2.aspx
Update 2 – NEL To Resume Full Service Tommorrow
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006jul_24-3.aspx -
Hmmm... If that's the case, I don't think it's a simple case of power loss. It seems more like the pantograph tangled with the overhead wires!Originally posted by samtlk:Engineers are currently removing the powerlines above the affected train so that it can be towed away. Repairs can only be started after the affected train is removed and is expected to last throughout the whole night. Otherwise, they could just lower the pantograph and tow it away. -
They were pulled from services running along the affected route such as 162 (Dhoby Ghaut), 174 (Outram Park), 124 (Chinatown), etc. All the BCs have been orientated on the routes when NEL first started, for cases like this.Originally posted by 28_29_293:total of 35 buses are depolyed for the free shuttle (info from sbs transit website) . i wonder which depot(s) they are from. Confirm some bus svcs frequency are affected. -
NEL train services to be fully operational from Tuesday morningOriginally posted by stooper:Hmmm... If that's the case, I don't think it's a simple case of power loss. It seems more like the pantograph tangled with the overhead wires! Otherwise, they could just lower the pantograph and tow it away.
SBS Transit says its North East Line (NEL) train services will be fully operational from Tuesday morning following a breakdown which led to the biggest and longest disruption for the NEL since it started operations three years ago.
A train had stalled 200 metres from Outram Park Station after a power failure at 12.45 pm on Monday, sparking a partial shutdown of the line, which remained closed for the rest of the day.
The stations affected were at HarbourFront, Outram Park, Chinatown and Clarke Quay.
When asked why it took so long for services to resume, its Director of Rail Operations Alex Goei told Channel NewsAsia that the power line had snapped.
And so, damaged sections had to be removed and replaced.
Comprehensive tests would then have to be run to ensure the system was safe, he said.
A statement from the rail operator said at least 9,600 commuters took the free train and bus shuttle services which were brought in to minimise disruption.
About 35 free shuttle buses were deployed to ferry passengers along the affected stretches.
Free shuttle train services kicked in at about 7.30pm.
This meant commuters could shuttle on the unaffected north-bound track up and down between the affected stations at 20-minute intervals. - CNA
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Video: Power failure knocks out part of NEL train services -
wonderful.... wait until 7pm then give shuttle service.... nb ppl all left office long liao then give shuttle... idiots...Originally posted by 5454:NEL Services From Dhoby Ghaut To Harbourfront Halted
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006jul_24-1.aspx
Update 1 – Free Bus And Train Shuttle For Those Affected By Partial Stoppage Of NEL Services
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006jul_24-2.aspx
Update 2 – NEL To Resume Full Service Tommorrow
http://www.sbstransit.com.sg/press/2006jul_24-3.aspx -
the NEL is up again this morning.
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Power line snap is probably due to creep
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choi.Originally posted by sbst275:Power line snap is probably due to creep -
If it's not due to creeping then it's what??Originally posted by ^tamago^:choi.
Impact? Tensile? Torsion?