Old Penang tram photos give us a peek into colonial history
When we think of trams today, images of San Francisco’s charming, old-school cable cars or Melbourne’s modern tram system come to mind.
But old photos being shared online are revealing that
Penang‘s local transport system in the 1880s and 1890s consisted of a network of steam trams, electric trams, trolley buses, and horse carriages that was advanced for its time as well.
George Town was one of the first cities in SEA to introduce trams
Unbeknownst to many Malaysians, Penang actually had an impressive and comprehensive public transport system in days gone by. In fact, George Town was the first city in Malaya to incorporate a tram system.
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GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Pakatan Harapan government has been reminded that they were the ones who wanted ferries to be replaced with catamarans as stated in its Penang Transport Master Plan (PTMP).
Penang historian Khoo Salma Nasution said the state leadership had apparently forgotten that they proposed to replace the ferries with catamarans.
“It says so in the PTMP or perhaps they haven’t read the document themselves, ” she said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
Khoo Salma said most of the post-2015 version of the PTMP was objectionable as it consisted mainly of environmentally-destructive highways and reclamation and the state government wanted to bulldoze it through despite objections from the rakyat.
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With the end of the line looming for the long-running Penang ferry, passenger transport between the island and the peninsula will be served by new water buses in the form of two fast boats from […]