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‘Investigation’ of KL Bus Services

TRANSIT noted the following newspaper article IN March 2010, a group of intrepid reporters from the NST decided to compare the different bus services offered in the Klang Valley. They were never seen again. (cue creepy music) Below is the article that was constructed from notes found in their notebooks. TRANSIT likes to call it […]

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Malacca government takes public transport to a new level

The recent announcement about a tram system in Malacca, which would supposedly be complete by Merdeka Day, 2011 (August 31, for those not familiar with Malaysia), inspired the following piece from Moaz Yusuf Ahmad Malacca government takes public transport to a new level I believe that Malacca Chief Minister Mohd. Ali Rustam, or someone in […]

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Updates #41

Updates #41 1. Letter: Second North-South link: We don’t need it (NST) – Faiz Ishak comments on the proposed Taiping-Banting highway and expresses his preference for better public transport. 2. Letter: KTMB pledges to reward its retirees (The Star) – Dr. Aminuddin Adnan, Managing Director of KTMB writes this letter in response to a letter entitled Offer […]

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Making a Subang Airport-KTM link work (Update #1)

Updated with response from Subang Skypark Sdn. Bhd! Scroll to the bottom of this posting to see the response. TRANSIT took note of articles this weekend discussing improved public transport links between the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SSAAS) Airport at Subang and the existing public transport system of the Klang Valley. Now, TRANSIT is […]

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Penang Hill Railway shut down for ‘upgrade’ (Update #9)

This article confirms the update below – the Penang Hill Railway will return by the end of March 2011! Update – Penang Hill Tram service is not projected to return to Penang Hill until the end of March 2011 – more than 6 months delay! The new funicular trains have arrived. See our new post! […]

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Updates #40

Updates #40 1. Article: Penang Hill’s funicular train to stop for 7 months (The Star) – Service on the Penang Hill railway will stop for 7 months starting tomorrow (Feb 22) for a redesign of the railway. The 2-stage railway will be replaced by a continuous railway with larger, air-conditioned carriages. 2. Letter: Way off […]

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Hybrid buses for Malaysia? Fix the regular buses first!

TRANSIT took note of this article in the New Straits Times which announces that hybrid (diesel-electric) buses will arrive in Malaysia soon, with test buses brought into the country in April. Hybrid buses to make debut soon (NST) 2010/02/12 By Ben Tan JOHOR BARU: Public transport in the country will become greener with the usage […]

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More information about Perak Transit

TRANSIT has been following the development of public transport in Perak, with the recent launching of PerakTransit. We also note the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ipoh City Bus Terminal Cum Commercial And Business Centre Complex which took place earlier this week. The interesting thing about this (aside for the horrible name) is that the state […]

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KL Monorail Station improvements

TRANSIT recently took notes of improvements to the klmonorail website in this posting. Today, we look at some of the changes that have been quietly made to the design of the KL Monorail stations. Station Signage New station signage placed at some stations is consistent with the new station code system which is to be […]

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2 months for decision on Rawang terminal

TRANSIT took note of this article on the new bus station in Rawang, which facing problems in getting bus and taxi operators to move to the station. Decision on new bus station in two months (The Star) Saturday January 30, 2010 By STUART MICHAEL A THOROUGH study must be done on traffic flow at the […]