KTM seeks to shake off the shackles: Malayan Railway is fighting for the right to fix its own passenger fares and freight rates.(Asia) From: International Railway Journal | Date: February 1, 2006| Author: Knutto, Mike | COPYRIGHT 2006 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

MOHD Salleh, a 30-year veteran of Malayan Railway (KTM) and managing director for the past three years, is the eternal optimist. He has seen the development of a modern highway network, an indigenous automobile industry, and low-fare airlines savage KTM's long-distance rail business; watched a 120-year old network generally slip into decline outside the Kuala Lumpur area; and suffered the revenue effects of a government that allows him zero input on fares and freight rates.

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