Defective train left cracked rail, damaged power cables in its wake on stretch of EWL

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Defective train left cracked rail, damaged power cables in its wake on stretch of EWL
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Engineers found 34 rail breaks on the westbound track between Dover and Clementi MRT stations.

Stretches of the third rail, which supplies power to trains, along the eastbound track were damaged, leaving power cables exposed.Stretches of the third rail, which supplies power to trains, along the eastbound track were damaged, leaving power cables exposed.halting services on a stretch of the East-West Line in a disruption that is expected to last for a few more days.

With one bogie derailed, the train damaged the tracks and equipment on the tracks as it moved along the track towards the depot. Stretches of the third rail, which supplies power to trains, along the eastbound track were also damaged, leaving power cables exposed.

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