BEING FRANK: When things go wrong, they apologise
As published in Malay Mail today BEING FRANK By Frankie D'Cruz AS a light rail transit (LRT) commuter, you kind of hang your head when your regular mode of public transport becomes a safety issue. You despair knowing five brake failures since February, two last week, had occurred and that the operator, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, has been having problems getting the train and brake manufacturers to deal with the problem. Still, that’s your only way around and the potential danger sinks in when you board the four-car trains. Imagine being told you will likely suffer a heart attack, yet not how big or how serious it will be. The brake failure problem had been highlighted since February by Prasarana to the train and brake manufacturers with no effect. It has been simply put down to a design issue by Canadian train company Bombardier and the German braking system manufacturer Knorr-Bremse AG. No manufacturer would want a tragedy on their hand, but complacen...