Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801

Not to be confused with Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801A.

Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801 A C801 train approaching Choa Chu Kang Station A C801 at South View LRT Station, in its initial livery. Taken on 16 November 2004.
Interior of Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801 train.
In service	6 November 1999-Current
Manufacturer	Adtranz (now Bombardier Transportation)
Built at	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Family name	Innovia
Constructed	1997-1999
Entered service	1999
Number built	19 Vehicles (19 trainsets)
Number in service	19 Vehicles (19 trainsets)
Formation	1 per trainset M
Fleet numbers	101 - 119
Capacity	22 seated; 83 standing
Operators	SMRT Trains (SMRT Corporation)
Depots	Ten Mile Junction
Lines served	Bukit Panjang LRT Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminum
Car length	12.8 m
Width	2.8 m
Height	3.4 m
Doors	4 per car
Maximum speed	55 km/h (34 mph) (design) 48 km/h (30 mph) (service)
Weight	15000 kg per car
Acceleration	1.0 m/s2
Deceleration	1.2 m/s2 (service) 1.3 m/s2 (emergency)
Electric system(s)	600 V AC
Current collector(s)	Third rail
Safety system(s)	Bombardier CITYFLO 550 ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 4 (UTO), ATP, ATS and CBI
Coupling system	Bergische Stahl Industrie
Track gauge	Central guideway with rubber tyres

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.

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.

History

An LRT train with 20 passengers crashed into an empty one at Phoenix station on 19 November 2000 after an operations officer failed to do a manual check of the lines before restarting the network system. The impact threw seated and standing passengers to the floor of the train, injuring five of them. The service was disrupted for seven hours but it was restored in stages and was fully functional again by 2.30 pm the same day. Then Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong visited the site soon after being told of the accident.

On March 9, 2015, during the evening peak hours, the Bukit Panjang LRT was suspended from service for full 24 hours due to a power trip which was caused by a fire at Senja Station. The fire was caused due to a sudden power surge and the fuse box failed to handle the surge. Usually the fuse box will trip the system and activate safety measures, but on that day the fuse box failed to do so and instead burst into flames. The problem was identified as arcing problem which was why the power "jumped". The reason for how the fire started, however, is still a mystery till today.

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.

Livery

Formerly the livery is under SLRT till 10 May 2004 after merger of SMRT Corporation, it uses two stripes of turquoise color in green background and in 2005, it changed to a single red stripe. The livery may be changed during refurbishment to the ones similar to C801A and C151B. During the time when is under SLRT, the car numbers of the car were never placed until 2005 when Bukit Panjang LRT was given to SMRT, with the exception of some ends of cars.

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 only partially successful as the windscreens were not changed out nor 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.

Train Formation

The configuration of a C801 in revenue service is M

Car of C801
car type	Motor	Collector Shoe	car length
			mm	ft in
M	✓	✓	12,800	41 ft 11.9 in|

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.

External links

• Train Information