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, still with its wheel covers 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	West Mifflin, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Family name	Innovia
Constructed	1997-1999
Entered service	1999-present
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 Light Rail (SMRT Corporation)
Depots	Ten Mile Junction
Lines served	BPLRT  Bukit Panjang LRT Line
Specifications
Car body construction	Aluminum
Car length	12.8 m (41 ft 11+7⁄8 in)
Width	2.8 m (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Height	3.4 m (11 ft 1+7⁄8 in)
Doors	4 per car (2 per side)
Maximum speed	55 km/h (34 mph) (design) 48 km/h (30 mph) (service)
Weight	15,000 kg (33,000 lb) per car
Traction system	Bombardier Thyristor control
Acceleration	1.0 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration	1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) (service) 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	600V AC third rail
Current collector(s)	Collector shoe
Safety system(s)	Bombardier CITYFLO 550 fixed block 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 use on the Bukit Panjang LRT (BPLRT) line.

The C801 trains have been operating since the BPLRT's opening in 1999 and refurbishments are being planned. If such 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. However, plans of replacing the train cars are not ruled out by LTA.

Exterior design

• 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.
• LCD screens are installed, though not currently in use. LED screens above the doors display the current and next station information.
• 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.
• Passengers can seat on either ends of the car, accommodating more seating space.

Livery

Formerly, the livery was under SLRT until 10 May 2004 after the merger of SMRT Corporation. It uses two stripes of turquoise color on green background. In 2005, it changes to a single red stripe. The livery may change during refurbishment to the ones similar to C801A, C651 and C151B Trains, in the SMRT Pixel Livery.

Experimental programmes

• Some train cars were installed with solar windscreen on one of the car ends. 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 successful as they were subsequently 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 subsequently removed.
• Car 116 was installed with the new bright LEDs used on C801A trains, replacing the existing yellow headlights.
• Car 102 and 119 were installed with CCTVs under the carriage of the train.

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 car 101.

• The first digit is always a 1.
• The second and third digit identifies the car number.
  • Bombardier Transportation built sets 101-119.

Replacement

On 7 March 2018, during the $344 million upgrade, it will replace all the 19 C801 trains from service.

Defects in the C801 rolling stock

After the cracks from the rolling stock C151A trains (That runs on East West Line and North South Line) were made public on 5 July 2016 which caused a public uproar (See Operational Problems in C151A), SMRT Trains managing director Lee Ling Wee had also made a press report admitting that C801 trains had also suffered from cracks. According to Lee, the cracks was discovered "during a routine assessment by Bombardier in 2015" and the issue affected all 19 C801 trains. Lee ended by stating that 12 of them have fixed locally using wielding methods with remaining 7 suffered the issue to a less degree are still awaiting for repairs.

Lee did not say what caused the cracks, but a spokesman for Land Transport Authority told Straits Times that the issue is caused by "normal wear and tear" and added that they are not 'safety-critical'. All cracks in C801 trains were found on the "lateral beams of the underframe" and they measured "no more than 12cm"

External links

• Train Information