SINGAPORE: The signalling system blamed for an MTR train collision in Hong Kong is one of many adaptations of Thales' SelTrac system, a version of ...
is one of many adaptations of Thales' SelTrac system, a version of which is used on two of Singapore's MRT lines, the Land Transport Authority said on Monday .
According to a South China Morning Post report on Monday, Hong Kong Federation of Railway Trade Unions chairman Lam Wai-keung said that the MTR trains crashed while running a system known as SelTrac, developed by Thales, a French company.The crash brought services to a halt between the stations of Central and Admiralty, and the drivers of both trains were taken to hospital.
In a reply to Channel NewsAsia, an LTA spokesperson said that there are many versions of SelTrac and a version of the system was used for the North-South and East-West Lines in Singapore. "The NSEWL Communications-Based Train Control system is based on a version of Thales’ SelTrac signalling system. Each train signalling system is customised to the rail line it is installed on, and takes into account the unique local environment and infrastructural conditions," said LTA.Advertisement
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