SINGAPORE – When Aniq Hazim was in primary school, his English teacher once gave a lesson about public transport. Looking at the picture of a train on his textbook cover, Aniq uttered: “Siemens C651”, the train's exact model name.
While some members of the public have criticised features of the new train, AniqBesides celebrating new arrivals, Aniq also likes to bid farewell to carriages that have served the network for a long time.
Mr Matthew Ng, who runs the train enthusiast website SGTrains, said that the website started back in 2011 as a forum of about 150 people. The community has grown since. SGTrains recently integrated a Telegram bot, where around 400 people share trainspotting information. In November 2022, the Land Transport Authority invited Mr Ng and other train enthusiasts to set up a booth at Orchard MRT Station for the Thomson-East Coast Line Stage 3 opening event, where Mr Ng shared his knowledge and displayed his collection of train models, MRT system maps, builder plates and fare cards.For Mr Adiel Rusyaidi Ruslani, 21, and Mr Xavier Ang, 20, their shared enthusiasm for trains fostered a long-lasting friendship.
He wondered what could have caused such a major breakdown and started to study the technical aspects of trains, like how the signalling system enables automation. The two of them interact with other train enthusiasts online, mostly on Discord servers. One Discord server that they are part of has over 300 train enthusiasts.Mr Ng, the webmaster behind SGTrains, said that several train enthusiasts have gone on to work with public transport operators like SMRT, SBS Transit and LTA.
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