'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.

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