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Published May 26, 2012
COI concludes hearing on train disruptions
Panel points to silver lining in the train disruption saga, saying that what's important are the lessons learnt
By
samuel ee
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<!-- end of header //-->THERE is a silver lining in the massive MRT service disruptions last December, says the Committee of Inquiry (COI) in its closing remarks yesterday.
The government-appointed COI, tasked to look into the two breakdowns on Dec 15 and 17 which affected 210,000 commuters, had started its public hearing on April 16. After six weeks and more than 115 witnesses - some of them foreign experts who complimented SMRT for its high international standards in train operation - it said that "people have to understand that even the best system in the world may falter".
"What is important is the willingness to learn and the positive attitude to acknowledge the shortcomings and put things right quickly. This we see in both SMRT and LTA (Land Transport Authority)," said the COI, which comprises Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye, as chairman and professor Lim Mong King from the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University, and Soh Wai Wah, the Director of Prisons, as members.
It says that SMRT and LTA's proactive actions to implement measures to improve on the current system and processes, even as the inquiry was ongoing, reflected well on them.
COI concludes hearing on train disruptions
Panel points to silver lining in the train disruption saga, saying that what's important are the lessons learnt
By
samuel ee
print |email this article
<!-- end of header //-->THERE is a silver lining in the massive MRT service disruptions last December, says the Committee of Inquiry (COI) in its closing remarks yesterday.
The government-appointed COI, tasked to look into the two breakdowns on Dec 15 and 17 which affected 210,000 commuters, had started its public hearing on April 16. After six weeks and more than 115 witnesses - some of them foreign experts who complimented SMRT for its high international standards in train operation - it said that "people have to understand that even the best system in the world may falter".
"What is important is the willingness to learn and the positive attitude to acknowledge the shortcomings and put things right quickly. This we see in both SMRT and LTA (Land Transport Authority)," said the COI, which comprises Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye, as chairman and professor Lim Mong King from the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University, and Soh Wai Wah, the Director of Prisons, as members.
It says that SMRT and LTA's proactive actions to implement measures to improve on the current system and processes, even as the inquiry was ongoing, reflected well on them.
