What Remains of the Old Sentosa Monorail?

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A short documentary about what remains of the former Sentosa Monorail (1982-2005)
Music:
Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, Op. 3, No. 8 - 1. Allegro
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original video:
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Photo 1: Sentosa, Singapore, October 9th 2018
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Photo 2:
Sentosa, Singapore, November 26th 2003
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:27 Gateway
2:34 Ferry Terminal
3:45 Monorail Depot
4:19 Ficus
5:09 Palawan Beach
5:46 Track Remnants I
7:01 Cable Car
8:25 Track Remnants II
8:52 Fort Siloso
10:13 Track Remnants III
10:45 Underwater World
11:54 Conclusion

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9 июл 2024

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@SentosaIsland Месяц назад

This is amazing! Thanks for creating this awesome video! ❤

@AjPlayz1000 Месяц назад

@zanderbusedits2626 Месяц назад

The sentosa mayor has spoken

@RetroAnts Месяц назад

This video is now officially "Sentosa Island approved!"

@BaileyChap Месяц назад

The ISLAND has a youtube channel?!

@Boypogikami132 28 дней назад

INSANE

@Putt-Putt Месяц назад

THIS IS THE TYPE OF LOCAL QUALITY CONTENT WE SHOULD HAVE MORE ON

@RonnieTay-sx1gn Месяц назад

I was the first batch of this monorail operator. I work there after my O level while waiting to go yo polytechnic

@2710cruiser Месяц назад

I love the older one since it travels around the island and brings you to places

@ColdPrata Месяц назад

this was the guy you wanted to be in a group with when you had an assignment

@wilwahabri Месяц назад

Very nicely done Sir! Glad to see someone has made an attempt to retain a record of the Monorail. I visited Singapore off and on from the late 1970's to 2008 when I took up residence for 10 years. I saw the changes. I feel that the development of Sentosa has been to it's detriment, an example of corporate greed. I rode the monorail a number of times, and really it would not have cost that much to upgrade it rather than demolish it, certainly less than the cross island cable car has cost. Whilst the cable car does give amazing views of the island, the monorail was more intimate with the surroundings with equally absorbing views. Demolishing the ferry terminal and all the other colonial buildings has weakened the attraction for tourists in my opinion.

@NijiKonohana Месяц назад

As sad as it is to admit, I do agree with you on this. I remember when Sentosa felt like a magical escape from city life back when I was a child, and how the magic slowly vanished over the years as USS, Resorts World, and private properties began to spring up over the island. Now, even the entrance to Sentosa from Vivocity feels like a ghost town, when in the past it was busy and crowded. All of the spaces that used to be filled with shops are now empty, dilapidating voids. The saddest change for me was the demolition of the giant Merlion. THAT is the Merlion that tourists rave about, the one that you can actually enter and view Singapore from, not the tiny disappointing one that spews water opposite Marina Bay.

@PrograError Месяц назад

@@NijiKonohana even that is disappointing these days... apparently more trouble than it's worth, having just had an upgrade before shutting it again

@eugenechin2863 Месяц назад

@@NijiKonohana WTF, that Merlion is gone??!!! When did that thing disappear. Although i havent visited Singapore in ages, i remember my grandad bringing me to see that merlion all lighted up every weekend night. It felt so magical then as a 8 year old.

@lmr6085 Месяц назад

While I also feel the nostalgia for old Sentosa, the reality was that before the re-development Sentosa was badly managed and just not viable as a tourist attraction. The new Sentosa is a bit tacky, but it is certainly more lively and commercially viable. It's important to remember most of even the old Sentosa were not historical buildings. The ferry terminal is a gorgeous looking structure, but it was built in the 70s. It's not true colonial building.

@Schrottkralle Месяц назад

As former flight attendant with Lufthansa German Airlines, flying to Singapore almost once every month from 1982 - 2015, the old Monorail brings back countless memories about countless visits to Sentosa Island the way it used to be: a very beautiful, natural place where I spent countless days of my layover in Singapore. Enjoying home made, freshly prepared fried rice right next to the beach. Auntie and uncle who ran their small food stall always welcomed me with a warm hearted smile when coming back to have lunch. I really miss them. Those days are gone. I do not reject new developements, but Sentosa was over-developed, like many other places in Singapore. Today, when sometimes visiting Singapore as a retired flight attendant and as a ordinary tourist, I never visit Sentosa again.

@Beowulfsg 2 дня назад

Aww those are some sweet memories, thanks for sharing 🙏

@kayjaylaw Месяц назад

This is some top-tier editing - clever use of different audio tracks to segue into a new station, interweaving between modern and documentary footage at the same location, and clear enunciation with good cadence. Thanks for this very informative and high quality production!

@engardepostsg Месяц назад

Nicely done! You even went into more details about the monorail than we did in our SG Lost Railways episode!

@suressh Месяц назад

I loved your video on the Sentosa Monorail! The SG Lost Railways series is wonderfully produced

@PrograError Месяц назад

@@suressh no wonder I thought I was seeing double...

@LeeJcc Месяц назад

I was in my teens when the Sentosa Monorail was running. For me, it was a foretaste of the MRT system, where we had to wait at the station for the train to arrive.

@cw8 Месяц назад

I used to take back to back monorail trips around Sentosa back then. It was very memorable. Sentosa was magical back then

@nexa_s 21 день назад

Thank you for unlocking a forgotten core memory for me, and perhaps many of us. Got extremely nostgalic watching this :)

@KillerRexz Месяц назад

So nostalgic..i remembered my father was looking out to see when put his head in the shutter drop in...my old man almost lost his head...but that time the monorail is not as stuffy as the now monorail...

@hipposamadesu Месяц назад

This is a remarkable documentary on the past Sentosa. It should be archived and protected for our future generations.

@plymouthmechanic3423 Месяц назад

Great video! So sad they demolished so much of the monorail. It's nice to see they used a part of the track for pedestrians

@murtadzayusri2452 Месяц назад

Still remember when it rains, we have to close the shutters, there's no windows. But back then, everyone's happy.

@WDWCentral Месяц назад

We need more videos on Sentosa!

@weesowhow9156 Месяц назад

So sad to see this video. Bring back the memories when I was the operator of the old monorail from year 2000 to 2005. It was so enjoyable to operate the monorail because of the round island view.

@lmrell Месяц назад

Same here, although shorter from 2002-Jan 2004… which means we should have been acquainted, although no memory of it 😂 used to skip JC classes and come drive the monorail instead. Most awesome thing I’ve ever done in my life to date..taking the empty train around to the depot at night, struggling with a fully loaded and always weak Golf train to climb from station 3 to 4 …

@dfisherii Месяц назад

Thank you for making this! I remember going to Sentosa just to take the monorail on it's last day of operations. Even tho the monorail was not air-conditioned and travelled rather slowly, it was always enjoyable and relaxing to ride around the island. How sad that they decided to replace it.

@axan50transportproductions Месяц назад

These kind of videos are really good in showing the transport history of Singapore in an understandable way. Do continue to make more of these.

@johanea Месяц назад

In the past, Sentosa had a charm to it. That is gone today. Just a pain to go there and pay for it some more.

@ernesthetic Месяц назад

Thank you for the memories.

@dakomon 10 дней назад

Sentosa must bring back the classic monorail, nothing in this world can beat that feeling when with loved ones. I used to pester my parents to let us ride that whenever we were in Sentosa. That kind of rickety tranquillity always will stay with me.

@leonel1982 29 дней назад

I remember the Sentosa monorail! Lived with my family in Singapore from 1982 until 1989. My dad even took me on the cable car over to Sentosa.

@pietoro1501 7 дней назад

I have so much memories of riding the monorail as a child, as a teenager and as an adult. I will always miss having it. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to make this video.❤❤❤

@BigPaul62 Месяц назад

I remember riding round the old monorail back in 1993 which was the first time I visited the magnificent country of Singapore. Sentosa was really beautiful back then. I need to visit again!

@richkurtz6053 11 дней назад

A similar monorail has been retired at the Minnesota Zoo in the USA. They have also just converted the track to a treetop walkway to allow visitors to view the animals from above.

@AthrunZala24 2 дня назад

I remember taking the monorail with my class during a primary school excursion, not really bother about the heat, only worry about what if I drop my glasses. And yes I prefer the old monorail, it goes to so many places(above mini-golf course, beach,forest), feels like it bring us closer to the natural beauty of Sentosa. Thanks for the video sir, I have always been wondering if any of the old stations are still around.

@MaxiLim 6 дней назад

Amazing! I can never imagine where all the old structures went without this video!

@dvnhzq 14 дней назад

privileged to have been old enough to be able to ride the first monorail. i still have a picture of me and my mom in it in a photo album somwhere.

@evohaz Месяц назад

A totally interesting and good way to learn about history apart from textbooks in school.

@christopheryongmenglee7569 Месяц назад

I miss the old sentosa monorial

@christopheryongmenglee7569 Месяц назад

But now we have sentosa express connection NE1/CC29 HarbourFront in Vivo City

@starsaber100 Месяц назад

@@christopheryongmenglee7569 but it's not as helpful as the old monorail despite being nice, luckily there's a sentosa line cable car and buses

@gavinlew8273 Месяц назад

I remember taking the monorail in primary school as part of a school excursion. I was thinking to myself "What a slow motion rollercoaster ride!" ☺

@wcp1lumley 12 дней назад

Simply amazing and a very pleasant ride down memory lane! I have ridden this monorail back in 2002. When I visited again in 2009 (I was resident in the UAE then and am now living in India), it was that new monorail in operation- it wasn't running though, it was closed for maintenance. I have watched your video thrice over and several of my questions have now been answered, like what became of the old monorail, what came of Underwater World (station as well as the attraction itself etc). I can still hear the Asian announcement when the then monorail reached the Underwater World station- (I think we got off there). After English, the Chinese announcement went like 'aaandaaawaaataaaah world' etc. Brought back several pleasant memories. Thank you so much for sharing! (I am Indian by the way, and have visited Singapore thrice- 2002, 2009 and 2023).

@chesszz Месяц назад

Can only imagine the amount of time you spent into researching, walking the ground and choosing the right music!! 😂 great job! Looking forward to your next work!

@ashwinrajashekar Месяц назад

I've never been to singapore nor know much of any geographical/demographic changes the city-state has gone through but thoroughly enjoyed watching this documentary. It feels good to know that history is being preserved through videos like this and I hope the remaining structures remnant of the old monorail continue to stand as time passes. I certainly hope to visit and enjoy walking around sentosa in the future. Thank you for the video

@kelvintang4173 Месяц назад

Nice, it reminded me when I was young after a long day spent these I will take the monorail around the island before heading home by taking the ferry back to Singapore island . Nice memory..

@bok6446 Месяц назад

this really bring back memories.... thank you!

@wongxinhao1996 Месяц назад

Loving your channel. Please continue producing such good content!

@emptyangel Месяц назад

Absolutely stellar video and great narration. Thanks!

@AmbientWalking Месяц назад

I have so many memories of the old Monorail. Thank you for this video!

@ghostwalker000 8 дней назад

Man I miss the old rail , as a kid it was so exciting. My favourite parts were rails that entered the forested areas

@py03 Месяц назад

So many childhood memories on the monorail! Thank you so much for this amazing video

@cynthiasoolihua2410 Месяц назад

Wow thank you so much for capturing our history like this! Very beautifully done

@eateatseesee5793 Месяц назад

Very well made video . The best thing ever for Sentosa , the ride was so relaxing and enjoyable . I missed the ride . Especially the small door sliding open and close . So cool !

@HL0905 Месяц назад

Liked your video very much. It brought back memories of my teens days. I used to take the round trip monorail with my Walkman volume to full blast, listening to the 80s songs enjoying the light breeze. A big thank you for this video :)

@padrian2297 Месяц назад

very good video. Love watching it. Bring back a lot of good old memories of Sentosa 🥰🥰 Good effort in doing up the video 💪

@nerdkidleo Месяц назад

awesome video. i grew up in the 90s and I remembered the times i spent on the old monorail and the short scenes of the old monorail stations really brought back memories.

@bbsonytv Месяц назад

Well done. Very very very emotional watching this. My memories when I was young. Thank you so much

@Ridz2812 Месяц назад

This was fantastic to watch. Thank you

@SpyDatCake Месяц назад

Educational, Great editing and dry British humour. This was a delight, I subscribed and I'm looking forward to more!

@DouglasDC10.30 Месяц назад

I’m not Singaporean, but this is a good video! There’s someone who makes similar videos to yours except they’re about the city of Perth in my home country, Australia. Love from Adelaide, South Australia!

@WelcomeToMyLife888 Месяц назад

awesome video! thanks for bringing back so many happy memories.

@arkhera4375 Месяц назад

This is brilliant, thank you so much!

@glitchFan2428 Месяц назад

Excellent work. Very well researched and presented, I enjoyed the whole video!

@weenemone 7 дней назад

Great quality content, thank you for reminding us of the good ol days.

@nombreaqure3401 Месяц назад

love how clear your voice is. very articulate! comforting amongst many that talk far to similar to another with limited vocabulary 😅

@2306mljj Месяц назад

Wonderfully done! Definitely miss the OG monorail and the quieter times of Sentosa :)

@mwchan 11 дней назад

Thanks for the insightful and accurate video!

@charlesgoy1668 Месяц назад

Thank you for doing this awesome video.

@MrShok888 Месяц назад

Thank you for the memories :)

@libanberry Месяц назад

Love this! Looking forward to more brother

@nmarks Месяц назад

Top notch video, mate👍

@joyridejoyce1735 Месяц назад

Thank you so much for sharing my childhood favorite monorail 🚝

@brixtonoh Месяц назад

i love to ride the monorail around the island. when it rains you need to pull down the shutters located above your head . those are fond memories of island during the 90s

@Nebarus Месяц назад

I have had the pleasure of using the new monorail during Sentosa visits. But never knew there was an old "around the island" monorail. Wonderful to watch the video and knowing I learned something new today about amazing Singapore :)

@CaptainsChannel58 Месяц назад

Great video. Thanks! 👏

@flipfloplollipop 14 дней назад

Amazing video!!

@andyhay1262 Месяц назад

Really interesting, very well done!

@Meronrin 6 дней назад

I loved the old gateway monorail. Brings back memories to when I was probably 3 with my parents and I remember it took us around with gorgeous view and I was afraid but excited always looking out for

@matthewjbauer1990 Месяц назад

I don't live in Singapore, I live in the US, but remember going there many times to visit Mom's family. I remember the last time I went to Singapore, back in June or July 2018, my cousins taking me to Sentosa with my brother (and his now wife) along with our sister. It was not what I remembered as a kid in the 90s and 2000s. I do remember going to Underwater World, a shame that they closed it. I've got pictures of everyone sitting on the Sentosa letters. This video was awesome and brought back nostalgic memories. Thanks!!

@afba502 Месяц назад

Very informative video. Thank you for making it. :)

@lyontanisawesome1258 4 дня назад

Thank you so much for making this video! 🥹 As a Singaporean 🇸🇬 child born in 1997, I only get to ride the old monorail a few more times in 2005 ( I was 8 years old) before until 2007, when I went back to Sentosa to find out it’s totally demolished…(Sentosa Express was not built yet) Can you also make a history of Sentosa Express as well as a Part 2? 🙏

@jklam00 Месяц назад

👍 nicely done and well researched!

@galihxtreme Месяц назад

I cannot believe 1994 was already 30 years ago. Back then we used to stay either in YWCA or sharing an apartment flat around Orchard rd. To get to Sentosa there are 2 options, the manual-door monorail or the cable car, in which both started around WTC area

@karthik448 Месяц назад

Ashamed to say I'm just finding out what the green track visible from the canopy walk was. Amazing to know even small things we don't give a second glance to have a history to them. Please share more such fascinating history bits. This was a great video.

@lucasakachubby8694 Месяц назад

Nicely Done! Great choices in Background music and you have a nice voice too

@quinzainyann7503 Месяц назад

Thank you a lot for the documentary, remember a lot of things, really happy time the boom of Spore and also the boom for our job

@forrestyau2413 Месяц назад

Very well made documentary of our forgotten past.

@kevinkwa Месяц назад

Ooo this is interesting. Didn't know about it. Thanks for sharing!

@ihackstv Месяц назад

Excellent video!

@quakingpig Месяц назад

Your video made me look back all the great memories in Sentosa and Singapore back in 2002. I remember one of the rides had to stop because monkeys were on the way. It was my first time seeing wild monkeys. I always thought of going back to Singapore and getting on the monorail once again, but Sentosa has developed so much from what I remember!😢

@PublicTransportboi Месяц назад

Well done on this video! brilliant work. Do other places in sg

@wilddragonchase Месяц назад

i love videos like these!

@lilili101 10 дней назад

Singapore loves to demolish its old yet colorful buildings and replacing with boring modern ones.

@letterZach Месяц назад

The landscape has changed so much. Wow!

@HilsonSo-mx8gr Месяц назад

Why did they demolish old stuff, you need to leave remains so future people can remember and see

@AkaixJK Месяц назад

When I was a young boy, I was more interested in getting on the Sentosa Monorail than going to the former Underwater World and Fantasy Island! The only thing I hate about the old monorail is lack of fans and the useless ceiling which didn't shelter us from the rain as the raindrops keep getting in.

@skylineXpert Месяц назад

My dad sailed for maersk on Hong Kong-Singapore-Bangkok & was around when sentosa was starting to take shape & they filled sand in here & there... He told the construction was crazy... My visits in 22' & 23' taught me one thing: might as well walk back to vivo when universal is closing.

@GreenBoxMedia Месяц назад

I love this! I had no idea!

@exoskeletal79 Месяц назад

Kinda sad they didn't preserve the network or buildings

@johnlacey155 29 дней назад

Great video thanks - I didn't know that there was an 'old monorail' on Sentosa! And surprised to find that I've even been in one of the stations (Fort Siloso)

@elsongs Месяц назад

Oh wow, I had no idea the old monorail is no more! I rode it in 2001 and 2003 during my visits to Singapore. I think I have a field recording of the monorail announcements.

@xr6lad Месяц назад

Remember using it on holidays. Was a nice circuit. Nice and cool on a hot day. Saved a lot of walking up and down hills (although I think there was also a courtesy bus that did a similar circuit as well). Tbh they have ruined Sentosa with their over development now. Much greener back then and felt less part of the city.

@MilkTeaLessSugar Месяц назад

Thank you for this! The most I remembered when I was a young boy, was about the monorail was the sliding doors that shut quite loudly. Always told to quickly put my legs in 😂

@yatsumleung8618 Месяц назад

Aww... I rode on the old monorail in the 90s. I still remember the sliding doors and "di-du-di-du" warning sounds. After the ride we had dinner at the terminus and sat under the monorail track. And as a young child I was fascinated by all the wheels riding on the track, all the string of blinking LED lights on the train towards nightfall. Oh and the paper ticket had 2 tear off tabs on the upper and lower corner, but the station staff decided to punch a hole instead of tearing it off. I kept it as a souvenir for a long time, always tempted to tear off the tabs but never did.

@dominictong3646 7 дней назад

The old ferry terminal in the Colonial Style was beautiful. Sad that it was demolished for nothing.

@BaySean Месяц назад

Grew up going there and so many replacements in this island.

@charlesbrenan6269 Месяц назад

Oh what a skame - I didn't know. Went on both this monorail and the now deceased one in Sydney in 1996. Lot of water under the bridge since then. 🇸🇬🇦🇺