The use of rubber tyres and ceramic tracks are extremely quiet compared to conventional rail.

This additional batch of trains will increase the capacity of the Bukit Panjang LRT line by 50% by 2014.

To prevent overcrowding on the Bukit Panjang LRT line, 13 new trains were purchased, thus increasing the fleet capacity by 50%.

However, in March 2019, 2 train cars numbers 128 & 131 were sent back to New Jersey, USA for retrofitting works of new signalling equipment.

Individual cars are assigned a three-digit serial number by the rail operator SMRT Trains.