Forgotten Transit System in Penang - Tram and Trolleybus

Today we're talking about tram and and trolleybus that operated in Penang from 1885 until 1961.
The iron bars on the junction between Penang Road and Chulia Street is a remnant of what used to be one of the most sophisticated transit system in Southeast Asia
If the tram and trolleybus are seen as a reliable transit options today, why was its existence erased from the Georgetown roads?
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REFERENCES
Francis, R., & Ganley, C. (2006). Penang Trams, Trolleybuses & Railways: Municipal Transport History, 1880s-1963. Areca Books.
Musa, M., & Feng, K. L. (2016). INITIATING AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT IN A MULTICULTURAL UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA: CHALLENGES AND OUTCOMES. Kajian Malaysia: Journal of Malaysian Studies, 34(2).
KEYWORDS: Penang history, Georgetown Penang, old city Penang, Penang tram, transport history

[@yeohliangim2939]

Those were the days❤😊

[@maytan1622]

Thanks for your video

[@jonasf.5453]

Great video thanks

[@eddieyeoh4098]

The pleasure of visiting Penang is overshadowed by the horrendous traffic jams!!

[@seananlinjunxi868]

Many former British colonies also had trams installed. Another example would be Singapore, which had the largest tram network in the world when it was first built back in 1886. However, it was demolished and replaced by trolley buses in 1926. The trolleybuses were then replaced by diesel buses in 1962. Due to Singapore's rapid modernisation in the 1980s, there are sadly no visible remnants left of the great former networks of both trams and trolleybuses. The only remnant left is bus route 2 (city section) which still mainly follows the original tram route 2 built all the way back in 1886.

[@richardneoh8909]

Tram don't go through magazine road but Gladstone road

[@mumk]

omg, a working tram would be good in Penang

[@Jacobplayz269]

And cause bigger traffic jams

[@sedarpulaupinang]

First priority is for Penang state to increase rapid penang total buses, improve FLM (first-last-mile) connectivity, improve pedestrian facilities, improve bus stop design, include park & ride facilities and then enhance the soon to be introduced new ferry service. Can forget exhorbitant RM10b one LRT line for now.