Kawasaki Heavy Industries C151

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The Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) C151 is a class of retired trains that were the first generation of electric multiple unit (EMU) rolling stock that operated on the North–South and East–West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by a consortium led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) under Contract 151. They were first introduced in 1987 and retired in 2025, making them the oldest trains operated on the network. Sixty-six trainsets consisting of six cars each and a single money train set consisting of four cars were contracted in 1984. They were manufactured from 1986 to 1989 in two batches by a Japanese consortium consisting of the namesake Kawasaki, Kinki Sharyo, Nippon Sharyo and Tokyu Car Corp following a round of intense competitive bidding by international rolling stock manufacturers. The trains underwent a two-year mid-life interior refurbishment programme by Hyundai Rotem. After the 2011 major train disruptions on 15 and 17, December 2011, further...

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