Manufacturer working hard to solve issues with new ETS sets before official handover


No go: SPAD has given the ETS train manufacturer until Thursday to solve issues related to the automatic train protection system.

KUALA LUMPUR: The manufacturer of the new ETS trains procured by KTM Bhd, CSR Zhuzhou Elec-tric Locomotive Co Ltd, is working round-the-clock to solve issues rela­ted to the automatic train protection system.

Two class 92 trainsets, costing more than RM50mil each, have been tested on the double tracks from Ipoh to Padang Besar since June but the first unit, codenamed ETS201, failed on almost a daily basis from June 11 to 18.

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