by: Bassam Mansour Abstract Signaling & Train Control (S&TC) System represent the life blood of any railway.  The design, installation and effective testing and commissioning of the S&TC is a safety-critical activity that can’t be overemphasized. This paper looks at the background to signalling and the evolution towards digital railway in Malaysia, in particular the Communication [...]

Pusat Rehabilitasi PERKESO is the first rehabilitation complex in the world that combines medical and vocational rehabilitation with an allied health institute. Under PERKESO’s ‘Return to Work’ programme, disabled patients undergo physical and vocational rehabilitation in order to rejoin the workforce. Located on 55 acres of undulating landscape, a ‘primary spine’ for walking, wheelchair and […]

The KL-Kuala Selangor Expressway (LATAR Expressway) linking Kuala Lumpur at Templer’s Park in the district of Gombak with the township of Ijok in the district of Kuala Selangor on the West coast of the peninsula, was opened on Thursday 23 June 2011. The 33 km dual carriageway expressway is the alternative link road to the [...]

The South Klang Valley Expressway or SKVE is an expressway in the southern part of Klang Valley, Malaysia’s most densely populated region. This 51.7 km (31.7 miles) dual-carriageway provides links to the booming towns in southern Klang Valley, including the country’s administrative capital, Putrajaya. Section 1B of this expressway between Cyberjaya to Bandar Saujana Putra [...]

The main challenge facing the deteriorating urban transportation in the KL metropolitan area is the unsustainable growth in private transport demand. This challenge is made tougher by the declining public transport mode share. The reasons for the decline in public transport ridership include inadequate rail coverage, insufficient connectivity, stations in low-demand areas, unsatisfactory bus network […]