Image via WikipediaThere is an old saying about going around in circles but apparently a power fault shut down the Circle Line in Singapore early this morning. This stranded many commuters and school children who had planned to get in early.However with usual MRT efficiency the line was operative by 9:15 am. Compare this speed of recovery to the disaster that was Auckland's public transport on the opening day of the Rugby World Cup.
Twice as many as planned for turned up to take the train on that day and the public transport simply couldn't cope.
Determined that this fiasco should not happen again, the government commandeered the waterfront for the duration of the RWC event and of course all of those who are accountable are blaming each other!
One journalist has described it as a 'can of worms' which indeed it has been. So in the context of Auckland's transport failures a four hour breakdown on Singapore's Circle Line doesn't seem that bad.
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You will have difficulty because locals will expect the problem to be recovered within 1 hr max.
Agreed it is not bad, expectations are sometimes beyond belief
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