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    <title>Malaysian Railway Archive - Mrt - third rail</title>
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    <description><![CDATA[location of &quot;contact arm&quot; &amp; &quot;third rail&quot;]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Application of brakes</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:17:43 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[...application of brakes were taking place because a train will apply its brakes at all station. When you notice the arcing and loud sound, the train was in 'full braking mode'... regen brakes were in progress and brake arms were locked momentarily...]]></description>
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      <title>Loud Bang...</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:34:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[...is the instantaneous release of air from the brake cylinders (dump valve)... as the brake arms 'locked the wheels'...

At any time, current is picked up on either left or right side 3rd rail...When any one of the fuse is blown (faulty), power is...]]></description>
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      <title>sparks</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:49:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[i remembered i once seen a very bright spark coming from below the last door of the 3rd or 4th coach with a very loud &quot;bang&quot;..on NS line while entering braddell station]]></description>
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      <title>3rd rail &quot;pick-up&quot;</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[It's alwayz in the sprung-up position. Its spring loaded (upwards) so that firm contact could be achieved wherever a 3rd rail exists. It can be &quot;disabled mechanically&quot; or put down (no contact with 3rd rail during maintenance.

4 pick-ups in...]]></description>
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      <title>I just noticed...</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 08:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[When I was at the end of Yishun MRT Station, both contact arms are extended (cannot be retracted) and are on the bogies.]]></description>
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      <title>return current</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:52:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[is usually through wheels to the rails (earthed)...]]></description>
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      <title>return current...</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2006 13:37:36 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If i recall correctly, because SMRT uses third rail, the voltage is very small (about 750V) so the return current is very high, so high that the cables use for the return current have to be very thick... so i think the thick cables by the side of the...]]></description>
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      <title>Sparks...</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:41:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[can be caused by friction but also can be caused by contact that is too fast (the MRT travelling fast)? As for the sparks at the crossovers, it has to be along the older stretch of tracks of unused track like those emergency crossovers.]]></description>
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      <title>I remembered very clearly</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2006 00:32:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[because it just a few weeks ago,

when the other side (left) of the contact arm touched the third rail, i saw sparks from it...]]></description>
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      <title>sparks???</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:05:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[i actually monitored it a few times, it dun comes from the third rail, instead is when crossover, the rails causes it instead of the third rail, i nv see such phenomenom at pasir ris or elsewhere...]]></description>
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