'Abandoned' train sets in Ulu Yam not ours, says Prasarana

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Light Rail Transit (LRT) train sets that were supposedly abandoned in Ulu Yam, Selangor and became the subject of a viral YouTube video recently are no longer the property of Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana), says the company.

In a statement on Monday (Oct 25), Prasana said ownership of the train sets was transferred to China’s electric locomotive manufacturers CRRC Zhuzhou (formerly CSR Zhuzhou) in 2014 as part of a buy-back programme for the purchase of 50 sets of new trains that are currently being used on the LRT Ampang-Sri Petaling line.

“CSR-Zhuzhou has since confirmed that the train sets were subsequently disposed of and sold in 2016 to a third party, which then stored the trains on private land in Ulu Yam.

"As these are neither Prasarana’s assets nor our responsibility, it would not be appropriate for us to make further comments on the matter," the statement said. – Bernama