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Independent Singapore
04-07-2025
- Independent Singapore
Passengers forced to walk along train tracks after latest Bukit Panjang LRT breakdown
Photo: TikTok/vincentkiapkiap SINGAPORE: A power failure on the Bukit Panjang Light Rail Transit (LRT) system caused a service disruption on Thursday morning, leaving passengers stranded and forcing many to walk along the tracks to the nearest station, some with strollers in tow. The disruption occurred at around 8:50 a.m., according to Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT), which posted an update on its official Facebook page shortly after the incident. The affected train was reportedly near Phoenix station when the power cut struck, and the train was stopped mid-track. TikTok user @vincentkiapkiap uploaded a video showing over a dozen passengers disembarking from the stalled train. With the assistance of SMRT staff, the group carefully made their way along the elevated track back to the nearest LRT station. Facebook user Jamal Ismail captured the scene of passengers walking into the station on foot, as well, with one of them pushing a baby stroller over the narrow walkway beside the tracks. Another commuter, Hanis J Khairiyah, also took to Facebook to share that a train had been stuck at Phoenix station around the same time. SMRT activated free shuttle bus services and bridging bus options for affected commuters. This is not the first time the Bukit Panjang LRT line has experienced service issues. On Oct 22 last year, a similar breakdown disrupted operations.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Sun
M4 closed in BOTH directions after huge power failure with drivers warned motorway is ‘unsafe to use'
THE M4 is closed in both directions after a huge power failure with drivers warned the motorway is unsafe to use. It's not yet clear when the motorway will reopen as the National Grid carry out urgent works. 1 The M4 is South Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between Junction 18 (Bath) and Junction 19 (M32). This is so National Grid engineers can carry out emergency works to an overhead power line. The M4 has emptied of traffic between both junction as it's not safe for drivers to use. National Highways Traffic Officers are assisting with the closures. Diversion routes are in place and drivers heading west should follow the solid circle diversion signs. The westbound diversion is as follows: Exit the M4 at J18, At the roundabout take the 3rd exit on to the A46 northbound At Old Sodbury turn left onto the A432 At the A432/B4059 roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the B4059 At the 3rd roundabout take the 2nd exit onto Yate road At Nibley t-junction turn right onto the A432 At the A432/A4174 roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A4174 At the M32 roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the M32 At the next roundabout take the 1st exit to re-join the M4 at J19 Drivers heading east should follow the solid square diversion signs. The eastbound diversion is as follows: Exit the M4 at J19 Take the 2nd exit off the roundabout onto the M32 Exit the M32 at J1 Take the 1st exit off the roundabout onto the A4174 At the 2nd roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A432 At Niblet turn left onto Yate road At the next roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the B4059 At the 3rd roundabout take 1st exit onto the A432 At the T-junction turn right onto the A46 Re-join the M4 at J18
Reuters
01-07-2025
- Reuters
High-speed train line to Spain's Andalusia cut after power cable failure
MADRID, July 1 (Reuters) - Passengers were left stranded in train carriages and stations overnight into Tuesday morning after a power cable failure cut high-speed lines between Madrid and Andalusia. Around 20 trains were blocked on the tracks or unable to depart on Monday evening, with approximately 10 more cancelled on Tuesday morning in Madrid and southern Spanish cities including Seville, where global leaders are attending a United Nations conference on development financing. Traffic between the towns of Yeles and La Sagra, about 40 kilometres south of Madrid, was suspended at 8.30 pm (0630 GMT) when a catenary cable malfunctioned, a spokesperson for state-owned railway infrastructure operator ADIF said. The cause of the malfunction was unknown, he said, and ADIF has since postponed the resumption of service four times. In its latest statement, the company said trains between Madrid and Andalusian cities were cancelled until further notice. ADIF called on regional emergency services to service and evacuate stranded passengers, some of whom spent hours stuck inside the trains as a blistering heatwave scorches the country. The high-speed network has rapidly expanded in Spain as part of a government push to decarbonise public transportation. The network connects almost all the country's big cities but is vulnerable to cable incidents as it crosses large swathes of scarcely populated areas. A copper cable theft paralysed the same line for more than 12 hours in early May. Three operators service the line, state-owned former monopoly Renfe, Ouigo, a unit of French state train operator SNCF, and Iryo, which is owned by a consortium including Italy's Trenitalia.
The Independent
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Review sheds light on decision to shut Heathrow amid substation fire
A review into the Heathrow shutdown on 21 March, caused by a power failure, revealed that CEO Thomas Woldbye was unreachable during the incident as his phone was on silent. The decision to close Europe's busiest airport led to 1,400 flight cancellations, affecting more than 200,000 passengers. The review, led by Ruth Kelly, found that the decision to suspend operations was within the authority of chief operating operator Javier Echave, and would not have changed even if Mr Woldbye had been involved. The Kelly Review recommended enhancements to the notification process for critical incidents, including a secondary means of contact for key individuals, which Heathrow has already begun implementing. Airlines have criticised the decision not to open parts of Heathrow earlier, with a campaign group calling the internal Kelly Review insufficient in addressing poor contingency planning.
The Independent
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Heathrow boss slept until 6.45am on day of power shutdown due to his phone being on silent
On the day of the unprecedented closure of Heathrow due to a power failure, the airport boss slept soundly until 6.45am. The mobile phone of CEO Thomas Woldbye was on silent, the Kelly Review into the shutdown has revealed. The decision to close Europe's busiest airport on Friday 21 March led to 1,400 flight cancellations affecting more 200,000 people, and caused 120 planes that were already in the air to be diversions. Mr Woldbye was repeatedly called in the early hours of the morning. The first was a protocol alarm call known as F24 to alert him to the fire at a electricity substation feeding Heathrow. Then Javier Echave – the chief operating operator, who made the decision to close the airport for the whole of Friday – repeatedly tried to call his boss. The review by Ruth Kelly, a non-executive director of Heathrow, reveals: 'Although his phone was on his bedside table, Mr Woldbye reported that it did not alert him to the F24 alarms or to Mr Echave's other calls because the phone had gone into a silent mode, without him being aware it had done so and he was asleep at the time. 'Mr Woldbye first became aware of the incident at approximately 6.45am on 21 March, and received a debrief from Mr Echave. 'Although Mr Woldbye was therefore not involved in the decision to suspend operations, it was within Mr Echave's authority to make this decision, being the named individual on the CAA operating licence for the Airport. 'Neither Mr Woldbye nor Mr Echave considered the decision to stop operations would have changed had Mr Woldbye been involved.' The Kelly Review also reveals security staff in Terminal 2 had to rely on the torch function on their phones. 'Immediate interim adjustments were made after the incident to contingency plans, including issuing all security team members with battery powered torches,' the review says.
