SMRT Reliability Up By Over 200% Since Minister Lui Took Over! PAP! PAP!

[JohnTan]

What's Tuck Yew's feelings on MRT breakdown?

Had a fluke chance to listen to Min Lui Tuck Yew share his thoughts about MRT breakdown up close and personal. His demeanor was humble and sincere. Here's the low down:

1) Last year, everyone felt that air travel was very risky (Planes disappeared, got shot down etc). But statistically, it was the safest year for air travel for a long time.

2) The big breakdown this week gave everyone the sense that MRT is unreliable. But the team had done a lot to make a real difference since 2011. Just that it's quiet hard work behind the scene.

- In 2011, MRT breakdown was 1 per 700 trips.

- After 3 years of diligent engineering effort by team, now its 1 per 2000 trips.

- Today, trains have 1 breakdown after 6 years running. (Me: I was surprised cos my car breaks down more often than that!!)

(In other words, events this week is an anomaly not norm. Things have really improved.)

3) It takes 4 years for a train to be purchased and deployed. Decisions Min Lui took in 2012 will only see full results in 2016/7.

4) He was at the MRT station in the morning and was carefully monitoring the testing late at night. Basically, we have a minister doing work without making a big deal about it.

I hope I got the facts right but I think it was heartening to see his sincerity and genuineness. There was no press and he wasn't trying to play to the gallery. I wish more people can see this human side of these people.

- More at AllSingaporeStuff.com http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/smrt-statistics-prove-mrt-service-300-more-reliable-now

 

[Wunderfool]

What's Tuck Yew's feelings on MRT breakdown?

Had a fluke chance to listen to Min Lui Tuck Yew share his thoughts about MRT breakdown up close and personal. His demeanor was humble and sincere. Here's the low down:

1) Last year, everyone felt that air travel was very risky (Planes disappeared, got shot down etc). But statistically, it was the safest year for air travel for a long time.

2) The big breakdown this week gave everyone the sense that MRT is unreliable. But the team had done a lot to make a real difference since 2011. Just that it's quiet hard work behind the scene.

- In 2011, MRT breakdown was 1 per 700 trips.

- After 3 years of diligent engineering effort by team, now its 1 per 2000 trips.

- Today, trains have 1 breakdown after 6 years running. (Me: I was surprised cos my car breaks down more often than that!!)

(In other words, events this week is an anomaly not norm. Things have really improved.)

3) It takes 4 years for a train to be purchased and deployed. Decisions Min Lui took in 2012 will only see full results in 2016/7.

4) He was at the MRT station in the morning and was carefully monitoring the testing late at night. Basically, we have a minister doing work without making a big deal about it.

I hope I got the facts right but I think it was heartening to see his sincerity and genuineness. There was no press and he wasn't trying to play to the gallery. I wish more people can see this human side of these people.

- More at AllSingaporeStuff.com http://www.allsingaporestuff.com/article/smrt-statistics-prove-mrt-service-300-more-reliable-now

One tsunami caused by undersea earthquake ( latent ) is much worse than many small flash floods caused by heavy rain ( external ).

 

[Dark Knight]

It should be SMRT Reliability Up By Over -200% .

 

[Seee3]

One tsunami caused by undersea earthquake ( latent ) is much worse than many small flash floods caused by heavy rain ( external ).

Great you got it right. Exactly my thoughts too. What I am curious is "Do they believe that such stupid statistical bluff will still work now?"

 

[Wunderfool]

One tsunami caused by undersea earthquake ( latent ) is much worse than many small flash floods caused by heavy rain ( external ).

My thought is that we are not THERE yet to assure the public that the system is reliable. Reliability is latent. You cannot look at past statistics to predict future reliability. You must do on-going aging tests to determine modes of reliability failures. All mechanical and network systems will fail at one point in time. We need to be able to anticipate and respond. Regular maintenance , upgrade and service will extend the life of the system. Better technology can also help to extend life and improve reliability. All these need strict engineering discipline and innovation. Nothing can compensate for these disciplines.

 

[GoldenDragon]

If true, the pertinent question is, what was the previous number 1 doing or not doing.

 

[Wunderfool]

If true, the pertinent question is, what was the previous number 1 doing or not doing.

The previous one has more of a right balance and focus. The current one probably leans more to making SMRT more profitable ( more integration with malls and small businesses in the MRT stations) and slackens on his focus on ensuring strong track and power network engineering capabilities and overall track and network system reliability.