25 June 2011, 12:05 PM
Since there was such a huge discussion about Thomson Line, I decided to start a thread each for Thomson Line & Eastern Region Line for discussion.
Here are some technical information, which are subject to changes*
Poll: Who would you like to be TSL Operator?
1. SMRT Trains Ltd [58 Votes / 49.15%]
allstarsnorks2, habiTAT, hassanul, heyheyaaron, Hi1307, Javanlovebuses+Trains@123, leonardtan, LondonUndergroundFan233, MarcusCheeKJ, Mark4211, midzi, nakanoben, saffie730, SBS3118B, Scania96-101/102, Singtel Sticker, SMB142J, smrtrainlovur, The C651, Thomas Yeo, TIB1001Z, TIB1108A, TIB1219M, uuu100145j, xavier2002
2. SBS Transit Ltd [39 Votes / 33.05%]
array88, busanalyser, Gaudicool, jui, Lew.ming, Nexa, SBS6066Y, SMCtransit, StormFire, T. Concerto, Tuas
3. New Operator [21 Votes / 17.80%]
A380Lover, AsHalt, devilreborn, keyang_tay, Kitaro62, Koek Kai Bin, Nobrakes88, Samuel Lee, SBS2611A, SMB3511H, TIB1000B, TIB1064S, tranzort08
This Poll is closed as the right to operate has been awarded to SMRT Trains Ltd.
A summary of some important/interesting contracts for TEL (Not in order)
T251, Trains for Thomson Line (Kawasaki Heavy Industries/CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd)
T250, Trackworks for TEL (CTCI Corporation - Some Taiwanese company)
T250A, Trackworks for TEL Stage 4 & 5, DTL Stage 3e and EWL Upgrade (China Railway First Group Co. Ltd)
T252, Signalling & PSDs for TEL (GE Transportation Systems - Now bought over by Alstom Transport)
T201, Construction of Mandai Depot (Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd)
T301, Construction of 4-in-1 Bus & Rail Depot/New Changi Depot (GS Engineering & Construction)
T302, Construction of Facility Building and Tunnels for Thomson-East Coast Line (China Railway First Group Co. Ltd)
T272, Design, Supply, Install, Test & Commission of AFC Frontend System For Thomson East Coast Line (Cubic Technologies)
T253, Power Supply System for Thomson Line (Meiden Singapore - A subsidiary of Meidensha Corporation from Japan, did the power supply system for NSEWL too)
T261, Facility for Commercial Info-Communication Services for Thomson Line (ST Electronics)
T256, Maintenance Management System for Thomson Line (ST Electronics)
T260, Communications System for Thomson Line (ST Electronics)
T255, Integrated Supervisory Control System for Thomson Line (HollySys (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd)
T281, Depot Equipment for Thomson Line (Hitachi Ltd)
T281A, Depot Equipment for EWL, DTL and TEL - Package A (Siemens Pte Ltd)
T281B, Depot Equipment for EWL, DTL and TEL - Package B (Siemens Pte Ltd)
T279A, Multi-Function Vehicle for Thomson-East Coast Line
T279B, Rail Grinding Vehicle for Thomson-East Coast Line
Here are some technical information, which are subject to changes*
- 4 Car Formation
- Depot at Mandai (Part of Orchidville)
- Depot At Ground Level (Similar to Bishan Depot & Gali Batu)
- Thomson Line will Interchange with NSL Woodlands Station
- Thomson Line will have an interchange with a/extension line which will go into JB Sentral at Woodlands North
- Most Probably Powered By 3rd Rail
- Eastern Region Line and Thomson Line are to run as one Line.
- Communication System by ST Electronics
- PSDs and Signalling by GE Transportation Alstom
- 5 Doors on each side of the car, instead of the current 4
- Operator: SMRT Trains Ltd
Poll: Who would you like to be TSL Operator?
1. SMRT Trains Ltd [58 Votes / 49.15%]
allstarsnorks2, habiTAT, hassanul, heyheyaaron, Hi1307, Javanlovebuses+Trains@123, leonardtan, LondonUndergroundFan233, MarcusCheeKJ, Mark4211, midzi, nakanoben, saffie730, SBS3118B, Scania96-101/102, Singtel Sticker, SMB142J, smrtrainlovur, The C651, Thomas Yeo, TIB1001Z, TIB1108A, TIB1219M, uuu100145j, xavier2002
2. SBS Transit Ltd [39 Votes / 33.05%]
array88, busanalyser, Gaudicool, jui, Lew.ming, Nexa, SBS6066Y, SMCtransit, StormFire, T. Concerto, Tuas
3. New Operator [21 Votes / 17.80%]
A380Lover, AsHalt, devilreborn, keyang_tay, Kitaro62, Koek Kai Bin, Nobrakes88, Samuel Lee, SBS2611A, SMB3511H, TIB1000B, TIB1064S, tranzort08
This Poll is closed as the right to operate has been awarded to SMRT Trains Ltd.
A summary of some important/interesting contracts for TEL (Not in order)
T251, Trains for Thomson Line (Kawasaki Heavy Industries/CSR Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd)
T250, Trackworks for TEL (CTCI Corporation - Some Taiwanese company)
T250A, Trackworks for TEL Stage 4 & 5, DTL Stage 3e and EWL Upgrade (China Railway First Group Co. Ltd)
T252, Signalling & PSDs for TEL (GE Transportation Systems - Now bought over by Alstom Transport)
T201, Construction of Mandai Depot (Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd)
T301, Construction of 4-in-1 Bus & Rail Depot/New Changi Depot (GS Engineering & Construction)
T302, Construction of Facility Building and Tunnels for Thomson-East Coast Line (China Railway First Group Co. Ltd)
T272, Design, Supply, Install, Test & Commission of AFC Frontend System For Thomson East Coast Line (Cubic Technologies)
T253, Power Supply System for Thomson Line (Meiden Singapore - A subsidiary of Meidensha Corporation from Japan, did the power supply system for NSEWL too)
T261, Facility for Commercial Info-Communication Services for Thomson Line (ST Electronics)
T256, Maintenance Management System for Thomson Line (ST Electronics)
T260, Communications System for Thomson Line (ST Electronics)
T255, Integrated Supervisory Control System for Thomson Line (HollySys (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd)
T281, Depot Equipment for Thomson Line (Hitachi Ltd)
T281A, Depot Equipment for EWL, DTL and TEL - Package A (Siemens Pte Ltd)
T281B, Depot Equipment for EWL, DTL and TEL - Package B (Siemens Pte Ltd)
T279A, Multi-Function Vehicle for Thomson-East Coast Line
T279B, Rail Grinding Vehicle for Thomson-East Coast Line