Rapid KL City Shuttle - Page 6

allurban · May 10th, 2007, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forrestcat

That bus made in China too?

I really like the color scheme of the RapidKL buses. Its nice to look at.

An Yuan VIP bus company...it is a pretty nice bus, but smaller in comparison to the others...great for short length feeder bus services...not so great for long distance highway services...

Cheers, m

^tamago^ · May 12th, 2007, 09:02 PM

RapidKL B7RLE Wheelchair Accessible Bus

^tamago^ · May 12th, 2007, 09:27 PM

1st batch: Dongfeng DHZ6120RC2

3rd batch: Higer

4th batch: An Yuan VIP

5th batch?

7th batch: Mercedes-Benz

Skyprince · May 13th, 2007, 09:16 AM

Muke bas baru tu punyelah hensem

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Thanks Tamago for the pics. Anyway, do you know if the bus fare will maintain or going up in the future ?

Sejak bila ada bas nombor "B" tu ? Lagi satu-- dengar kata semua bas T dah tukar ke U. And KL Sentral bukan lagi destinasi terakhir ???

alsen · May 13th, 2007, 09:45 AM

muka bas ke pemandu nko maksudkan

again...nice pics, tamago.

btw why Volvo instead of Mtrans?

Skyprince · May 13th, 2007, 10:39 AM

Muka bas tu lah... pandangan mata yang menusuk kalbu

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allurban · May 14th, 2007, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^tamago^

5th batch?

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Im sort of wrong on the "batch" because there is actually another type that appeared at the same time as the "3rd batch" buses...but anways, yeah, this is the "5th batch" as I identified them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^tamago^

7th batch: Mercedes-Benz

Seriously? Mercedez Benz...very cool...actually, I saw this bus a few times on the street...the cross section and the streamlining makes it look very different from every other bus Ive seen...from the side it looks much like a express coach...or an LRT carriage...but from a frontal angle it looks like a minibus

someone described the face as "like some sort of robot" on another skyscrapercity thread...I see it as a "darth vader/stormtrooper" image.

Thanks for the pictures, they are pretty nice

Here is another article about the disabled buses...

I dunno if it is just me but the Star needs to check their writing on Transportation....a lot of terminology and factual errors seem to show up often in their writing...

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story...03&sec=central

phrases like "newly modified" and "modified for access" and "speedy installation of these buses" are inaccurate...and the tone of this writing...is very biased as well...

One interesting point...the ramp has to be unfolded manually by the driver....

Cheers, m

Skyprince · May 14th, 2007, 11:08 AM

One question-- is Rapid KL bus fare subsidized by anyone ? The ticket is too cheap for RapidKL to make income !

RM1 utk tempatan
RM2 utk Utama/ Bandaraya
RM4 utk combi
RM7 utk combi + LRT

^tamago^ · May 14th, 2007, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allurban

Seriously? Mercedez Benz...very cool...actually, I saw this bus a few times on the street...the cross section and the streamlining makes it look very different from every other bus Ive seen...from the side it looks much like a express coach...or an LRT carriage...but from a frontal angle it looks like a minibus

someone described the face as "like some sort of robot" on another skyscrapercity thread...I see it as a "darth vader/stormtrooper" image.

Thanks for the pictures, they are pretty nice

Cheers, m

Yes, I've checked out the dashboard and steering wheels, and the wheel hubs matches that of a Mercedes. Just missing out on a VIN plate to identify the model, which I couldn't find high and low inside the bus. Maybe next time.

My pleasure.

OshHisham · May 14th, 2007, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^tamago^

i wonder for how long the seat could survive her beauty

allurban · May 15th, 2007, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oshkoshbgood

i wonder for how long the seat could survive her beauty

an excuse to ride the buses now :p

Cheers, m

tomkat · May 15th, 2007, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allurban

an excuse to ride the buses now :p

Cheers, m

Haha. A good one.

You can always change the bus (or seat for that matter). But can't change the attitude.

allurban · May 18th, 2007, 05:32 AM

yes, thats true...

actually, I rode the bus this wednesday, and the seats are already starting to show some minor wear....nothing much...but you know, "leather" requires cleaning...regularly....

should have chosen a darker colour....

Cheers, m

Skyprince · May 21st, 2007, 11:48 AM

I think Rapid KL must:

1) Make next-stop announcement/display on all buses.
2) Mark every bus stop. Give name to each of them according to their locations.

Now im extremely satisfied with the service but to make it World's #1 it needs to improve more

allurban · June 5th, 2007, 12:22 PM

If anyone has a smart phone, they can try to use a trip planner for KL, and give their feedback to the creator.

This is from a source working with RapidKL

"Do you use a PDA or NokiaSerie60 phone? Would you mind trying out the Nanika Metro database for Kuala Lumpur at http://nanika.net/metro/ ? You'd be able to download and do offline search of the yet "incomplete" RapidKL new routes in that Kuala Lumpur database on your PDA/Series60 device. Just give departure/arrival locations, it tells you the shortest/less-transfers routes.

If you have only WAP/GPRS phone, you can try accessing http://i-metro.mobi/ that uses the same Kuala Lumpur database, but the processing will be on the online WAP server, so incurs some GPRS cost (no prob if you have unlimited GPRS)."

Your feedback will be very valuable.

Cheers, m

forrestcat · June 12th, 2007, 08:18 AM

RapidKL stated that it will soon provide bus schedules which is currently being documented. This is good progress. I guess Mr.Wisteria is bringing Wetsren style bus scheduling to KL.

mak155 · June 20th, 2007, 05:13 PM

got any photos of the Iveco buses and the Yaxing K1-6123H buses?

forrestcat · June 20th, 2007, 09:56 PM

I found someone's website compiling pics of buses in Malaysia

Here the the RapidKL bus collection
http://zaharid.fotopic.net/c1005186.html

allurban · July 3rd, 2007, 08:01 AM

A contest from rapidKL

Join our " Naik Bas RapidKL dan Boleh Menang !" Campaign.

Attractive Cash Prize

First Prize of
RM 8,888

Second Prize
RM 3,888

Third Prize
RM 1,888

5 consolation prizes
Bus Monthly Travel Card RM 80

How to Participate :

1. This campaign is carried out from the period of 1 July 2007 to 31 August
2007.

2. To qualify for the campaign, please retain all of your bus tickets for the
period 1 July 2007 to 31 August 2007 and keep them in a safe place. To be
eligible for the campaign, the tickets must be clear, legible and not
tampered or altered in any way.

3. Match the MAC numbers on your tickets with the MAC numbers on the tickets which are drawn and announced.

4. The draw will be done on 7th August 2007 and 7th September 2007,
respectively.

5. The numbers will be announced in major newspapers one week after the draw
i.e. on 13th August 2007 and 13th September 2007.

6. All winners need to answer one question about RapidKL. All decisions
by RapidKL is final.

Time to start saving your rapidKL passes.

Cheers, m

Please visit www.rapidkl.com.my for the contest Terms and Conditions.

ericmaxman · August 3rd, 2007, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ^tamago^

1st batch: Dongfeng DHZ6120RC2

3rd batch: Higer

4th batch: An Yuan VIP

5th batch?

7th batch: Mercedes-Benz

dude, nice info..where dudcha got that from?

May 13th, 2007, 09:16 AM	#104
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur and Colombo Posts: 5,268	Muke bas baru tu punyelah hensem : : Thanks Tamago for the pics. Anyway, do you know if the bus fare will maintain or going up in the future ? Sejak bila ada bas nombor "B" tu ? Lagi satu-- dengar kata semua bas T dah tukar ke U. And KL Sentral bukan lagi destinasi terakhir ??? __________________ Towns and cities in CHILE: So impressive, so modern and look truly first-world ! Santiago, Concepción, Viña del Mar etc. Hundreds of pics here -->http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=923222

May 13th, 2007, 09:45 AM	#105
alsen Celebrity Fitness Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Shah Alam Posts: 1,627	muka bas ke pemandu nko maksudkan again...nice pics, tamago. btw why Volvo instead of Mtrans? __________________ KERANAMU MALAYSIA *Well done is better than well said... Benjamin franklin*

May 13th, 2007, 10:39 AM	#106
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur and Colombo Posts: 5,268	Muka bas tu lah... pandangan mata yang menusuk kalbu : : __________________ Towns and cities in CHILE: So impressive, so modern and look truly first-world ! Santiago, Concepción, Viña del Mar etc. Hundreds of pics here -->http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=923222

May 14th, 2007, 11:08 AM	#108
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur and Colombo Posts: 5,268	One question-- is Rapid KL bus fare subsidized by anyone ? The ticket is too cheap for RapidKL to make income ! RM1 utk tempatan RM2 utk Utama/ Bandaraya RM4 utk combi RM7 utk combi + LRT __________________ Towns and cities in CHILE: So impressive, so modern and look truly first-world ! Santiago, Concepción, Viña del Mar etc. Hundreds of pics here -->http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=923222

May 21st, 2007, 11:48 AM	#114
Skyprince Asian boi Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kuala Lumpur and Colombo Posts: 5,268	I think Rapid KL must: 1) Make next-stop announcement/display on all buses. 2) Mark every bus stop. Give name to each of them according to their locations. Now im extremely satisfied with the service but to make it World's #1 it needs to improve more __________________ Towns and cities in CHILE: So impressive, so modern and look truly first-world ! Santiago, Concepción, Viña del Mar etc. Hundreds of pics here -->http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=923222

May 12th, 2007, 09:02 PM	#102
^tamago^ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,657	RapidKL B7RLE Wheelchair Accessible Bus

May 12th, 2007, 09:27 PM	#103
^tamago^ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,657	1st batch: Dongfeng DHZ6120RC2 3rd batch: Higer 4th batch: An Yuan VIP 5th batch? 7th batch: Mercedes-Benz

May 18th, 2007, 05:32 AM	#113
allurban All Urban Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Kuala Lumpur Posts: 1,941	yes, thats true... actually, I rode the bus this wednesday, and the seats are already starting to show some minor wear....nothing much...but you know, "leather" requires cleaning...regularly.... should have chosen a darker colour.... Cheers, m

June 5th, 2007, 12:22 PM	#115
allurban All Urban Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Kuala Lumpur Posts: 1,941	Online trip planner for rapidKL buses...now mobile If anyone has a smart phone, they can try to use a trip planner for KL, and give their feedback to the creator. This is from a source working with RapidKL "Do you use a PDA or NokiaSerie60 phone? Would you mind trying out the Nanika Metro database for Kuala Lumpur at http://nanika.net/metro/ ? You'd be able to download and do offline search of the yet "incomplete" RapidKL new routes in that Kuala Lumpur database on your PDA/Series60 device. Just give departure/arrival locations, it tells you the shortest/less-transfers routes. If you have only WAP/GPRS phone, you can try accessing http://i-metro.mobi/ that uses the same Kuala Lumpur database, but the processing will be on the online WAP server, so incurs some GPRS cost (no prob if you have unlimited GPRS)." Your feedback will be very valuable. Cheers, m

June 12th, 2007, 08:18 AM	#116
forrestcat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Adelaide--Multiculturalization Capital Posts: 1,684	RapidKL stated that it will soon provide bus schedules which is currently being documented. This is good progress. I guess Mr.Wisteria is bringing Wetsren style bus scheduling to KL. __________________ VISIT MALAYSIA 2007 MULTICULTURALIZATION CAPITAL-KUALA LUMPUR http://www.tourism.gov.my/

June 20th, 2007, 05:13 PM	#117
mak155 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1	got any photos of the Iveco buses and the Yaxing K1-6123H buses?

June 20th, 2007, 09:56 PM	#118
forrestcat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Adelaide--Multiculturalization Capital Posts: 1,684	I found someone's website compiling pics of buses in Malaysia Here the the RapidKL bus collection http://zaharid.fotopic.net/c1005186.html __________________ VISIT MALAYSIA 2007 MULTICULTURALIZATION CAPITAL-KUALA LUMPUR http://www.tourism.gov.my/

July 3rd, 2007, 08:01 AM	#119
allurban All Urban Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Toronto, Kuala Lumpur Posts: 1,941	Naik Bas RapidKL dan Boleh Menang !" Campaign A contest from rapidKL Join our " Naik Bas RapidKL dan Boleh Menang !" Campaign. Attractive Cash Prize First Prize of RM 8,888 Second Prize RM 3,888 Third Prize RM 1,888 5 consolation prizes Bus Monthly Travel Card RM 80 How to Participate : 1. This campaign is carried out from the period of 1 July 2007 to 31 August 2007. 2. To qualify for the campaign, please retain all of your bus tickets for the period 1 July 2007 to 31 August 2007 and keep them in a safe place. To be eligible for the campaign, the tickets must be clear, legible and not tampered or altered in any way. 3. Match the MAC numbers on your tickets with the MAC numbers on the tickets which are drawn and announced. 4. The draw will be done on 7th August 2007 and 7th September 2007, respectively. 5. The numbers will be announced in major newspapers one week after the draw i.e. on 13th August 2007 and 13th September 2007. 6. All winners need to answer one question about RapidKL. All decisions by RapidKL is final. Time to start saving your rapidKL passes. Cheers, m Please visit www.rapidkl.com.my for the contest Terms and Conditions.

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