Ever wondered what happened to the old Ampang and Sri Petaling LRT trains that were replaced about 5 years ago? Turns out most of them were left abandoned in open land in Ulu Yam.
YouTuber Heart Patrick had recorded a video of the LRT graveyard with a drone which was posted about two weeks ago. According to the description, Heart Patrick had spotted the dystopian scene after an hour’s drive around vege farms and serene ponds.
Eventually, more people discovered the location and there are several videos that were posted a few days ago. It is said that there are 73 cars left abandoned on the site. From the videos, you can tell that the trains were left abandoned for quite some time now as there are overgrown plants around the cars.
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There was even a TikTok video of people doing parkour on the trains.
After the videos went viral, Rapid KL has issued a statement to clarify the status of the old trains. It confirmed that the old LRT trains are no longer the property of Prasarana and the ownership was transferred to CSR-Zhuzhou in 2014 as part of a buy-back programme for the purchase of the new replacement trains for the Ampang and Sri Petaling lines.
It added that CSR-Zhuzhou had subsequently disposed of and sold the trains in 2016 to another third party which stored the trains in a private land located at Ulu Yam. Prasarana Malaysia Berhad could not make any further comments as the trains are no longer their assets or responsibility. There’s no mention of who the new owner is but entering private land without permission is considered trespassing.
If you want to see the Adtranz-Walkers trains in good condition, there’s actually one set that’s being displayed at the Asia Rail Centre, University Kuala Lumpur (UniKL). The car units were handed over in January 2018 as part of the Industrial Collaboration Programme (ICP) by the Malaysian government.
The Adtranz standard-gauge light rail vehicles (LRV) were manufactured by Walkers Limited of Australia and it served the Ampang and Sri Petaling Line (formerly known as STAR LRT) from 1996 until 2016. The trains have been replaced by 50 CSR-Zhuzhou LRV which are also known as AMY.
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