Two articles about public transport in Penang have caught the attention of TRANSIT. Buses for the disabled RAPID Penang began deploying disabled-friendly buses with six put on the streets yesterday. The buses operate on the 101 Batu Feringghi – Weld Quay – Batu Ferringhi route with the first bus leaving the Batu Ferringhi terminal behind […]
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TRANSIT took note of the disruption to service on the Ampang LRT line by a distraught woman threatening to jump from the overhead bridge. Love-lorn girl threatens to jump, holds up LRT ops KUALA LUMPUR: A girl who threatened to jump from a bridge near the Light Rail Transit (LRT) Pudu station here held up […]
TRANSIT takes note of this article that shows that the Assembly and fitting of the 4-carriage trains for the Kelana Jaya line to be well underway. BOMBARDIER MEXICO BUILDS WAGONS FOR KUALA LUMPUR’S LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT (LRT) Monday, March 16, 2009 Bombardier Mexico designs and builds new wagons for the Light Rail Transit system of […]
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Updates #12
Updates 1. Rapid Development (The Star) – A new plan for a RapidPenang bus “sub-depot” at Weld Quay is announced. 2. E-ticketing system to curb touting activities (The Star) – an electronic ticketing system will be introduced at Puduraya to curb touting activities. [TRANSIT: Think of the self-service kiosks at airports or the Ticket Vending […]
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Puduraya Facelift
Information about the Puduraya facelift planned by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri and Federal Territories Minister Thamby Nong Chik have come to our attention. Because of the importance of this topic we at TRANSIT have decided to give it a separate posting. For regular updates about information about the Puduraya facelift, follow the […]
TRANSIT took note of these articles in media which are raising more awareness about public transport issues in Perak. In the NST today it is reported that Nga Kor Ming, a former State Exco in Perak is urging current MB Zambry Abdul Kadir to improve public transport by continuing with the RM 38 million Ipoh […]
1. Public upset over closure of parking space – LRT users who normally park at Taman Jaya LRT station were surprised to see that some of the car parks under the electricity pylons had been cordoned off. Tenaga Nasional is building a power substation there. 2. Cabbies at war – In London England, the battle […]
A closer look at the Aerorail site reveals the following technical drawings of the Aerorail train, a section of the suspension tower, and various cross sections of the routes. All images are from Aerorail.net. Aerorail Design A diagram showing a section of Aerorail suspension structure – like a suspension bridge over land. One type of […]
TRANSIT takes note of this article in the Metro Star today in which Malacca Chief Minister Ali Rustam announces new initiatives to improve public transport service. Saturday June 27, 2009 Bus companies may claim mileage subsidy By MARTIN CARVALHO MALACCA: The state government is mulling over several proposals to improve the public transportation system which […]
Update #1: TRANSIT notes that there are some broken links on this page. We are trying to find the original images to upload. Site Plan / Pelan Tapak Source: [url]http://www.aerorail.net[/url] The images below show the proposed Malacca Aerorail design, including route maps and stations. It is interesting to see how the Malacca LRT has now […]
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