Parts Ordered for VT Maintenance at Malaysia Transit Stations

Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd, operator of the rapid transit system serving Kuala Lumpur and the Klang Valley area in Malaysia, announced that it has ordered the spare parts needed to fix and maintain the broken escalators and lifts at several stations, The Rakyat Post reports. According to the source, Rapid Rail has ordered spare parts from the OEM in Shanghai, China. The first batch is expected to arrive this month, the second in mid-November and the third two weeks later. Among the parts ordered are 87 handrail units and 37 escalator step chain units. Rapid Rail added that the status of the repair and installation works will be updated via mass media and its social media channels. As of October 14, 22 of the 362 elevators were not functioning, while 49 out of 707 escalators were out of order. As a long-term measure, Rapid Rail implemented a “condition-based maintenance programme,” through which regular maintenance will be performed only when there are indicators of decreasing performance and upcoming failures. In addition, Rapid Rail had ordered 192 handrail units and 22 step chain units that are required at all routes.