SMRT Trains - Excellence In Motion (1994)

*All sources are duly credited to SMRT*
Found this in my archive. A promotional video done by SMRT in 1994.
"The mass rapid transit system provided by the Singapore MRT LTd. is presented in this video. It looks at the services and work behind the scenes, such as, system operations, maintenance and use of computer technology, to provide quality and reliable service as well as a safe ride."

[@weiwenwwe2066]

So many old tech spotted 4:16 old mobile phone 7:14 laptops back in the day 7:50 neon lights rather than LED 7:52 old payphones 8:10 the old ticketing machine 8:41 the old cards that you insert inside 9:47 dot matrix and not LCD

[@metallica-fan]

Back when stuff were reasonably good in price.. 🥲

[@JettisonTheSupreme]

This, in my honest opinion, is the greatest video to exist of all time. Spot on music, and cinematography. Not often you get to see a promotional video's music correspond so well with the theme and the scene playing. The narrator's voice would by my ideal ASMRist.

[@parrotxuenloo901]

For those wondering about the music... 0:01 Anthony Hobson - Facets 1 1:13 Mark Steeds - Corporate Identity 3:04 Anthony Hobson - West Runway 4:27 Anthony Hobson - Over The Moon 6:19 Andy Quin - Network Link 7:28 Mark Steeds - Up and Running 8:51 Anthony Hobson - International Business 10:37 Mark Steeds - Upwardly Mobile 13:45 Anthony Hobson - Telecom The tracks are all on De Wolfe Music Library

[@officialnyiyanmoehtet]

Thank you so much.

[@EonityLuna]

You know what? I want SMRT to remake this video, with the same music, but now featuring the Circle Line in addition to the North-South and East West Lines, as well as their extensions that have been added since this video was made, and highlighting all the latest technologies and improvements they have made to the system in recent years since Saw Phaik Hwa got chased off.

[@benjaminleung3710]

eXAKR agree

[@vincenttt2450]

eXAKR also agree

[@oberstlangely3095]

Why not the BPLRT

[@timelapsesofsingapore5674]

LRT

[@vasanthmaarie]

They really need to do this.

[@akupehsluarketatAR]

SMRT Trains - Excellence In Breaking down (2014)

[@catsto5553]

😢

[@khaikhai9501]

Look Yong Hao because they using china to repair the train

[@dielan1240]

Sometimes, idiots like you don't know the definition of "appreciation," if the MRT system didn't exist, how do you think we are gonna get around the island.

[@JayASMRtwice]

Dolan da doode den u what Take over smrt is it Like u can

[@JayASMRtwice]

Dolan da doode if u cant shut the fuck up

[@cvlxjr]

The Time Gap is Huge! Look! No Smartphones at all!

[@Joseph6798-t6p]

Omg ur comment is 8 years ago..now even worse more smartphone users

[@aegontan686]

No masks as well

[@Nico27901]

We’re done with masks now!

[@videoproduction1565]

1994..the time and year you see books,magazine and newspaper were on their hands... Present...phones,tablets or other elctronics on their hands....books,magazines and newspapers are rare

[@kusokangtian]

agree

[@tegikhsan2525]

The Present Day I see people in the MRT using phones, even me.

[@Triadii]

Let’s read newspapers on the train again shall we

[@sutrblx5546]

Now everything is online that's why many people read the magazines and newspapers on websites

[@sgbuses]

1994 was the golden age of the MRT. Who's still viewing this in 2017? 🙈🙈

[@jeffnghongda]

mailerdiablo Me .

[@nwfbuj513]

Me

[@gabrielcolon8900]

Moi

[@zackskynightgt3227]

Me

[@tswub]

KaiserTube HD If i am not wrong, National Library Building has a copy/copies of it. Some of its other branches have this video too.

[@moe_lester45]

SMRT Trains - Excellence in Breakdowns and Flooding (2013)

[@lyontanisawesome1258]

I really wanted to go back to 1994 to ride the Mrt then.

[@amandayeo6658]

Lyon TanIsAwesome

[@birdwithoutwings6858]

That was unrefurbished c151

[@x751b4]

it is the same as a regular C151 GTO-Chopper but C651 style

[@atouhoufan607]

We all do

[@Stargoeswither]

I wanna ride the non aircon buses more tbh

[@user-vs5yf1wi5i]

One of the things that will never change: we see our NS men in the train. If the MRT is gonna shut down in the future, like how KTM closed down, it would be a very sad goodbye.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Smell my armpits

[@ArturoPlotogonvideosArturo]

I will be depressed if MRT shut down in future

[@suhandatanker]

​@@ArturoPlotogonvideosArturoMRT will never shut down, it is the pride of Singapore..if it shuts down it will stop Singapore too.

[@donnylimlin5348]

1994 i was only 18yrs old. 1994 was not so crowded in singapore. Now 2018, i was 42 yrs and singapore became most expensive with overcrowded trains but still lower wages.

[@fumienaticsyt8241]

One of the reliable train systems in Singapore. A tourist from the Philippines

[@l33wan]

Ah... the good old days, when there were queues for public phone, when one had space in the train even during peak hours and when SMRT actually ran without any problems and was the pride of the nation. Miss the good old days ....

[@imranbecks]

Wow. Back when the elevated train stations didn't have the platform barriers. I miss how open it was at those stations.

[@academicsports8682]

I left Singapore in 2007 to do my primary 6 in India , when in 2013 I came back I was surprised to see those doors. Luckily Lrt train stations still don’t have those doors 🎉

[@EonityLuna]

For some reason I really love the music at the beginning. It has that feel of 1990's optimism to it.

[@user-kj4wz3vp1j]

Dunno if you’ll see it but. Another comment posted the songs!

[@awclement]

Who is watching in 2018 wow so much have change in just 24 years

[@fadzable]

Smrt was so reliable back in the 90s. Now trains are always slow and crowded.

[@xkkhong3985]

those were the days without smartphone! golden!

[@geoliano2006]

Oh wow 👏 now MRT got disruption 😭

[@rogersiow7529]

Thank you SMRT

[@C151Shaun]

SMRT is not like what it was 20 years ago.

[@jirehchoo2151]

The MRT is ageing and the systems and all are going old. They are doing a their best with maintenance work.

[@Joseph6798-t6p]

Your comment was 7 years ago omg. How is smrt for u now? Haha

[@timelapsesofsingapore5674]

@@Joseph6798-t6p you're a salty little man behind the keyboard

[@Joseph6798-t6p]

@@timelapsesofsingapore5674 Im a girl? And I don't eat salty things, Im sugary:) buy me koi thanks

[@timelapsesofsingapore5674]

@@Joseph6798-t6p you think you funny.

[@y2koh]

I miss those flip-disc displays

[@ax2bxc]

SMRT Trains - Excellence in going too fast (2016)

[@haziqs.9727]

SMRT Trains - Excellence In Being Broken Down (2013)

[@BaySean]

I remembered Northeast line was under-planning at that time when this video was filmed 18 years ago.

[@NookTommy]

When mrt has no breakdowns, no delays, no disruptions, less crowded and commuting around are more pleasant

[@iknowuwanted4926]

ahh,good old unrefurbished C151

[@fabianngyiqin3897]

C151 is now refurbished

[@husni625offical3]

No, it's a unrefurbished C651. Now, C651 is refurbished. But sadly, soon, C651 is gone.

[@judetoe]

@@husni625offical3 bro last time c151 has the same livery as the c651

[@husni625offical3]

Yes.

[@ProHyperXD]

@@husni625offical3 dei research before you even speak

[@mikhaparasian3568]

by reading comment below about the video, i wonder why many singaporeans complain about the mrt system in singapore. All singaporeans should be greatful for the mrt system they have because i think mrt system in singapore is the best one and singapore also have another good public transportation. Im indonesian living in Jakarta and always using mrt when in singapore really amaze and like it very much abput mrt system there. And for those of singaporeans who keep complaining about public transport system esp smrt, you should try how we Jakarta people commute everyday using public transportation esp commuter line rail service which very not comfortable because very crowded inside like sardine in rush hour and the air-con not working properly in some train.

[@EonityLuna]

1:20 "Safe. Reliable. Efficient." Now: "Unsafe. Unreliable. Inefficient." Thanks, Saw Phaik Hwa!

[@charlesvanindra8549]

Back then people used to read newspaper and books in trains. Nowadays. *sigh*

[@zackskynightgt3227]

Why cannot ah? It's our phones and your using one too so don't complain

[@justsomepandawithinternet]

Ok boomer not your problem anyways

[@freesmartdoesfungames9002]

@@justsomepandawithinternet I expected that LOL

[@ProHyperXD]

@@zackskynightgt3227 ikr now is way better

[@timelapsesofsingapore5674]

And now SMRT changed alot.

[@SShiJie]

Idk how I ended up here. But wow...this video was when phones were not common..everyone dont keep left on the escalator. the stations have no barrier...the trains were manually driven...ah..good old days

[@ProHyperXD]

The trains still manually driven la

[@haziqs.9727]

SMRT Trains - Excellence In The New Horrible Era (2010) SMRT Trains - Excellence In Everyday Breakdowns (2012) SMRT Trains - Excellence In KBW's Harakiri (2017)

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

And excellence in a slew of spamming KSF trains 2011, 2017 and 2018 onwards

[@aptiveviennapro]

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[@nuzod]

THESE WERE THE TIMES BEFORE WE DECIDED TO SELL OUR SOULS FOR MONEY THAT NEVER GETS INTO OUR POCKETS

[@twistiepacket]

The music at around 4:30 is called Over The Moon by Unit 9 from De Wolfe from 1982. I suspect all of the tracks in there are also from De Wolfe, although I don't recognize them.

[@augpeh]

@y2koh If you mean what is currently the RATIS, they have all been replaced. Flip-disc displays still exist on the C651s and some SMRT buses.

[@icebear78]

When the government allows public transport (public goods) to be run by a private enterprise who's main purpose is PROFIT, then you can find that the emphasis is no longer on maintaining the gold standard in reliability, comfort and sufficient capacity for passengers to be comfortable in the carriage. Instead, you will find that space will be tight, they will ensure that the maximum will be packed and squeezed into each carriage to maximize their profits per run.

[@jttern]

I like their old uniform.

[@RapidFire829]

NO ONE WAS GLUED TO THEIR FREAKING HANDPHONES BACK THEN! CLASSIC!

[@atouhoufan607]

Um you know news are also on the phone and also it does not cost money

[@AnNagibBinSalam]

952 is a Woodlands service which is under planning by SMRT Busses in since 2008. I hope they don't forget...

[@rykellim]

When I watch this video, it brought back sweet memories of my childhood, and I cried. If only SAW would resign and let someone more competent do her job for $1.8 million. What has become of the Singapore I knew as a child?

[@aptiveviennapro]

She did.

[@kechunyukevinrvps5365]

i was born before this vid was uploaded

[@academicsports8682]

1995 born here 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@Tobu9105F]

1999: smooth ride 2013-2014: b r o k e d o w n, r a i l r e p l a c e m e n t b u s s e s

[@Brad17991]

this video upload for many years already and during the time 1987 the first station was Yio chu kang Toapayo and Ang Mo kio this was the first 3 station

[@MrNobodyGuy93]

The ATC was really way back now the new ATC look awesome

[@weiwenwwe2066]

The time when platforms didn't have doors and the outfits in the footage, so nostalgic!!

[@sutrblx5546]

Some say they did that because of the amount of suicides on rails but I heard there were less suicides. It's because one school girl was dizzy and accidentally fell on the tracks and got her legs crushed from a train

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

I was born in 1999, the same year the C751B trains were made :D Those trains were my favorites!

[@zackskynightgt3227]

FastCarsNoRules220 smae omg

[@zackskynightgt3227]

Same*

[@suzukiruler8506]

1 : 05 I had never seen students going to school at that time today

[@tib1135x]

That primary school student really knows how to take train by herself.

[@klyneroy9472]

All for drama only!!

[@papakilo-2750]

nope

[@saifultrains]

The one and only video that REALLY documents Singapore MRT.

[@EonityLuna]

8:21 bus route information for Dhoby Ghaut? I see, among other routes that are still around, 16E, 182, and 952. 16E is now 36 if I'm not wrong, the 182 shown here was withdrawn and the number recycled for a route that now serves Tuas, and 952 is long gone as well.

[@user-db4zh5rp6v]

Singaporeans so civilised when taking escalator in 1994, occupying it to the max efficiency.

[@EonityLuna]

Then: Excellence in Motion. Now: (insert expletive here) in Motion.

[@acajudi100]

I love Singapore and Singapore Airlines.

[@ehfique]

Singapore changes alot actually.. wow..

[@SGrailadventure2004]

Yes Since 1987.

[@N00b1eass]

They Maintaned the Trains but forgot the Tracks. Damn.

[@BaySean]

Yeah, it used to be a terminus station, just like Boon Lay MRT. This one is long before MRT map revamped in August 2001 making all MRT lines have one color each in the map.

[@NXTurbo007]

well this train has been operating for so long so it make sense to have little malfunction for the trains i hope they solve the problem

[@academicsports8682]

Anyone remember the time when MRT trains were colourful on the outside, and there were ads displayed in the underground MRT stations?

[@TET2005]

The times when service was top class.

[@3ckstermus]

ofcourse. less lines, less trains to handle.

[@NXTurbo007]

yeah and im born in 1999 gee i wish i could go back to singapore now

[@T5L3R-_-]

12y ago the times has changed

[@NXTurbo007]

this make me feel like going back to singapore now

[@lindawu2326]

The quality exactly fits the style

[@bakingbug]

I really miss those days...

[@lenniusgato3270]

nostalgia

[@AtinzMizuki]

Didn't know there's a C651. 0-43

[@BaySean]

The MRT map has since been changed on July 31, 2001 ((:

[@BaySean]

Thats long before the MRT map got revamped by then Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong in 2001.

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

Dang, I remember how I always loved riding the MRT trains just for fun when I was still living in Singapore. I'm now living in Calgary, Canada and the trains here kinda suck since there are not much stations for the city (there are only two lines) and they have to run on the roads in the downtown area as well (like the trams in San Francisco if you know what I'm talking about) since there is no such things as underground stations. Like buses, sometimes they are late :/ Seriously, it snows here in Canada and buses sometimes don't run well. We need a train system like SMRT!

[@yesok4127]

Why do you need to live in Canada if you don't like it? Singapore is so good now!

[@FastCarsNoRules220]

Ian Video Productions I like it here in Canada though, I'm just not a huge fan of the transportation system in my city. It's also cheaper to afford a car here, so I just usually take the car.

[@freesmartdoesfungames9002]

oh and the transit system there is literally just light rail :/

[@lingohatsuki5185]

This kid is now grown up

[@academicsports8682]

I was -1 years old then

[@saifultrains]

Wow I'am impress by this vid. Thanks for the upload :D

[@nelltravelunlimitednell9626]

Very good history!

[@ericching25]

1994 what great days? when I was a baby train ride so awesome?

[@BaySean]

Wow, these trains are considered to be the last few first-generation trains to be refurbished. The last one of the oldest trains to be refurbished is trainset 075/076.

[@ahhuat8374]

Fast forward to 2011 December 15 first breakdown fast forward 2016 still having major breakdown

[@BaySean]

I remembered NS15 Yio Chu Kang MRT station near to Upper Serangoon, Hougang, Sengkang and Punggol before the new driverless rail lines open.

[@ariffrosli8740]

Woahh the advertising boards in the tunnel platform. It’s so cool 2:16

[@Tobu9105F]

remember those

[@Stargoeswither]

Old toa payoh bus interchange 1:32

[@din26lee]

2018 anyone? Just me? Okay T^T

[@Richard_in_sydney]

It is really an golden age of MRT and Singapore in 1994, but now east and west line usually breaks down in rush hour, the trains and signal systems need to be repaired and upgraded.

[@crayonshinchn]

I miss those days.

[@hanizemz]

8:03 - 8:20 Miss those days :')

[@joshuawoo209]

0:54 Juanita Melson’s announcement.

[@oneaboveall1751]

*Wish we could turn back time, to the good old daaaaays...*

[@LunarTesting23]

*21 pilots reference*

[@alfianmm]

Aaaahh the 90s... when we can get a chance to get a seat eastwards from jurong east... 7mil population rlly screwed up a whole lotta stuff here... even the trains are boycotting from the amt of overwork!

[@yychaang9284]

alfianmm Check out the DTL there is 80% chance of seats

[@jamaludinsammuri4228]

In the older days,London underground had A60 stock.In Singapore,C151 is the older trains

[@hiambruh5693]

Wow it look cool in the past

[@mralvin356]

wow Awesome the old days

[@BaySean]

now we have a new white bodied train C151B

[@tohpeiyi1701]

c151b debut is not yet

[@easonl.4696]

it will be on service on late 2017 or early 2018

[@blanker_flanker4978]

+Eason Loo actually is 2016 on north south line but I heard it will operate on east west line on 2018

[@easonl.4696]

+Lancelot De mole how u know

[@blanker_flanker4978]

+Eason Loo I saw it in Wikipedia but I think the sentence is deleted and I'm kind of sure that c151b will operate on east west line in 2018 due to a new signaling system, it's kinda sad for me because I always ride with east west line. (

[@suzukiruler8506]

SMRT - Excellence In Track Fault and Delays ( 2018 )

[@Giyga]

I was born 12 years after this video

[@BaySean]

2006?

[@vincentgabalda5587]

watching 2021

[@NXTurbo007]

me too, i like sbs also but the most trains i useis SMRT when im in singapore

[@Rainie_Chang]

Wearing oversize clothings are the trend in the early 90s.

[@MrBingo7]

I like the colour of the old train

[@w4yn6]

I miss the good old times where the trains weren't so crowded.. traffics were less congested.

[@NXTurbo007]

he meant the old fashion laptop that the person is using but in 8 years we are gonna have the laptop like the guy has in real steel

[@freesmartdoesfungames9002]

How ironic, this comment was made 8 years ago as of when I typed this!

[@T5L3R-_-]

It’s been 12y now look at the train 🚊. It’s beautiful 🤩

[@ChoboUnjeon]

2:07 I think they're saying "Like the adrenaline that crosses our veins"