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Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801

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Family name
  
Innovia

Entered service
  
1999

Constructed
  
1997-1999

Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801

In service
  
6 November 1999-Current

Manufacturer
  
Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation)

Built at
  
West Mifflin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801 (APM 100) is an automated people mover (APM) train built by Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation) for the use on the Bukit Panjang LRT line. These trains are mainly for airport connections and light rail in towns, operating by Automatic Train Control (ATC), making it fully automatic and driverless. The use of rubber tyres and ceramic tracks are extremely quiet compared to conventional rail.

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This batch of trains have been operating since 1999 and refurbishments are under planning. If plans go through, it will be the first major overhaul for the C801 train cars. The refurbished train cars will have upgraded air-conditioning and air compressors together with an improved braking system plus installing Close Circuit Televisions (CCTV) under each train car to monitor under the train cars.

Exterior design

The C801 trains are similar to the C801A trains in terms of propulsion motor sound.

  • C801 trains have rectangular headlights compared to the C801A trains, which have circular headlights.
  • Windscreen and windows are tinted green, but spoilt windows are replaced with a different tint.
  • The trains used to bear two turquoise stripes around the train, now replaced by a single red stripe.

    • Interior design

    The C801 trains are similar to the C801A trains in terms of interior looks, other than the color scheme used.

  • The seats colour of the trains are green, 4 seats on both ends each and 8 seats in the middle.
  • Train Travel Information Systems (TTIS) features an airport shuttle style of look.
  • During two car operations, there is no gangway to change from one car to another. The only way is to alight from one car and board the other.
  • At each end, the passengers will sit down and view the scenery when the train is on the move.

    • Formerly, the livery was under SLRT until 10 May 2004 after the merger of SMRT Corporation. It uses two stripes of turquoise color on green background. In 2005, it changes to a single red stripe. The livery may be subjected to change during refurbishment to the ones similar to C801A and C151B Trains.

    Experimental programmes

  • Car 101 and 115 were installed with solar windscreen on one of the car ends each. This was to minimize heat and light from entering the trains, which were one of the main causes for warmer trains. The experimental windscreens were successful as they were subsequently rolled out to other train cars.
  • The trains used to had 2 LCD displays on each train cars for advertising purposes, but was deactivated around 2009/2010 and removed due to lack of demand.
  • Car 116 was installed with the new White headlights used on C801A trains, replacing the existing yellow headlights.
  • Car 102 and 119 were installed with CCTVs under the carriage of the train.

    • Train formation

    The configuration of a C801 in revenue service is M

    The train cars can be coupled up to 2 cars during service.

    The car numbers of the trains range from 101 to 119. Individual cars are assigned a three-digit serial number by the rail operator SMRT Trains. A trainset consists of one motor car. For example, set 101 is train 101.

  • The first digit is always a 1.
  • The second and third digit identifies the train number.

    • Defects in the C801 rolling stock

    After the cracks from the rolling stock C151A trains (That runs on East West Line and North South Line) made public on 5 July 2016 which caused a public uproar (See Operational Problems in C151A), SMRT Trains managing director Lee Ling Wee had also made a press report admitting that C801 trains had also suffered from cracks. According to Lee, the cracks was discovered "during a routine assessment by Bombardier in 2015" and the issue affected all 19 C801 trains. Lee ended by stating that 12 of them have fixed locally using wielding methods with remaining 7 suffered the issue to a less degree are still awaiting for repairs.

    Lee did not say what caused the cracks, but a spokesman for Land Transport Authority told Straits Times that the issue is caused by "normal wear and tear" and added that they are not 'safety-critical'. All cracks in C801 trains were found on the "lateral beams of the underframe" and they measured "no more than 12cm"

    References

    Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801 Wikipedia
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