SINGAPORE - In a move which will see Singapore's two rail operators working formally together for the first time, SMRT and SBS Transit signed a collaboration memorandum of understanding with defence and engineering group ST Engineering on Monday .
He said the trio will"identify and establish collaborative projects or arrangements of mutual interest". "By pooling knowledge and resources in this area, we can diagnose and repair electronic cards more quickly, and reduce service downtime," Mr Khaw said. After two massive breakdowns on the North-South line in 2011, SMRT pledged to accelerate, among other things, its electronic card replacement plan. Electronic cards were found to be the main cause of signalling glitches, accounting for seven in 10 such faults.
Heard they form a joint company called “The BGs”