First-generation Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) trains that remain reliable can continue to be used if they have not exceeded the total service life of 38 years, said Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct 15).
Rail staff inspect the faulty first-generation Kawasaki Heavy Industries train outside Ulu Pandan depot on Sept 25.First-generation Kawasaki Heavy Industries trains that remain reliable can continue to be used if they have not exceeded the total service life of 38 years, said Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat in Parliament on Tuesday .
In 2018 and 2020, LTA purchased a total of 106 new R151 trains to replace the North-South and East-West Lines' first-generation trains, including the KHI fleet. On Sept 25, the axle box of a faulty first-generation KHI train — which had been in service for more than 35 years — fell, damaging trackside equipment and a 2.55km stretch of track between Dover station and the Ulu Pandan depot.
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