Malaysia 2023 Penang Hill Funicular

Celebrating how far the railway service has come since 1923, Penang Hill Corporation (PHC), in collaboration with Pos Malaysia Berhad, have launched commemorative stamps and first day covers to mark the Penang Hill Railway Centenary Celebration.

When the Penang Hill railway first opened in 1923, the carriages were wooden with separate first and second class compartments in each one.

It was used from 1923 to 1977 before an upgrade to bright red and white carriages that had fans and automatic sliding doors.

Each of the red Swiss-made carriages could hold up to 80 people, mostly standing.

They were in use for over 30 years until 2010.

While the first two required passengers to change trains halfway up, the 2010 upgrade included an upgraded railway track.

Today, passengers have non-stop service in the blue and white, air-conditioned Swiss-made cars that can ferry up to 100 passengers in one go.

Singapore 2022 Rail Corridor Green Belt

1st Local – Bukit Timah Truss Bridge | Sterculia parviflora ( Common Sterculia )
2nd Local – Bukit Timah Railway Station | Dicrurus paradiseus ( Greater racket-tailed drongo )
70¢ – 9 Mile Platform | Prunus polystachya ( Bat’s Laurel )
90¢ – Railway Staff Quarters | Picus vittatus ( Laced Woodpecker )
$1.50 – Quarry Bridge | Leea indica ( Bandicoot Berry )

The first railway line in Singapore was opened in 1903, connecting Tank Road to Woodlands. By 1907, the railway was extended further south to the wharves in Pasir Panjang. The completion of the Causeway in 1923 enabled goods and passenger traffic to cross the Straits of Johor by train, eliminating the need for transfers to be made via ferry boats. In 1932, Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was officially opened, replacing the terminal station at Tank Road and became the centre for communities supporting the station and the railway.

 

The railway continued to connect downtown Singapore to Malaysia until June 2011, with the last train departed from Tanjong Pagar Railway Station on 30 June 2011.

 

Since then, URA embarked on a comprehensive community engagement exercise with members of the public for the development of the Rail Corridor. A recurrent theme that arose from the engagements was for the Rail Corridor’s built and natural heritage to be retained and enhanced.

 

The Rail Corridor also serves as an ecological corridor for biodiversity between ecological habitats such as the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Southern Ridges. The landscape along Rail Corridor has been carefully curated to reintroduce native plant species to conserve our natural heritage, as well as to provide food sources for our native wildlife. Some notable plant species can be spotted along the Rail Corridor include Singapore Kopsia (Kopsia singapurensis), Common Yellow-Stem Fig (Ficus fistulosa), Common Tree-Vine (Leea indica), Bat’s Laurel (Prunus polystachya) and Common Sterculia (Sterculia parviflora).

 

 

 

 

Date of Issue: 1 July 2022

Denominations: 1st Local, 2nd Local, 70¢, 90¢, $1.50

Stamp Size: 40.8mm x 29.85mm

Perforation: 13

Paper: Unwatermarked

Printing Process: Offset Lithography

Printer: Secura Singapore Pte Ltd

Sheet Content: 10 stamps per sheet

Designer: Ivory Seah

Malaysia 2018 Electric Train Service ( ETS )

Date of Issue : 20 March 2018

Stamp Value : 60sen, 60 send & 80sen

Sheet Content: 20 stamps

Miniature Sheet Value : RM6

Paper: 102 gsm Stamp Paper OBA Free, PVA Gummed from Tullis Russell TR8

Printing Process: Lithography

Printer: Southern Colour Print, New Zealand

Stamp Designer: Reign Associates Sdn Bhd

Malaysia 2015 Trains in Sabah

Technical Details :

Stamp Value: 60sen, 70sen & 80sen

Stamp Size: 70mm x 24.35mm

Perforation: 14

Sheet Content: 18 pieces of stamp

Miniature Sheet Value: RM5.30

Miniature Sheet Size: 110mm x 70mm

Miniature Sheet Perforation: 14

Paper: Phosphor Coated, Security Stamp Paper

Printing Process: Lithography

Printer: Cartor Security Printing

Stamp Designer: Reign Associates Sdn Bhd

Date of Issue 28 December 2015

France 1999 Paris Métro

The Paris Métro, short for Métropolitain, operated by the Régie autonome des transports parisiens (RATP), is a rapid transit system in the Paris metropolitan area, France. A symbol of the city, it is known for its density within the capital's territorial limits, uniform architecture and unique historical entrances influenced by Art Nouveau. 

The system is 226.9 kilometres long, mostly underground. It has 308 stations of which 64 have transfers between lines.  There are 16 lines (with an additional four under construction), numbered 1 to 14, with two lines, Line 3bis and Line 7bis, named because they used to be part of Line 3 and Line 7, respectively. Line 1, Line 4 and Line 14 are automated. Lines are identified on maps by number and colour, with the direction of travel indicated by the terminus.

The first line opened without ceremony on 19 July 1900, during the World's Fair (Exposition Universelle). The system expanded quickly until World War I and the core was complete by the 1920s; extensions into suburbs were built in the 1930s. The network reached saturation after World War II with new trains to allow higher traffic, but further improvements have been limited by the design of the network and, in particular, the short distances between stations. 

Besides the Métro, central Paris and its urban area are served by five RER lines (587 km (365 mi) with 257 stations), fourteen tramway lines (186.6 km (115.9 mi) with 278 stations),[9] eight Transilien suburban trains (1,299 km (807 mi) with 392 stations),[10] as well as three VAL lines at Charles de Gaulle Airport and Orly Airport.

Malaysia 1987 Transportations & Communications

 

Malaysia 1985 Keretapi Tanah Melayu ( KTM )