The Hitachi small-type monorail is a straddle-type monorail built by Hitachi Rail for the use on the Sentosa Express. These trains are part of Hitachi Monorail line of ALWEG-based monorail. The trains were part of a project to replace Sentosa's previous aging monorail system. The trains are fully air-conditioned.
Operations and safety systems Trains and platform screen doors were previously manually operated by train attendants; the trains utilised digital automatic train protection (ATP) to ensure trains keep a safe distance between each other and automatic train supervision (ATS) to provide the route setting for the train to travel.
With the upgrading to the wireless communications-based train control (CBTC) system in 2017, trains and platform screen doors are now operated automatically.
These trains are designed to have a maximum speed of 80km/h (50 mph), but they usually cruise at .
Refurbishment and upgrades The Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) has been changed to a newer updated LED Displays with route information.
A signalling system upgrade was also upgraded to Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC). With the change in Signalling System, it allowed more trains to run on the network.
See also Hitachi Monorail Sentosa island Rail transport in Singapore Sentosa Monorail – a monorail system that used to ferry visitors around Sentosa from its introduction in 1982 to its dismantling in 2005
References
External links Hitachi wins contract to develop "SENTOSA EXPRESS" for Sentosa Development Corporation — (press release) Monorail Society: Sentosa Express Construction Gallery Fact sheet for Sentosa Express