the PNR comeback

[spawn2525]

ok na ang website ng pnr di na iba ang lumalabas na content...

[April Boy]

PNR Bicol Test Run in Los Baños ROW. Train halted at the junction of the defunct LB-Sta. Cruz Branch line for clearing ops.




^^ At the old junction line. Tignan nyo yung refurbished, 2 nalang bintana ata meh salamin. Prime target for stone-throwing. Hopefully pag tigil sa Lucena ayusin nila.


^^ BW 2535


^^ Happs waving bye-bye. Ngats kayo!

Good thing the old trains were refurbished.

and they look good.
Kudos to PNR!

[SecretShop]

ano nga pala plano ng Aquino Govt. sa PNR?

[ghosthunter]

Good thing the old trains were refurbished.

and they look good.
Kudos to PNR!

refurbished old trains = still are old trains.

Just in the news around a week ago, train service was delayed because of break downs on the train diesel locomotives. More than a few locomotives are NOT operational because they were under repair.

Same old... same old...

[shakatak70]

That's where the money of the "STRONG REPUBLIC" goes under the previous administration. Instead of buying new trains they have to refurbish, I don't know maybe to save money. In the long run the money saved during the refurbishing period will not be enough to maintain the old trains.

Well at least they've tried......but it wasn't good enough I guess.

In fairness they look decent now..

[speed unlimited]

Maganda na ngayon mabilis, malinis at marami ng sumasakay. Sana naman huwag babuyin noong mga tao na naghahagis ng basura sa bubong ng tren.

[ghosthunter]

Maganda na ngayon mabilis, malinis at marami ng sumasakay.

Only if the locomotives don't break down... unfortunately many units were in "repair" the other week.

Unfortunately new paint doesn't really fix old problems.

Hopefully they will sort out the problems soon enough.

[speed unlimited]

Thats the only problem . Hope they have spare parts for replacement. I think this PNR train will solve problem on most commuter thats in a hurry in there work .

[shakatak70]

Don't you worry may mapagkukunan na sila ng pang maintainance...gaya ng LRT/MRT balak na nilang magtaas ng pamasahe.

http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/273128...-hike-expected

After LRT, MRT fare hike, PNR next

By KRIS BAYOS
August 19, 2010, 2:09pm

Aside from the looming fare hike at the Light Rail Transit (LRT lines 1 and 2) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3), the commuting public should also expect a parallel fare rate increase at the Philippine National Railway (PNR).

This after PNR operations manager Estelito Nierva told the Manila Bulletin that PNR fare hike is also inevitable once LRT is allowed to increase its fare rates.

Both the LRT, whose Line 1 runs from EDSA-Taft in Pasay to Monumento in Caloocan and Line 2 from Recto Avenue in Manila to Santolan in Pasig, and the PNR, whose Metro Manila Commuter line runs from Tunasan in Muntinlupa to Sangandaan in Caloocan, are state-owned and -operated. Only the MRT 3 is private-owned and operated but its operation is partly sustained by government subsidies.

"If fare rates for LRT increase, PNR fare rates must also follow because if we don't, a lot of commuters who want to lessen their transportation expenses will resort to PNR. If there will be a relative disparity in the LRT and PNR fare rates, the tendency of the public will be to use the facility which is cheaper without even considering if it is capable to accommodate them. And as far as we can assess, the PNR is not yet capable to accommodate the bulk of passengers who will revert from LRT to PNR," he said.

Nierva added aside from "leveling the playing field," a parallel fare hike at PNR will also help the facility's capacity expansion efforts. Considered to be the country's oldest railway facility, PNR's metropolitan and provincial stations reached 120 but only 40 stations are operational. PNR's fare rates for its Metro Manila routes range from P10 to P15 for ordinary coaches and a maximum of P20 fare for the air conditioned coaches.

Elvira Medina of the National Council for Commuter Protection was out of reach to comment on Nierva's statement.

It was recalled that the Department of Transportation and Communications has already described as "inevitable" the fare hike for the LRT and MRT since government subsidy for the MRT alone has reached P5 billion since 2007.

But an agency official said the announcement of the fare hike will not be done by September as earlier scheduled since the committee reviewing the variables to dictate the new fare rates will need more time beyond August to come up with its assessment.

[mikomac]

few weeks ago. I met the new PNR with its first accident with a toyota revo at manila IDK what happened