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DOTR MRT 3 COMPLETES WEIGHT TESTING OF DALIAN TRAINS Motoring News

After a few months of facing challenges with the Metro Rail Transit 3 or the MRT-3’s operations and after the issues regarding the Dalian Trains, the DOTr-MRT-3 announced that they have finally completed the weight testing of the said trains.



The completion of weight testing, which was preceded by a series of steps including equipment installation, calibration, weighing of empty trains, and loading of weights, was witnessed by representatives from TUV Rheinland, members of MRT-3's Joint ADB-Australia Aid Advisory Panel, and DOTr-MRT-3 management.



The weight-testing was completed by weighing a Dalian car loaded with 1,464 sandbags, each weighing 17.5 kg, to simulate the train's crush capacity of 8 persons per square meter or a total of 394 passengers per car.



According to a released statement, theDOTr MRT-3 Management will only know if the 48 Light Rail Vehicles can be used after the consolidation of reports of the entire audit process, which will be provided and submitted by TUV Rheinland, the independent consultant auditing the trains.



TUV Rheinland recommended the weight-testing in Manila after the previous project team that handled the procurement and delivery of the cars failed to attend and witness the weight-testing done in Dalian, China in 2015.



DOTr MRT-3 is expecting TUV Rheinland to finish and submit its comprehensive and complete report on the audit of Dalian trains in one to two weeks.