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PNR 8300 class
The PNR 8300 class, also referred to as INKA coaches, is a class of locomotive-hauled passenger coaches operated by the Philippine National Railways since 2021.[1][2] Operational historyPurchaseThe Philippine National Railways received a budget through the 2018 General Appropriations Act for the purchase of trains.[3] On May 28, 2018, three INKA CC300 locomotives and fifteen passenger coaches were ordered together with four sets of four-car trains worth ₱2.5 billion (US$47.4 million).[4][5][6] Delivery and commissioningThe INKA CC300 locomotives and INKA 8300 coaches were delivered on December 23, 2020, and were unveiled on the same day.[7] Passenger trial runs begun on January 15, 2021, for 150-hour RAMS validation tests,[8] while the trains were officially inaugurated on January 28, 2021, at Dela Rosa station together with the Philippine National Railways and the Department of Transportation officials. The trains officially entered revenue service on the same day.[1][2][9] The trains once served the PNR Metro South Commuter line between Tutuban and Alabang and vice versa. These were subsequently assigned to Bicol Commuter services. As of August 2023, DHL 9002 and 3-car PC 8302 serve Naga–Ligao services, while DHL 9003 and PC 8303 serves the Naga–Sipocot route. On 22 October 2024, rains brought by Tropical Storm Trami (local name Kristine), registered were recorded as high as 578.9 mm in just one day. The PNR Naga railway depot was flooded, affecting INKA DHL 9003, INKA DMU, PNR 8000 class 8002, KiHa 52 Rescue train, KiHa 35 and KiHa 59 series Kogane, which were submerged and damaged but will be rehabilitated. DEL PNR 2500 class 2540 and PNR 5000 class 5009's electric motors were rendered beyond economical repair. INKA DHL 9002 was in Legazpi City and not affected by the flood and currently serves Naga City-Sipocot.[10][failed verification][original research] DesignThe trains were manufactured by the Indonesian firm Industri Kereta Api, also known as INKA. The design were based on the middle coaches of the PNR 8000 class and 8100 class DMUs retaining the same specifications. The 8300 class coaches, along with the 8000 and 8100 DMUs are all given the designation K3 while in Indonesia. Car bodyThe coaches sport a livery of white as the body color, with black in its windows and orange stripes. The coaches also bear the Philippine National Railways and the Department of Transportation logos. Each car has one roof-mounted air-conditioning units that has a cooling capacity of 36,000 kcal (150,000 kJ). In total, there are five air-conditioning units in a five-car train set.[11] InteriorThere are three double-leaf sliding doors per side and longitudinal seats are used. The interior design is the same as the middle cars of the 8000 and 8100 DMUs. The middle coach has a control room where the doors, lighting, and passenger announcements are controlled.[1] Each car has closed-circuit television cameras installed.[9] Gallery
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