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 […]
Tag: Feedback
TRANSIT shares this summary of main points from various articles about the recent Sani Express Bus Crash Bus company penalised for the crash (the Star) The Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) has come down hard on the company, declaring that all licensing matters related to Sani Express would be frozen for a year. This would […]
TRANSIT took note of this article published on 01 January 2010…a new year’s resolution if there ever was one. Ong: 2010 will see transformation of Transport Ministry (The Star) Friday January 1, 2010 PETALING JAYA: This year will be a year of transformation for the Transport Ministry, Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said. Ong […]
Updates #35 1) Letter: Install seat belts in all buses (NST) -self explanatory 2) Article: Scomi sends first Mumbai Monorail car to India (the Star) – The first monorail car for the Mumbai Monorail project left its manufacturing facility in Malaysia for India last Saturday. Scomi Engineering Bhd and its consortium partner Larsen & Toubro […]
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 […]
TRANSIT takes note of this Hotline Story in the Malay Mail which complains of non-functioning card-readers at various LRT stations throughout the Klang Valley. Poser over LRT station’s non-functioning card-readers Thursday, December 24th, 2009 ALINA of Petaling Jaya wonders why there is no turnstile card-reader that works at RapidKL Light Rail Transit (LRT) stations. “It […]
Following the end of the public display (on 14 December 2009) for the Railway Scheme related to the extension of the LRT, a number of articles have appeared in the media highlighting the LRT project. TRANSIT took note of the following articles, all of which are interesting. Instead of posting the details, we will simply […]
TRANSIT took note of the following article, which states that the Railwaymen’s Union has objected to the setting up of a separate subsidiary for the ETS service which will be offered by KTM beginning in March 2010. Railwaymen’s union objects to KTM subsidiary for ETS 17 December 2009 PETALING JAYA: The RailwayÂmen’s Union of Malaysia […]
TRANSIT took note of this article in the Star on Sunday the 20th which surprised and upset us: Work starts on LRT station Sunday December 20, 2009 By ROZAID A. RAHMAN PETALING JAYA: Land clearing work for the main Putra Heights LRT station has started. A check at the proposed site of the station, which […]
Updates #34 TRANSIT apologizes for the long delay between updates. 1. Prime Minister Najib Razak will be introducing the findings and plans for the National Key Results Areas (NKRAs) on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th December. Article: All the facts on NKRA, 1Malaysia out this week (NST); Article: Govt to seek public feedback on NKRAs […]
Transit Malaysia 