SBC 1987 - MRT: The First Ride

[@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!

[@shahiskandar8717]

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

[@gmr2gnr]

really meh?

[@itsmemichael710]

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)

[@manareyoucereals]

Ya lor

[@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.

[@bubbarockers]

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

[@dronespace]

😂

[@tngchinghwa]

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

[@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...

[@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.

[@Leonard_Wilson]

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

[@AWWEFAN99]

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.

[@a.c.7573]

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

[@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

[@sasuke96515]

And let's not forget too all those construction workers! All this wouldn't have happened without them risking their lives building for us.

[@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 :)

[@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

[@SuccessforLifester]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@d.kainangvid.photography6669]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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?

[@SGTrainsVideography]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@subie1019]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@mobyservices5080]

People back then genuinely looked happy

[@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

[@syncout9586]

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

[@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!

[@akudiraf]

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

[@Sarah-fl8zf]

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

[@bang.H]

Thank you for this footage.. Nostalgia

[@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..

[@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

[@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.

[@sgdkdl]

32 years ago on this day.

[@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

[@stronzo5000]

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

[@zastavanaz4G18]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@djlorius]

10:20 the young man is so well-spoken

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

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

[@陈劲恺]

🤣😂

[@murallivengadasalam1300]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@mitsurikanroji9548]

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

[@elvi1110]

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

[@TIBKProductions]

And here we are, just after the R151 debut. Time really flew.

[@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 !

[@hakdog9328]

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

[@mrdm1967ify]

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

[@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!

[@sorrowzombie]

Those were the days where train rides are so peaceful..without all the numerous fts...

[@CutieRingoJoy]

Wtf happened to us now. Back then people seem more nicer, now I can’t take it when people have strong Singlish

[@LuvBeautifulMusics]

This is Cutie Ringo Joy more nicer is Singlish , standard English we only use nicer not more nicer as nicer is already “more nice”

[@TheBlabberfish]

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

[@leonlimsx]

When everyone back then was thankful for all the little developments.

[@SidekNino]

Singaporean are so happy back then even simple thing like mrt makes them excited

[@HulkyTrapz]

Back then people were way better in terms of attitude and patience.. there was also a sense of gratitude as well.. these days folks just wanna get from point A to B while being fixated on their mobiles..🤔🤔

[@44jwong]

Probably less migrants then and less stress? Maybe....

[@heybiatchitsme3734]

Ok boomer

[@andyangchannel]

Then why are the aunties and uncles of today whom were the teens of yesterday seemingly so impatient?

[@freesmartdoesfungames9002]

@@heybiatchitsme3734 That's what I expected LOL

[@Emsyaz]

@@andyangchannel exactly, the aunties and uncles are freaking kiasu, rude and impatient.

[@erth2877]

This is the SG i love, not the current one..so peaceful, unlike now

[@just_in_key]

wow singapore with a british accent sound really cool

[@WASIURPA]

The dream is sort of true now for north south line

[@reddragon2k6]

Wow, where did you find this? It's really nice that these videos are archived...

[@freddytameo]

Make Singapore's MRT great again!

[@Andy-eb1hq]

Lets do it

[@delberttube8110]

The singapore mrt is really great now.What do you need to change?

[@smrtc151productions4]

Yeah stop spamming so much KSFs on NSL

[@koalatheworld]

Mr Ong was the only elected president of Singapore. What happen to the rest???

[@monochrom1870]

There's something so nostalgic about this video even through I didn't exist then

[@weir-doe3205]

FYI, at 16:45 Junction 8 is non-existent(or it looks like its being built)

[@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.

[@ariaantoroatang7720]

Well done Mr Ong Teng Cheong

[@hans6032]

we’ve come so far... proud to be a singaporean... historic day

[@nitetrain999]

All good leaders during then... now it’s all dishonourable... damn!

[@JaceTan-90]

Thank goodness outfits has modernized from the 80s

[@CrosbyStill]

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

[@endor8witch]

the interior of the mrt hasn't changed much since 1987 lol

[@SMRT-Transit]

I miss this I always like the mrt opening even the children likes it 😂 :)

[@SheikhAbdullah2010]

Wow. At that time Singaporean are speaks with strong accent in this era Singaporean speaks totally different way. They are life quality and livelihoods been upgraded but have lost the sweetness of accent. RIP

[@oneashralph4076]

once upon a time when we remember being noble & dignity

[@mrrolandlawrence]

11:03 married couple on the MRT. Wonderful smiles :)

[@sschannel6922]

Nice to see the past stories.

[@weiwenwwe2066]

17:30 back then Ang Mo Kio hub wasn't there yet 17:51 looks same same but different, before centro residence was built

[@BaySean]

AMK hub was officially opened in 2007 by Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong, then Finance Minister.

[@thefamouscookiedough]

They all speak so well!! What happened to us?!

[@cryogenicheart2019]

People realised speaking well won’t actually earn you more $

[@darrenz120]

It used to be locals everywhere. Now?

[@mvp2526]

all forginers you all voted for this so don`t complain

[@theprophet6986]

Yah, national swing at last election remember, don't complain

[@weiwenwwe2066]

You can ask Singaporeans to build their own stuff so no foreign workers are needed, but who's willing to do that?

[@preciousjose]

Darren Lee will Singaporeans clean toilets , clean the glass of high rises or make beds for tourists ?

[@sofiaruss8958]

@@preciousjose locals aunties are now the cleaners while pinoy foreigners becoming managers😏

[@lingohatsuki5185]

Now this c151 train is undergoing scrapping to replace into R151

[@wishXsr]

We miss u. President Ong Teng Cheong

[@fizzy7600]

Funny how we are watching a 34 year old public Sg transportation video which kicks off by reminiscing even older public Sg transportation videos.