Tag: PNR trains

PNR unveils 18 new locomotive, passenger coaches from Indonesia

(Eagle News) — More passengers can now ride Philippine National Railways trains with the addition of diesel hydraulic locomotive and passenger coaches from Indonesia. PNP general manager Junn Magno said with the three locomotive and fifteen passenger coaches increased PNR capacity to 1,250 per set per trip. The trains, he added, had a maximum design speed of 120 kph. “Itong mga tren na ito ay high capacity, kahit umuulan pwedeng idaan sa kalsada, walang electricals […]

Año to PNP, barangay officials: Arrest individuals trying to destroy trains

(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the arrest of individuals who inflict damage on Philippine National Railways trains. Año issued the order to Philippine National Police and barangay officials, following the spate of incidents that see some people throwing rocks at the trains, destroying windows. He said the incidents were not isolated and were becoming common in Metro Manila. “There are reports that these stone-throwers are young people who are doing it for sheer […]