Sani Express tragedy: have we learned anything?

TRANSIT is flabbergasted to learn on the Sani Express bus tragedy at km 273 of the North-South Expressway stretch near Ipoh 1am this morning which killed 10 people. It seems that we have not learn anything from the past.

Modernizing Mass Transit is more than throwing new buses on the road

KOSMO! has published a feature article on new Perak Transit, which is the only bit of information we’ve got so far after the wide media coverage on the Minister in the PM’s Office, Datuk Nazri’s inauguration of the spanking new maroon-coloured stage buses  in Kuala Kangsar last 2 weeks. The Utusan-owned Malay tabloid’s article bears [...]

Non-functioning card readers at LRT stations

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 [...]

KTM Update: Komuter Service returns to Kuala Lumpur “Old” Station

TRANSIT noted from our recent discussion with KTMB staff that there was a plan to return KTM Komuter service to the “Old” Kuala Lumpur station from the “new” Kuala Lumpur station. As you might imagine, TRANSIT was certainly in support of this move. The “old” Kuala Lumpur station is a part of Malaysia’s public transport [...]

LRT Update: After the public display, the fun begins

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 [...]

KTM Update: RMU objects to ETS for KTM

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 Railway­men’s Union of Malaysia [...]

Cabbies’ ex-lawyer seconds Nazri’s loo remark

The loud-mouthed minister (who was once was investigated in a scandal involving thousands of taxi permits giveaways to proxies) certainly did not mince his words when he likens the taxi drivers in Malaysia to that very inanimate thing that grosses all locals and tourists alike. Not as if TRANSIT, who champions for the greater good [...]

Has work on LRT started? Not so says Prasarana/RapidKL

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 [...]

No bus service: Tmn Setapak resident slams RapidKL, govt

TRANSIT wishes to highlight a complaint letter published in Berita Harian on 21 December 2009. The letter was about the lack of stage bus service in Taman Setapak, Kuala Lumpur. Since bus no 172 operated by Len Sen or Permata Kiara stopped serving the area 5 years ago, residents had no choice but to endure [...]

KTM Update: Photos, video & comments from ETS trainset handover

As most would know by now, KTMB has received the first of 5 Electric Multiple Unit trainsets which will be operated on the Ipoh-KL-Seremban route. The handover ceremony for the first train was yesterday (15 December) at Kuala Lumpur station, followed by an open house (open train?) until 5pm. Today (16 December) the train is [...]

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