TRANSIT took note of the following announcement about collectible items for KTMB’s 125th anniversary. KTMB anniversary collectibles up for grabs (Malay Mail) Friday, June 18th, 2010 Click here for a larger version of the image above. KUALA LUMPUR: To celebrate 125 years anniversary of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB), Pos Malaysia will be selling first […]
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TRANSIT took note of this story, referring to the Sultan of Johor’s Kembara Mahkota “meet the people journey” in Johor later in June. The story was also published in the NST. A royal locomotive ride for Johor Sultan (The Star) JOHOR BARU: For his meet-the-rakyat journey this year, the Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum […]
Updates #52 1.Article: Woman dies in car-bus crash (NST) – A 64-year-old woman was killed and her Indonesian employee seriously injured when the car they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a bus at Km10 Jalan Kuantan-Gambang yesterday. 2. Article: Isu ETS – Pekerja KTMB ancam piket (Malaysiakini.com) – KTMB Railwaymen’s Union […]
Update: A wire story from Bernama suggests that services are expected to resume soon but no clear details are given! TRANSIT noted yesterday that there was a disruption of KTM services caused by two incidents. First a cargo train derailed between Kuala Lumpur station and Bank Negara station on Monday, severely disrupting services. Derailed cargo […]
For those who are interested, Lester Kong of the Malaysia Star has written a very detailed and interesting summary report on the Urban Public Transport NKRA, part of the Government Transformation Programme. As you can imagine, there is a lot of information contained within the articles – so TRANSIT will just post the links to […]
Updates #51 1. Article: Overwhelmed by pink (NST) – further updates on KTM’s women-only coaches suggest that some men either don’t get it or refuse to understand the reasons for the policy – further reinforcing the argument that KTM or the Ministry of Women, Family & Community Development should conduct an independent survey of public […]
TRANSIT took note of this article today, in the Malay Mail, which announces that KTMB will receive 38 units of Tokyo Metro trains for free (paying for modification costs) – a very interesting announcement for KTMB’s 125th anniversary! These trains are expected to arrive in 2012 and will help supplement KTMB’s electric fleet. However, we […]
TRANSIT noted the following announcements in relation to KTM’s celebration of the 125th anniversary of rail in what is now Malaysia. KTM Offers 125 Free Tickets Daily To Mark 125th Anniversary (Bernama) KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) will from Tuesday offer 125 free train tickets daily for one week to […]
In a move that will come as a surprise to many following public transport, the Malaysian media are reporting that the KTM station in Tanjung Pagar, Singapore, will be relocated to the Woodlands Checkpoint on 1 July 2011. This is part of the Points of Agreement (POA) signed in 1990 on the status of the […]
Updates #50 TRANSIT thought we would celebrate our 50th posting of “Updates” of stories related to public transport in Malaysia with an “all-photos” update. We hope that you find this update to be unique and interesting. 1. Article: Dangerous passage for bridge users (Streets-NST) – complaints about the pedestrian bridge at Maharajalela Monorail station 2. […]
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