Veteran train captain bids farewell to the last of Singapore’s first-generation MRT trains
Veteran train captain bids farewell to the last of Singapore’s first-generation MRT trains
52-year-old Mohd Zaidi Sulaiman began driving MRT trains in 1994 when he was just 20.
Mr Zaidi said the first-generation Kawasaki C151 trains were the “smoothest” to operate.
“The older train captains, we are basically champions of driving manually. During our time, We challenged each other to see who had the best braking, who had the smoothest braking.”
Over the years, he’s formed a deep connection with the trains he operated. “It’s very sad because we grew up on this train.”
Mr Zaidi will now operate fully automated R151 trains.
