King Officiates Ktmb S Ets3 Service Drives Train To Kluang

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Sultan Ibrahim is recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records as the first royal in the country to hold a Class 26 high-powered locomotive driving licence.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at the controls of the ETS3 train at the Kuala Lumpur Station this morning, before departing for Kluang. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim today officiated the launch of the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) Electric Train Service 3 (ETS3) for the southern route at the Kuala Lumpur Station
The king arrived at the station at 7.45am and was welcomed by transport minister Loke Siew Fook, deputy transport minister Hasbi Habibollah, and chief secretary to the government Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar.
Following the ETS3 special launching ceremony, Sultan Ibrahim personally took the controls of the ETS3 train, which is capable of reaching operating speeds of up to 140 km/h, for a journey to Kluang in Johor.
The trip is expected to take approximately three hours and 30 minutes.
After arriving in Kluang, Sultan Ibrahim is scheduled to officiate the opening of the Mahkota Rail Park, a landmark 2.8km public park built beneath the viaduct alignment of the Gemas–Johor Bahru electric double track project.
After the ceremony, Sultan Ibrahim will return to Kuala Lumpur aboard the ETS3.
In 2010, Sultan Ibrahim made history and was recognised by the Malaysia Book of Records as the first royal in the country to hold a Class 26 high-powered locomotive driving licence.
Last Tuesday, Sultan Ibrahim took the driver’s seat to test-drive KTMB’s ETS2 from Kuala Lumpur to Rawang.
Loke had earlier said that both sets of ETS3 Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains for the southern route to Johor Bahru Sentral are undergoing technical tests and, if successful, will begin operations this month. - FMT

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