Primetime Morning (AM Live!) - Are you a trainspotter?

Primetime Morning (AM Live!) - Are you a trainspotter?
Trainspotting, a hobby that involves watching trains for long periods of time, is catching on here. A local club, called SGTrains Trainspotters, has seen a doubling in its membership since January 2011.
The group meets up every Saturday at the Jurong East MRT station.
One of their activities, spotting serial numbers on train cars. When the numbers do not run in sequence, the trainspotters know that certain carriages have been taken back to the depot for maintenance.
Other activities include collecting door hangers, looking out for any change in the interior of the train, taking note of the different advertisements that are on display and working with train operators here to improve services.
Due to the recent spate of disruptions in the MRT lines, SMRT has implemented more tv screens in various stations.
Joel Ong, a committee member of SG Trains Trainspotters, said: "SMRT wants us to create ideas on what should they show on the television panel which will be more significant to the commuters. So we have to provide ideas on the fonts and the design of the disruption notice on the television panels."
The group's detailed observation of trains has even given them certain insights.
Vice-President of SG Trains Trainspotters, Benjamin Goh, said: "The third-generation 751b trains have a problem with their braking, which sometimes causes the wheel to slip on the track. This causes flat spots on wheels, and this is what we think caused excessive vibration on tracks."
Members of the club also have a wishlist for what they hope to see in future trains.
"I would like to see the implementation of television information systems onboard trains. Information systems of other lines would also be displayed on the screens. I hope to see LTA invest in better, more efficient motors," said one member.
"The tile floors right before the rail line, they are for blind people to navigate throughout the station. We wish for them to be implemented inside the train, so that they can find their way to a reserved seat," said another.
The club was recently awarded the Friend of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) award, in recognition of their significant contributions to Singapore's land transport.
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[@SGrailadventure2004]

I have been a train enthusiast or a regular train explorer since 2018, and now on some days (despite the ongoing Pandemic), I would be trainspotting and filming mainly on the NSEWL. I am also filming for the underground lines as well. Public Transport (especially trains) has been my favourite hobby I love doing since a decade ago when I was young.

[@crashtubes]

All aboard the Virgin train!

[@sgplanespottingandtrains2356]

Now all has changed as some of us like me have been stopped by staffs and sometimes transcoms saying that we cannot trainspot like photos and videos of the trains

[@SGrailadventure2004]

But not all though, just that you will never know when the staff will prevent you from filming especially during the peak hours.

[@tib1135x]

I am one of those trainspotters since my first time in 2012.

[@andrewdrake3164]

It's really cool that you found something that you enjoy!

[@Chris.P.Kreme90]

Are you still wasting your life in 2020 train spotting?

[@94Princeking]

i like them like trainspotter too i only take some videos.

[@MrGamepeople]

wah.... Youyuan on tv leh...