Asia

MyHSR Corp to oversee high speed project

By 2015-04-20T10:19:00

Malaysian national operator KTMB is now testing the first of 10 Class 93 inter-city EMUs being supplied by CSR Zhuzhou for newly-electrified routes north from Ipoh to Butterworth and the Thai border. The metre-gauge EMUs will operate at up to 160 km/h.

SOUTHEAST ASIA: The Malaysian government has approved the establishment of MyHSR Corp, a state-backed project delivery company which is to manage Malaysia’s share in the 38bn ringgit Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed project.

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