Mastodawn

#Trains hv useful lives of over 50 years if well-maintained. Did poor #maintenance cause this extensive outage?🤔

More than 300 engineers, technicians working to repair 'extensive' damage on #EastWestLine
"was returning to Ulu Pandan Depot when its #axlebox dislodged & dropped (!), said #SMRT & #LTA. This caused one bogie - or an undercarriage w wheels - to come off the running #rail btw Dover & Clementi stations. In turn this severely damaged the track & track equipment"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/chee-hong-tat-smrt-east-west-line-disruption-4641576

"As the damage is very extensive, they have to do this carefully and it requires a lot of time," says the transport minister.

CNA

Incident tt caused #SMRT #servicedisruption
"Teo said tis was the 1st time he had heard of an #axlebox dropping off aft becoming dislodged.. "Under normal circumstances, e axle box, bogie & train wheels don't come off fr e train" said Jumadi, Dubai Roads & Tpt Auth. If it does happen, it's mainly due to #improperinstallation of parts aft #maintenance or #testing activities or if #defective #components like damaged bolts or screws are not #replaced, Jumadi said" #Singapore
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/mrt-east-west-line-disruption-rare-4639661

Under normal circumstances, the axle box - the component that fell off a train - does not normally become dislodged, said one expert.

CNA