Yellow Line trains have defective wheels, says deputy minister

Following an accident, safety audits were ordered, and companies were reduced.

According to Deputy Transport Minister Surapong Piyachote, some wheels on Golden Line rail trains were broken, and their use has been put on hold pending comprehensive inspections.

He claimed that before all carriages were put back into company on Wednesday, the operator of Golden LIne, Eastern Bangkok Monorail Co, had been instructed to conduct thorough andnbsp security checks on all of the trains.

On Tuesday night, a manual wheel fell off one of the railways and landed on the road below. It bounced and then slammed into the taxi. On Tuesday evening, the controller blamed bad ball bearings for the falling vehicle. &nbsp,

On Wednesday night, Mr. Surapong&nbsp announced that use of a particular batch of manual wheels had been halted due to production issues.

It is still unclear whether the temperature or the ball joints caused the vehicle to fall off. There needs to be a detailed investigation. I assume another wheels are also impacted by the issue. To find out if it is about ball joints or heat, there must be a thorough investigation, according to Mr. Surapong.

Bright Line train wheels had only been in use for about 60, 000 hours, according to the lieutenant transport secretary, who estimated their expected lifespan to be around 300,000 hours.

Before each and every Yellow Line train was put back into service on Wednesday, he had instructed transportation officials to work with Eastern Bangkok Rail to meticulously inspect their safety. Due to this, companies had to be reduced from the usual 5 to 10 days to once every 30 days.

The Transport Ministry had ensure maximum service safety because yesterday’s service intervals are long, according to Mr. Surapong.

Suriya Jungrungreangkit, the minister of transportation, claimed that on Wednesday afternoon, he had met with EBM representatives to explain safety precautions. &nbsp,

Between north Bangkok and Nonthaburi, the Pink Line rail travels, and the Golden Line connects eastern Bangkok to Samut Prakan. The carriages were produced in China by CRRC Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems, a cooperative venture between the two companies with bases in Canada and Nanjing.