Template:Did you know nominations/Clementi rail accident

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:29, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Clementi rail accident[edit]

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... that the Clementi rail accident on the Singapore MRT was caused by a 50-litre (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) oil spill?
- ALT1:... that a maintenance train spilt 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) of oil onto the Singapore MRT tracks, resulting in two trains colliding with one another?

Created/expanded by 1.02 editor (talk). Self-nominated at 00:16, 7 February 2018 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

Overall:

Note that QPQ is not necessary because this is 1.02 editor's 1st DYK nomination. I prefer the main hook to the alternate as it is a bit more direct and simpler. Nice work, 1.02 editor! I hope that you enjoy your first DYK nomination, and I look forward to seeing more of your creations here in the future! Michael Barera (talk) 05:23, 9 February 2018 (UTC)