Rail Travel

The train ride up to Malacca was quite pleasant and comfortable. Maybe its because we went first class, where the seats are quite big with a lot of leg room. There is ample space to store our luggage and we were off soon enough, and on time, without too much of a wait. The only thing about travelling by train is you need to be quite energetic when you use the washroom/toilet - especially when it is in motion. (Actually you don't have a choice as the washroom/toilets are NOT available for use when the train stops at any station). That's because the cabin keeps swaying from side to side so you need to make sure that you do not sway too much with it. Otherwise the room will be a mess with you know what, and its not due to reasons arising from constipation or something similar.

Unlike older locomotives, present KTMB train runs on petrol (I think), so you don't have to contend with smoke at all. All cabins / cars are air-conditioned, so it is pretty clean. That also keeps the noise to a tolerable level as the metal rolls on the rail. Overall, I had an enjoyable rail journey up the lower half of the Malay Peninsula. I wouldn't mind going further next.