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Delivery of Prototype China Made MRT-3 Trains Delayed

Delivery of Prototype China Made MRT-3 Trains Delayed
JP
June 25, 2015

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Returning from last week’s inspection of the manufacture of forty-eight (48) new light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the Metro Rail Transit III (MRT-3) system in Dalian, China, the Department of Transportation and Communications’ (DOTC) project implementation team reports on progress thus far.

“As reported by the joint DOTC and MRT-3 team, the prototype is on-schedule for delivery in mid-August. The dynamic testing phase will start in November, which is when the prototype’s bogies will arrive,” said DOTC Secretary Jun Abaya.

“In the meantime, we will assemble the prototype and check its components ahead of the dynamic testing. The monthly delivery of three (3) train cars should start in late January 2016,” he added.

The project implementation team indicates that the prototype appears to be of good and reliable quality. Better traction motors to incorporate alternating current (AC) technology was used instead of direct current (DC) system presently being used, which means less maintenance needs in the future.

“What is important to us is that the train cars, once delivered, will be safe and reliable. So we prefer to be thorough with the manufacture, assembly, checking, and testing of the prototype,” Abaya remarked.

The working timeline for the DOTC and the MRT-3 is as follows: 21

No Truth to Reported MRT-3 “Excuse Letters”

Meanwhile, the DOTC and the MRT-3 Office deny reports that “excuse letters” may be issued to passengers affected by train glitches. At most, a copy of relevant incident reports may be released to any requesting member of the general public for whatever useful purposes this may serve, in line with the policy of transparency.

The problems of the MRT-3 are being addressed by long-term rehabilitation and improvement projects, such as the additional train cars mentioned above; replacement of around 7,000 meters’ worth of rails, which may begin soon after their delivery within the month; and others in the pipeline including the signaling system replacement and rehabilitation of the system’s elevators and escalators.

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