Updated with additional articles! Updated with links to video of launching! Updated with additional comments! Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak launched the Government Transformation Programme Roadmap in a ceremony at the KL Convention Centre on 28 January 2010. Blueprint to transform govt delivery system (NST); Single cashless travel on trains and buses by end of […]
Category: TRANSIT – Administration
Updated with additional articles! TRANSIT takes note of the announcement of special Komuter train services to Batu Caves station on the occasion of Thaipusam. New rail tracks pose a problem for devotees (The Star); New railway stations provide better facilities (NST); Extra commuter services for Thaipusam (The Star); Thaipusam: Security beefed up at Batu Caves […]
Updated with details of proposed bus routes! As you know, TRANSIT has been following the work of the Urban Public Transport Panel in their efforts to meet the expectations of the National Key Result Area (NKRA) on Urban Public Transport The members of the Urban Public Transport Panel met during a 3 month period and […]
KTM Railway Fans Club planned a tour of KTMB’s newly constructed Batu Gajah Workshop which took place on 27 February 2010. Visit MY Train Gallery today TRANSIT will post 3 photostories of our visit to the Batu Gajah Workshop and we hope that you enjoy them!
Updates #36 1) Article: Ong: Rail service to remote areas to be upgraded (The Star) – Minister of Transport Ong Tee Keat comments on plans to upgrade rural rail services especially the double tracking & electrification of rail on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. 2) Article: 43 families hit by rail project to receive […]
By now everyone must be aware that 3 units of the 4-carriage ART Mark II trains have been launched by RapidKL on 30 December 2009. Interior Cabin Features: 3-way vertical grab bars (similar to Singapore MRT, Vancouver Skytrain); special area for wheelchair-bound passengers (with seatbelts); alarm lights at the door for the hearing-impaired; flip-in windows […]
As you know, TRANSIT has been following the list of objections related to the proposed Railways Scheme for the extension of the Kelana Jaya and Ampang LRT lines. A group of residents of Putra Heights and Subang Alam have expressed their concerns about the route of the proposed Kelana Jaya LRT extension between their communities. […]
Updated with a press statement from TRANSIT (at the bottom of this posting) The people at KTM have graciously invited TRANSIT to attend the acceptance ceremony for the new ETS train at Kuala Lumpur station on 15 December 2009. The ceremony takes place from 9:00 am – 12:00 am but the train will remain at […]
Dear Friends TRANSIT refers you to our FREE scheduled tour of the ERL Depot which will take place on 9 December 2009. There is still room for 8 people to join the tour (aside from the ones who have already signed up). So if you are interested, visit this link and sign up today! We […]
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN REGENERATION The State Government of Selangor will hold an “International Conference on Urban Regeneration Towards Selangor’s Sustainable Future”. Details are as follows: Date:  30th Nov & 1st Dec (Monday & Tuesday) Time:  8 AM – 5 PM    Venue:  Sunway Resort & Spa, Bandar Sunway, Selangor. Dato’ Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid […]
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