Operational history
Purchase
During the administration of then-PresidentOperations
The PNR Hyundai Rotem DMU fleet entered service on July 14, 2009, coinciding with the launch of the new PNR system and logo. It was used for Commuter Express services running from Tutuban to . The line eventually was extended to Sucat and up until Alabang on April 19, 2010. Plans were made for the possible upgrade of the trains in 2011, however, due to the procurement of the 203 series as the new main vehicles, the plan was scrapped. The trains were last used in Metro North Commuter (MNC) services running from Governor Pascual to Bicutan. They are currently idle as the North and South Main Line has been closed for the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway.Refurbishments
In July 2015, the then-Department of Transportation and Communications (later the Department of Transportation) conducted a bidding for the refurbishment of nine vehicles, equivalent to three sets. However, after the bidding period ended in September 2015, no new reports have surfaced in this refurbishment. In November 2019, DMU Sets 05 and 06 received their new livery. The window mesh screens were removed for the installation of polycarbonate panels. The new panels eliminated the need of the window mesh screens as these are virtually shatterproof and can better withstand stoning and debris.Design
Car body
The train was introduced as the first lightweight, stainless steel made trainsets of the PNR in 2009. When the trains first entered service, there were two livery variants. There were DMUs that sported a silver-colored body and orange lining with white-colored front cabs and the old PNR logo used in the 1960s. Another was a variant with the same silver-colored body and orange lining but with the cabs sporting colors of white and blue, and stylized PNR FilTrack logos on the side windows of the front cabs and in the middle of the ITR car. By 2015, all remaining active DMU units sported a navy blue livery, while still maintaining the orange lining in its sides. The current livery used since 2019 has orange at the front and the body is mostly covered white with blue stripes at the side. The PNR logo is placed at the front of the Rotem DMUs. A new variation of the above has black instead at the front, matching the color scheme used by the INKA DMUs, first seen in November 2023.Interior
The seats of the trains are longitudinal-type and are made up of fiber-reinforced plastic. The trains have 2 double-leaf, electro-pneumatically operated sliding doors per side with a width of . There is an additional pair of single-leaf doors at the driver cab. The design capacity of a three-car trainset is 674 passengers.Bogies and electrical components
The front and rear bogies of the DMR cars are engine-propelled driven, while the bogies under the ITR cars are trailer bogies. Each DMU has two sets of auxiliary power supply units under the ITR cars which generatesFormation
Status
As of April 2024, one set is serviceable and last ran in the Metro North Commuter (Gov. Pascual-Bicutan) Line. Other sets either are currently idle, swapped from their initial formations or some damaged from accidents, either beyond economical repair or awaiting repair and refurbishment.Images
Accidents and incidents
2010s
* On April 29, 2011, DMR-11 of the original Set 06 collided with a Coca-Cola truck at Manalac Crossing located in Tanyag, Taguig. * On May 19, 2014, a DMU train collided with a jeepney in the Balic-Balic railroad crossing while operating a southbound train. A person was dead and more than 6 are injured. The accident caused delays in the train operations. * On April 29, 2015, Set 03 derailed between EDSA railway station and Nichols railway station. There were 50 reported injuries and mostly are minor cases. The incident was caused by missing parts of the railtracks that were stolen. This however, prompted PNR operations to be suspended on May 5, 2015, to conduct safety tests by PNR and TÜV Rheinland. The operations of the PNR resumed on July 23, 2015.2020s
* On January 1, 2020, Set 05's windshield was shattered due to a stoning incident while performing an MNC Trip at Caloocan. The glass window was replaced with polycarbonate the day after the incident. It was also found that a group of minors were the ones who did the crime. *On June 3, 2020, Set 06 rammed a car at Abad Santos Railroad Crossing inSee also
Current Philippine National Railways rolling stock
* PNR 900 class * PNR 2500 class * PNR 8000 class * PNR 8100 class * PNR 8300 class * PNR 9000 class * KiHa 52Philippine rail rolling stock manufactured by Hyundai Rotem
* LRTA 1100 class * LRTA 2000 classNotes
References
Further reading
* * {{PNR Rolling Stocks Philippine National Railways Diesel multiple units of the Philippines Train-related introductions in 2009 Hyundai Rotem multiple units