The former Managing Director of KTM Berhad Radzak Abdul Malek has written the following letter published in the local media, explaining the purchase of the controversial DMU trainsets and the allegations of impropriety. KTMB’s DMU purchase aboveboard, reasonable (Malaysiakini) 18 November 2009 Radzak Abdul Malek I refer to media reports about KTM Bhd’s purchase of Diesel […]
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Complaints about KTM services
Updates #32 1. Feature: KL- Ipoh 1 jam 55 minit (KOSMO!) – Kosmo magazine features the KL-Ipoh High Speed Rail service in their latest edition. 2. Letter: KTM increases frequency (The Star) – letter from KTM responding to complaints about the new KTM Komuter schedule. [TRANSIT: We find the statement that KTM plans to purchase […]
This short letter in the Sun today highlighted a way that we can participate in improving the quality of KTM service. Just give them a call. Try KTM hotline for results I URGE those using KTM Komuter to save its hotline number, 03-22671200, in their handphones. They can call this hotline when: » The train […]
TRANSIT has been following the controversy over the purchase of Diesel Multiple Unit Trains by KTMB. We received the following information from an unnamed (but very well informed) source about the purchase of second-hand Diesel Multiple Unit trains by KTM Berhad, which makes the following allegations: The Minister of Transport himself made a personal request […]
As you know, TRANSIT has been following the controversial purchase of 4 Diesel Multiple Unit trains by KTMB. The purchase has already been questioned by MPs in Parliament. There are also allegations that the purchase had been rejected multiple times by the board of KTMB, and actually pushed through by the Minister of Transport. Read […]
Malaysian parliamentarians questioned the value and thinking behind the purchase of Diesel Multiple Unit trainsets at a cost of RM30 million. Purchase of DMU trains questionable, MAAC asked to probe (Bernama) [TRANSIT: versi Bahasa Malaysia dari Utusan di sini.] KUALA LUMPUR Nov.10 — The Transport Ministry again became the focus of debate in the Dewan Rakyat when […]
Updates #31 1. Article: Traffic plan questioned (The Star) – 3 Pakatan Rakyat MPs in the Federal Territory are questioning traffic plans for Brickfields. [TRANSIT: You can see slides showing the proposal here. We have covered this topic at 2 posts, in Updates #29 and a commentary when the proposal was made. As always we […]
Update #1: The switch to 15 minute peak hour and 30-minute off-peak frequencies has been delayed. Our last posting on KTM discussed the announcement of the plan by KTMB to purchase 4 used Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains for the KTM Komuter service. You may also note the plan to purchase 8 new EMU trainsets […]
Updates #30 1. Article: MPV plunges onto railway tracks (The Star) – various newspapers caught this article about a Naza MPV that plunged off an expressway on ramp and onto the KTM Komuter track, just west of the Subang Jaya KTM station. 2. Info: RapidKL Launches Bus Driver ID on its buses (RapidKL) – RapidKL […]
You may recall that the government has funded the purchase of 35 units of 4-carriage Kelana Jaya line trains, 5 of which have been turned over to Prasarana (of which 3 are being tested). TRANSIT has been following the testing of the 4-carriage LRT trains and sharing information about the design as we know it. […]
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