This article confirms the update below – the Penang Hill Railway will return by the end of March 2011! Update – Penang Hill Tram service is not projected to return to Penang Hill until the end of March 2011 – more than 6 months delay! The new funicular trains have arrived. See our new post! […]
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Updates #40 1. Article: Penang Hill’s funicular train to stop for 7 months (The Star) – Service on the Penang Hill railway will stop for 7 months starting tomorrow (Feb 22) for a redesign of the railway. The 2-stage railway will be replaced by a continuous railway with larger, air-conditioned carriages. 2. Letter: Way off […]
TRANSIT noted this article in the Hotline section of the Malay Mail, asking a question about the Auxiliary Police (Polis Bantuan) present at some RapidKL LRT stations. LRT station ‘policeman’ poser (Malay Mail) Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 DARREN of Setapak is wondering about the presence of a ‘policeman’ at the Wangsa Maju LRT station. “I […]
The tour of the ERL Depot on December 9 was a great success The tour was mentioned in the Metro Section of the Star Newspaper in this article: 40 taken on a tour of ERL depot Friday December 11, 2009 By FAZLEENA AZIZ IT was a trip that left many happy during the tour of […]
TRANSIT took note of this article which indicates that the Electrification & Double Tracking of the Gemas-Johor Baru KTM railway is expected to begin soon. Work on Gemas-Johor Baru tracks to start soon (The Star) Friday February 19, 2010 By DESIREE TRESA GASPER SEGAMAT: Work on the Gemas-Johor Baru dual tracking rail project awarded to […]
Updated with comments from TRANSIT! TRANSIT took note of the feature article on the Government Transformation Programme Urban Public Transport Lab. We have included the article here for your interest. Comments on different sections will be posted tomorrow. As always your comments are welcome. Please comment below. On the right track for change (The Star) […]
Recently, TRANSIT noted an article in the Star newspaper describing the progress of the Seremban-Gemas Electrification & Double Tracking (EDT) project. RM3.45b Seremban-Gemas electrified line is 33% completed Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the work on the dual-track railway was 32.81% completed and it was expected to be operational by Aug 2012. […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in the New Straits Times which announces that hybrid (diesel-electric) buses will arrive in Malaysia soon, with test buses brought into the country in April. Hybrid buses to make debut soon (NST) 2010/02/12 By Ben Tan JOHOR BARU: Public transport in the country will become greener with the usage […]
TRANSIT has been following the development of public transport in Perak, with the recent launching of PerakTransit. We also note the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ipoh City Bus Terminal Cum Commercial And Business Centre Complex which took place earlier this week. The interesting thing about this (aside for the horrible name) is that the state […]
TRANSIT took note of this wonderful photo, showing the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame being brought into the Aberdeen Station on the new Canada Line – a symbolic connection between the Olympics and Public Transport – two ways to bring people together. TRANSIT Says: Stronger, Higher, Faster is a good motto for public transport as well. […]
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