#NSTviral: Boy waves, train honks, hearts melt in Kempas

KUALA LUMPUR: A simple wave from a boy to a passing Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) train in Kempas, Johor, warmed hearts online after the driver returned the greeting with a wave and a honk.

The moment, captured on video and shared on Threads by the boy's mother, user @_zrily, showed her son waving at the passing train before the driver responded.

Delighted by the gesture, she took to social media to thank the driver for making her son's day.

"Who was the man driving the train near Kempas at 6.30pm earlier? Thank you so much for making my child so happy today," she wrote.

The video has since garnered more than 92,000 views and 5,000 likes, drawing smiles from social media users.

The exchange even caught the attention of KTMB, which responded to the post through its official Threads account.

"Thank you for sharing this adorable moment. Your child's smile and happiness are our happiness too," it said.

The video also sparked a wave of nostalgia among social media users, many of whom recalled their childhood days of waving at passing trains.

Several reminisced about a time when trains were a familiar sight in their neighbourhoods and waving to locomotive drivers was a simple childhood pleasure.

Others were pleased to see the tradition continuing with a new generation of children.