Images of New Scania K-Series bus to be operated by RapidPenang

Post author By transitmy
Post date May 19, 2009
6 Comments on Images of New Scania K-Series bus to be operated by RapidPenang

TRANSIT was invited to visit the Scania plant in Shah Alam to take a look at one of the two prototype buses of Rapid Penang’s new fleet.

For some background information, Prasarana and RapidPenang have ordered 200 of these fully accessible buses, which are based on a Scania K-Series chassis which has a longitudinal engine design.

Scania K-Series chassis buses have been operating in Singapore for some years as the government has moved to make the bus fleet 100% accessible - image courtesy of Wikipedia

TRANSIT took as many photos of the bus as possible during our visit to Shah Alam and we include a few of these photos below for your interest.

Interior of the RapidPenang bus facing the rear - image courtesy of Scania Malaysia

Full view of the Driver's station - image courtesy of Scania Malaysia

A close-up view of the Driver's station - image courtesy of Scania Malaysia

Exterior view of the bus showing the wheelchair ramp - image courtesy of Scania Malaysia

View of the wheelchair docking station - image courtesy of Scania Malaysia

Accessibility issues consultant Judy Wee tries out the ramp in Singapore - image courtesy of Scania Malaysia / Rapid Penang

Accessibility issues consultant Judy Wee trying out the ramp at a test in Singapore - image courtesy of Scania Malaysia / Rapid Penang

Tags Accessible buses, RapidPenang

6 replies on “Images of New Scania K-Series bus to be operated by RapidPenang”

This bus is amazing!!!!!!

Am crazy about Scania machinery….

kenapa rapid penang bas cantik2..rapid kl bas macam reban ayam.kotor,panas,air hujan masuk?

@Superman

RapidKL purchased buses much earlier than RapidPenang. RapidPenang has pushed very strongly for buses of a certain standard, while RapidKL was trying to get as many buses as possible in the shortest time.

There are also issues with maintenance facilities that RapidKL has – since they inherited all of the old terminals that the different bus operators used.

Regards, Moaz for TRANSIT