SBC 1987 - MRT: The First Ride

*All sources are duly credited to MRTC, SMRT, Singapore Broadcasting Corporation and National Archives of Singapore*
This programme documents the first experience of the Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) in Singapore from Toa Payoh to Yio Chu Kang. It features the inauguration of the Phase One of the MRT, attended by Second Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong and Second Minister of Defence (Policy) Dr Yeo Ning Hong. It also introduces the structure and system of the MRT - how it is built, how it runs and the construction process of the transport tracks. The programme also features speeches by Chairman of Mass Rapid Transport Corporation Mr Michael Fam, and Second Minister of Defence (Policy) Dr Yeo who asks Singaporeans for their co-operation while the second phase of the MRT is being constructed. Comments by several Singaporeans are also featured, showcasing their opinions and thoughts on the new transport system in Singapore that will change both landscapes and lifestyles.

[@kinguanimeto3854]

Singaporeans 1987: *speaks in a british accent* Singaporeans now: Oh i just like Your accent leh and Your hor hor hor

[@sbtjlhw111]

Singaporeans 1987: 'Scuse me, I would like another cuppof ctea please Singaporeans now: teh c gao peng

[@peterlok2412]

Very true I felt the same way too. It was much more professional

[@Numberonesorabjifan]

@@sbtjlhw111 lol

[@HulkyTrapz]

There is nothing wrong with Singlish.. but overcompensating it for proper english is just way out of hand.. thats the issue with our Citizens these days.. no one wants to speak proper English

[@jielcm2726]

@@HulkyTrapz very true!

[@weiwenwwe2066]

Everyone's voice back then sounds so pleasant

[@thatlee93]

Singlish still not a thing back then

[@Yadobler]

I cringe when I see the Nat Geo documentary about Singapore (i think MBS, not sure) and the lead engineer was giving an explanation of something, and they had english subtitles over him. Took me a while to realise he was speaking english with such a heavy hokkien singlish accent

[@realcartoongirl]

maybe is just picked cus this is on film

[@SCPtp]

I'm actually proud of our accent now. We have progressed from being lackeys of the UK to working towards forming our own Singaporean identity

@@SCPtp yeah but lets face it you sounded better before, now you sound like a bunch of uneducated takeaway store workers while before you sounded like British royalty. to every normal person it is not an improvement. you went from high art too modern art.

[@shahiskandar8717]

We sounded more British back then..now we in a total different accent

[@gmr2gnr]

really meh?

[@michaelfonggono4175]

Yeah what happen during that and now?

[@shahiskandar8717]

@@gmr2gnr compared to how our ministers talk now. You can tell.

[@jont2576]

chin(k) from asia here.....my guess is.....english speakers were rare back in 1987,these guys were probably born in the 1960s to wealthy and affluent middle and upper class families that could afford good education and private tutors.....then the poor masses got educated during the mass educational reforms in the 60s,70s and 80s.....these poor masses were ur farmer and coolie sinkies....majority of singapore's population were uneducated and illiterate and unskilled and underrepresented coolies and farmers and day labourers and hawkers that stemmed back to Tan Kah Kee's days in the early 1900s....... i suspect over the decades the masses picked up english as they became more educated,unfortunately since most of us came from poor coolie and farmer backgrounds that spoke dialects and mandarin,our english is slightly crude and less refined and weirdly accented and structured......however its getting better by the generations.......though still nothing like those who were educated to speak british english......like our CECA overlords.(north indian immigrants from india)

[@isitdatserious]

Ya lor

[@youngfadula]

When Singaporeans speak in a british accent, we call each other fake then when we speak in a local accent, you guys don’t like it, wtf

[@hydrazine799]

Just speak in any accent you are comfortable with. Don't care about the judgements we get. We are not born to please people. 😁

[@Chris.P.Kreme90]

incorrect

[@huangzb8060]

@@Chris.P.Kreme90 No lah

[@ARTYFAZ]

But then HOR!!!!!

[@whyearth]

This film was filmed in 1987. The brits were long gone! We had devolved much, thirty years on.

[@foghornd1059]

I just love the old singapore. The more it advance, the less happier the people are. Look at it, the people smile so innocently and geniuenly. Unlike today, people hardly smile. Only with a tired and stressful look.

[@rahimahmad3571]

Could not agree more.

[@NookTommy]

Rising costs of living, influx of foreigners, social media, decline of entertainment, inconsistent weather, overpopulation

[@nikkicherry6559]

PAP is rubbish like you

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

And today A LOT OF KSF trains *SPAMMING AROUND*

[@keetvhdlimited962]

there is no reason for singapore to be stressful now when during its devleloping years it was not . Ironic.

[@bubbarockers]

"All 6 carriages are full" *Laughs in peak hour ridership*

[@dronespace]

😂

[@feezmizaro]

This is our singapore that we missed.

[@LunarTesting23]

Facts

[@shawnkelly8341]

Good old days

[@kimchiba4570]

In 1987...my uncle told me he missed 1960s Singapore ..

[@dukunsantai2397]

Those were the GOOD OLD DAYS memories that will remains FOREVER.

[@lescalverley8335]

I remember this opening ceremony as I was present at Toa Payoh as part of the London Transport contingent who had previously assisted with staff training on the SMRT. I was fortunate to accompany the Train Operator in the cab on that first journey to YCK. It has now grown into a truly world class transport system.

[@Hugh2007]

Les Calverley thank you for sharing, John from Singapore.

[@mrtkeynotes7889]

I'm leaving this reply here to remind me of this comment

[@mvp2526]

i think should rename it to keep on breaking down system due to shortcut on maintenance of trains.Every quarter there will be a break down, singapore still got a long long way to a world class transport system.Everything want cheap cheap so you get what you paid for.

[@xxDxxism]

@@mvp2526 compared to elsewhere, this is world class. stop talking cock

[@Hocksman]

@@mvp2526 I think you need to get out of Singapore more and visit the rest of the world. In Singapore the MRT has a delay about 2 maybe 3 times a year, and when it does it is breaking news here. What you need to do is appreciate what you have instead of complaining all the time and painting a false picture of how our rail system actually runs. It is efficient, it is clean and it is safe and it hardly ever breaks down. So please try and stop giving a false impression to others.

[@abdullabintalib4118]

I like how people look natural, the reporters seem genuinely excited 😊

[@norm8542]

Obviously they were excited when there is something new of this magnitude, if there was something like that in 2021, people would be excited too, stop acting like because its 2021 everyones lost their minds and gone souless...

[@hydrazine799]

All the kids in the video would be in their late 30s to early 40s now. Time flies.

[@TRANSLASLionsCityMovia]

Yeah true

[@atlantisoasis3597]

Yah... I'm 44 this yr and still remember how excited it was and I watched on TV on the inaugural ride. I was P5 that year in 1987.

[@paranoya733]

I was 8 and still remember the smell of new MRT till now

[@illacrow906]

I just born leh in 1987

[@Oscarizxc]

@@illacrow906 Same lol. At the point of this video, I was abt 2 months old LOL

[@tngchinghwa]

born and bred here, 1980-2000 is truly Signapore's golden era

[@kengtzewei1]

Let’s not forget Mr Ong Teng Cheong, who pioneered aggressively for this next gens transport system MRT would not be realised without him

[@Leonard_Wilson]

10:09 “I used to have a mask on my nose...” Cruel irony

[@MAINEVENT99]

facts

[@hunnibal3872]

love it or hate it this man's speaking facts

[@sivan7438]

That aged horribly lol.

[@sivan7438]

@BrutusBuckeyePlays This was 1987 that elderly might have passed away by now, judging by her looks.

[@qwq-2]

In the past Singaporean speaks in a British accent but now speaking singlish

[@Nubbbyy]

I guess we got lazy

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

Yeah lor maybe

[@Hocksman]

And you are the perfect example of your own point. Bravo!

[@a.c.7573]

glad to see the Toa Payoh station remain the same after all these years

[@lenrdng90]

Tbh I'm more appreciate when Singapore during that time.. People really happy and cherish the time together. Not always on the phone. So relax and happy time

[@Andy-eb1hq]

Play marble also

[@Tipticklerrr]

Back when Life wasn't so fast paced

[@tnicholas2161]

Ok boomer

[@atlantisoasis3597]

So true. No hp. Everyone was truly happy and excited

[@moddedguy7171]

@@tnicholas2161 shut up kid, go back to fortnite, be toxic there

[@EustaquioSantimano]

SBC did a superb coverage on the opening of the first MRT line in Singapore. This is a historical and proud moment for all Singaporeans. I too loved the accent :)

[@Makkar0onii]

I like Singapore this way. There were less people back then. Lol.

[@suziek888]

True!!!!!

[@theboomguy441]

Yes too crowed sia !

[@Nubbbyy]

Ye lol

[@SubZero-qi9hk]

Our Late President Mr Ong Teng Cheong..He sure got a strong Gentleman Aura. Those in this Era sure to Miss Him..RIP Sir.

[@betatuberaggy]

I was so happy seeing him boarding the train.

[@BaySean]

He died the same year as my paternal grandpa

[@SubZero-qi9hk]

@@BaySean Condolences to your Late Grands Bro.Salute to my/our Late President.

[@shadowflare2838]

his suit looks amazing

[@jessiejames7492]

wee kim wee also. so fatherly was what everyone called him

[@whyearth]

I teared when I watched this video. It’s quite touching! Singaporeans nowadays take the MRT and many other facilities for granted.

[@LunarTesting23]

Facts

[@bryanlee5001]

11:38 President Ong, Singapore's truly first elected president. How i missed those days where Singapore truly belongs to Singaporeans.

[@HulkyTrapz]

Well said.. not like now.. yacob yakult yucks

[@Emsyaz]

@@HulkyTrapz Don't blame her. Blame the Lee who paved the way for her to be Pres without proper election.

[@PaperMoonLaZY]

@@HulkyTrapz LOL

[@garfieldandfriends1]

@@HulkyTrapz #Stillnotmypresident after 5 years

[@NchlsPtrck]

Wow, we spoke so well back then. What happened?!

[@weilm]

Phua chu kang...

[@daniellian3690]

Totally agree - lol

[@Cheonging101]

They stopped reading books and started getting glued to their iPhones.

[@Emsyaz]

Peer pressure. When some of us try to speak proper English, others will accuse us of being fake, wannabe English men, ang moh worshipper, arrogant, act high class etc

[@boiongoingong]

@@Cheonging101 hahaha. then why arent people from other countries speaking singlish too if its because of all the phones? saying this as if you are not using social media to comment this.

[@DevDev-gb6sw]

Mr Ong Teng Cheong pushed for building MRT in S’pore, despite being against by Goh Keng Swee and Tony Tan. Love you always Mr Ong, you were the best President of Singapore.

[@BaySean]

Then what abt Tony Tan Kia Woon or Halimah Yacob?

[@PaperMoonLaZY]

Halimah Yakult isn’t as great of a president

[@PaperMoonLaZY]

And besides, Mr Ong was the only elected president of singapore. No one really wanted the other presidents.

[@weiwenwwe2066]

It's a pity that Ratna Lachman is not here with us anymore (passed on due to cancer). I find that she have a very pleasant voice

[@aloynium]

That last scene shows the canal that runs through Bishan Park, at the intersection of Bishan Road and Ang Mo Kio Ave 1. Things were very new then and everything was being built, including the Bishan housing estate. I just walked along the canal today, it's amazing how these videos connect you to the past.

[@aegisofhonor]

the MRT in Singapore was and still is the gold standard for city mass transit. Since it's opening they have significantly expanded it's mass transit and it's very easy to get around about 90% of the city by train. This has caused Singapore to have one of the highest ridership among major cities in the world in percentage of the population using mass transit for their daily commute.

[@d.kainangvid.photography6669]

It brought me tears. Keep on growing singapore. I wish all the children will see this

[@LindieBotes]

10:23 so cute :')

[@jj_wijaya6324]

But now hes an adult in middle age

[@ribbonator]

He looks and acts like Vyom from TikTok

[@PatheticTV]

Bruh he’s 40 years old now

[@Ghost-pm9yr]

Now jimmys a full grown adult and sells drugs

[@danceoffAsh]

@@Ghost-pm9yr And became the commander in chief of CECA lol

[@Drizzile2744]

can't believe it's been 35 years since MRT first started operation... how time flies by so quickly, now that there are 6 lines with around 130 stations, and more to come in the future to serve more people!

[@akshaylenin7166]

Eventually, we will have more than 10 MRT lines in SG

[@RitosM]

Really proud of how far Singapore has come, we really have our forefathers to thank.

[@rudylopez5060]

1987, we came a long way for the past 32 years!.. the 4 lady commentators... wondering where are they now. They are pleasant looking. If Ratna, Agnes, Shobi and Rukiah are aged between early 30s to mid 30s in 1987, they should be at least 63 to 66 years of age by now.. time really flies..

[@krollpeter]

All well spoken and pleasant people.

[@msallehuddinsoeb]

Rukiah now live in Australia

[@BaySean]

Yeah Ratna Lachman must be in her 50s or 60 now.

[@FerdinandKurniawan]

sadly Ratna has passed away at 60 due to cancer. RIP

[@BaySean]

@@FerdinandKurniawan when did she die?

[@LunarTesting23]

1987: 5 stations But if you close your eyes... 2021: A magnificent rail transport

[@LunarTesting23]

@Isaac Tan's adventures Yes :(

[@LunarTesting23]

@Isaac Tan's adventures i know

[@teio748]

2022 tel phase 3 opens more stations

[@kennethdaniels3000]

130+ stations later 😚

[@LFXYT1]

2022 TEL 3 Opened TE 11 Steven to TE 22 Garden By The Bay

[@jessiejames7492]

I used to say in the 80s singapore looked like one big construction site. a few mrt stations were in the process of being built. big holes and construction sites everyhwere the eye can see.. i worked at orchard exchange in somerset road ..singapore telecoms atthe time. I saw somerset mrt station being built from scratch. we went through a bit of detouring on our way to and from work a bit difficult at first but we got used to it. later we used the trains to go to work and back whereas before that it was only by bus. It was amazing how fast it was all built from the start to finish.. I was also told by an american tourist' your trains are sooooooo clean. you should see our trains in NY! filthy and with graffitti all over. ' i told her yes we have strict laws !. she was so full of praise and i was so proud

[@SGrailadventure2004]

C151 in 1987: Hello, Singapore C151 in 2020s: Farewell Singapore, I will be leaving soon and my new trains from Bombardier will continue my legacy.

[@SuccessforLifester]

Shows like Phua Chu Kang and Under One Roof influenced how the locals should speak, leading to the situation today.

[@nazscal]

When our best friend is still chinese,indian and malay and I really miss that time. No pessimistic look towards one another and we help each other through good or bad.

[@RogerLau1678]

Credit to our late president Mr Ong Teng Cheong for pushing this through, despite the numerous obstacles faced. Forever in our hearts, the People’s President.

[@SGTrainsVideography]

Time passes really fast. Sadly, today marks the day where the first C151 trainset is being decommissioned. The set is 045/046

[@MishaJacobs]

Auntie from 1987: "Usually when I go out in the buses, I used to have like a mask on my nose." Us in 2021: "Yeah Auntie, we still wear mask even in the MRT."

[@sivan7438]

This was 1987 that elderly might have passed away by now, judging by her looks.

[@OnAgAsUp]

when Singaporean used to be a country with full of smile and laughter.

[@93hothead]

It was a different time :(

[@mangosteenlah6239]

Because it was filled with it’s own people. The pioneers and forefathers that helped built this country. Now there are way too many foreigners

[@suziek888]

Yes it had a beautiful, fun and serene spirit about it then but now seems like an empty shell

[@boiongoingong]

@@mangosteenlah6239 whats wrong with foreigners?

[@mangosteenlah6239]

@@boiongoingong what isn’t wrong with them? Lol foreigners ruined everything

[@weilitan6135]

Wow, time flies back to 87. I had been taking the free ride from Amk to tpy n back to Amk. Everyone was excited n proud at that time. Can feel e unity n sense of belonging. That's was my childhood memories

[@tutsenglim3306]

Back then, there were hardly any foreigners, everyone is a Singaporean.

[@telukpaku4296]

It's more of a Singaforeign(not born in Singapore) now😊

[@climomsd6770]

Even the contractors look like locals, not Bangla import.

[@lolibz09]

Foreign labor helped build Singapore. #RealTruth

[@lolibz09]

@Jeremy Wong why you mad lah?

[@airo-plaine9415]

but i thought there were many cause people came from nearby countries to look for a better life

[@thinkpadx60]

excellent video, the guys all look sharp! So proud of them I remember as a kid going to to train cabin at an exhibition when the MRT was being built circa 1984. How far we have all come. Thank you singapore for everything

[@glennchua.hianbeng2440]

Proud achievement. Big salute to all the workers and engineers round the clock hard work!

[@geocritic3577]

I love the 1980s editing in this video 😂

[@ThePotaToh]

The drone shot at the end was so good they had to show it twice.

[@muhdedry3278]

Are drones a thing back then or were there helicopters to shoot aerial shots like national day?

[@garfieldandfriends1]

I'm pretty sure those are helicopters

[@syncout9586]

There were no drones back then lol. It's helicopter

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

​@@syncout9586I guess they have permission to use Rsaf helicopter and put a camera in the heli As those are the only helis in Singapore so far Back then in 1980s the RSAF operates super pumas, hueys, ecureils, 212 etc

[@whtdafuk1701]

1987 Singapore puts Australia to shame.

[@lofibeats4868]

facts

[@dawidtan8]

Fax

[@kyotoshiode9782]

Waaa the racial harmony.. the feeling of contentment.. dang.. everyone was so comfortable with each other and natural, people was genuinely glad to be singaporeans :3

[@skaxman99]

Has that harmony you mention changed now? As someone who doesn’t live there, am interested to know how it has changed. Thanks.

[@im.zsierra]

@@skaxman99it actually did, thanks to social media. what i noticed (as a SPR since 2007) is that the media and netizens likes to push a negative narrative towards certain races and people so some people get the wrong idea. its similar to what the mainstream media does to other parts of the world. fear mongering and biased narratives kill the harmony

[@Jx0592]

People are just pissed that there is a huge influx of foreign labour in ordered to sustain the economy . Singapore no longer feels like it has it's own identity, more like america where it's a melting pot( but mostly from two countries, I think you can guess where) . The question now is: is our 'singaporean identity' getting washed out? I don't feel like I'm in Singapore sometimes (How ironic considering that the majority of us were not aboriginal)

[@subie1019]

Now we take it for granted, back in the end everybody was just grateful to have this convenience

[@Zaza-ho5yy]

Toa payoh station still looks the same now 😂

[@Yadobler]

meanwhile amk bus interchange looks taller now

[@titustan6186]

interchange not..

[@titustan6186]

is the big brother of all station

[@surjurong8803]

Always has been Me sobbing while watching this because C151 trainsets (the ones in the video for those who dont know) started scraping

[@yeoweian9523]

Amazing how that in the past the microphone is still attached to a wire.

[@blanker_flanker4978]

It's amazing how far the MRT system has come now that the new Thomson-East Coast Line has recently been opened! :DD

[@fs6086]

Mr. Ong time is one of the best time for Singaporean. Unlike now

[@ViperNg1990]

If given a chance to live through the year 1990 or 2020. I'll pick 1990 anytime.

[@weiwenwwe2066]

@Johnston Steiner at least there's walkman and that's all that matters

[@pabloemilioescobargaviria9914]

if u have a ps4 , you wouldnt want to go back to 16bit

[@44jwong]

Same

[@Andy-eb1hq]

Blk catching and throw marble

[@Andy-eb1hq]

@@weiwenwwe2066 still remember aiwa walkman

[@shadowtrooper262]

Alot has changed after 37+ years. Now we have the Thompson East Coast line.

[@campfiresnlasguns]

Then: "I would ask Singaporeans to give the SMRT their full cooperation." Now: I would ask the SMRT to give Singaporeans their full cooperation.

[@NationalistsRuinAmerica]

Looool

[@avarmauk]

Quite incredible that after 34 years the MRT still works like clockwork and is still clean. Singapore No. 1

[@anglo-saxonconnor817]

Where were you when Saw was in charge and the trains experienced frequent major disruptions all the time until the Republic replace her away and injected funds to repair the tracks, buy new trains and build new stations to alleviate the problems? These incidents happened quite recently in the recent past only.

[@avarmauk]

@@anglo-saxonconnor817 not in Singapore i guess

[@akshaylenin7166]

Singapore the Super One. Beyond comparison

[@ainouta123]

Did they took a helicopter to shoot the drone-like scene at the end? That's what I call great production value back in the days. And oh that sexy saxophone outro

[@zyanchuah]

JC Lim yea becus drone isnt that advanced back in the old days lol

[@chuheihkg]

There was no drones, it might be done with heli or plane. Additionallly, a railway is one of thing to unify all areas, That also to let you forget how to easily as train has its limitation.

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

I guess they have permission to use Rsaf helicopter and put a camera in the heli As those are the only helis in Singapore so far Back then in 1980s the RSAF operates super pumas, hueys, ecureils, 212 etc

[@heybiatchitsme3734]

Why can't singapore be like this again?

[@93hothead]

Blame the market demands and the increasing prices of daily needs

[@yenyazilah457]

I miss 1994 I was born in 2012 :/

[@weiwenwwe2066]

@@yenyazilah457 wow you're young

[@gabrielkok9208]

because someone's or some group's greed knows no boundaries

[@lookingatyouforever]

@@yenyazilah457 How could you miss 1994 if you were born in 2012?? Are you a time traveller....?

[@zastavanaz4G18]

Sadly the MRT system does not use the Coasting System anymore. Basically speeding up and force braking near the entrance of the station.

[@surjurong8803]

Normal people: meh Me, a Singaporean, fully aware that this exact train in the video got scrapped in may 2020 and is a train fan : cri

[@mobyservices5080]

People back then genuinely looked happy

[@toukyoumaster8734]

I played the video and quickly went to turn on the kettle. When I came back the video was one minute in and playing the black-and-white videos... I took me a bit of time to realize that it was from before 1987 and until then I was thinking that Singapore had developed so quickly as they were using horse-and-cart in the 1980s!

[@Marcho978]

I really hope that married couple at 11:07 is doing well! You could see the excitement they had for both the MRT and their lives ahead of them

[@nelc2399]

Born in year 1972 and I witness all these. Today's Singapore no longer same as before. The moment I stepped out of my house, I felt like I am in either India or Philippines.

[@zoey5104]

As an Indonesian, I feel like 80s Singapore were more advanced than Indonesia today, the way the politician and general public behave and talk are so civilized. No wonder Singapore titled as the most advanced country in Asia if not the world leaving the rest of SE Asia

[@syncout9586]

I feel so patriotic as I watched this while I'm on the MRT on the way to classes

[@weiwenwwe2066]

The time when people said three and not tree

[@Emsyaz]

Now we say chhree lah. Dont like that leh

[@bang.H]

Thank you for this footage.. Nostalgia

[@ykyplrbm873]

8:38 Reporter: Driving a train isn’t that difficult. Once the driver pressed a couple of buttons computer would do the rest for them. *Driver: Busy fiddling with his control, concentrating on manual driving.*

[@Sarah-fl8zf]

i'm not singaporean and this recommended to me, i gotta say their accent is beautiful...

[@akudiraf]

That British accent, mostly used by Singaporean and Malaysian during that time. So nostalgic, now most of us use American accent.

[@happyleaf9635]

People are more easily contented back then. They’re all very happy and grateful for the MRT. Actually I don’t think Singapore is becoming worse. It is because EVERY little thing is being spread on social media and news now. E.g. Back then only very serious accidents that causes death or big crimes are published. But now every little hit and small crimes is on social media and news. It’s not that we have more accidents and crime now, it is just because we are more aware of what is happening.

[@HQR000]

singapore used to have so many green open spaces... now way too many buildings everywhere lol

[@akshaylenin7166]

Singapore 2.0 very soon becomes Singapore 3.0

[@mrdm1967ify]

All hail KZbin's algorithm!!...WHO'S WITH ME?!.

[@annyaty5408]

I saw my favourit feeder bus 266, used to ride it all the time from amk int. now it is just a memory...

[@BaySean]

Pl call SBS Transit to reinstate this service. Speaking of bus services, all the 50-series SBS bus numbers serve Bishan area except for 51. Right?

[@SparkzMxzXZ]

Accent aside, he speaks so much slower than reporters these days. It’s nice

[@Matthewgez]

Singaporeans spoke much better English back then, what happened?

[@93hothead]

blame the media, notice the radio and television are for some odd reason pushing the weird sounding broken english.

[@lofibeats4868]

we now have the most superior english

[@shanekiat2177]

@@lofibeats4868 oh hell naw

[@yujieleong8821]

Ngl, I really do want to learn how to speak good English like they do now.

[@keeloonsoo]

I love the first MTR trains in 1987! There were 9 seats in a row! Today? Only 6. Wah lao! Also got 2 seats for those in need (elderly and pregnant) on both ends each. So few seats for us. Stand until leg break. :(

[@TransportationONLY]

*7 on current NSLEWL trains It was originally 9 but those seats were narrower and the 7 seats made each seats wider

[@reeseyme9613]

alot of things was done right back then, starting rail way system, having ong teng cheong as president, national stadium.... pap simply want or have get rid some of those things.

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

Everyone else: You got this in your recommendations. Me: Wrong, I searched for this.

[@user-oj4xm6by5b]

🤣😂

[@stronzo5000]

This gave me nostalgia and I have never even been to Singapore

[@catysnow]

No way,you actually went to the National Archive Place to get this footage?Dang,I wonder at what cost man.Thanks for the footage

[@sgdkdl]

32 years ago on this day.

[@pereirasonny]

What has happened to most Singaporeans these days? Back then their grasp of English is far better than now. It seems we are moving backwards instead of moving forward.

[@BaySean]

19:39 I've Been Working On The Railroad.

[@BaySean]

33 years since then As the MRT system ages so gracefully the first generation trains are retiring slowly one by one..

[@Andy-ik9ti]

I still remember in the past, there was enough space and teenagers always sit on the floor in groups. Now we barely have space to stand....

[@elvi1110]

the little kids would have been 30-40 years old now.. wow

[@Opcrumb]

Wow Singapore’s English nowadays is leh lah hor lo, make me feel like it sounds so much better in the past

[@jasper6828]

watching it in 2020 !

[@defunct3106]

4:51 lol the singapore MRT is already one of the top subway systems in the world so they really have lived up to their statement

[@chisooisjicken7502]

I visit TPY mrt frequently, and it looks so different back then! Wow cool

[@weiwenwwe2066]

The difference at bishan station is very big too!

[@hakdog9328]

As a filipino, I feel like I'm in 1980s Singapore today

[@xkkhong3985]

in those days, we are proud of our own mrt! in these days, we are proud of the breakdowns! :D

[@TheBlabberfish]

It's very surreal to see Mr Ong Teng Cheong speak. What a phrase to describe the launch.

[@CrosbyStill]

back when singapore's population was only about 2.5Million people, not overly crowded and way much comfortable.

[@mitsurikanroji9548]

i miss this singapore not so many foreginers crowding the public transport

[@murallivengadasalam1300]

Oh my god...the old Ang mo kio interchange. I take the bus to school from there. Such memories

[@CheefuForReal]

Before 2010 "mY mAkE uP iS nOt gOnNA rUn, tHeReS nO tRaFfiC" 2010-Present: *MRT Breaksdown when the on the way to the next stop*

[@cheatcode6040]

last time mrt build to last, now mrt build to breakdown XD

[@daniellian3690]

Singaporean used to speak proper English lol . The kids are probably I their late 30‘s and early 40‘s now . I still remember my first MRT ride from toa payoh to braddell - just one stop lol