China and the Philippines are to resume their deal on creating procurement for diesel-electric multiple unit trains in the latter's country. The said project was said to feature business-class, first-class, and second-class passenger accommodations. The said trains, after its completion, were to run from the Philippines' capital, Manila, en route to the Bicol region.
According to a report, a contract between China and the Philippines was agreed upon last Wednesday where the Philippines would be expected to import Chinese-made trains for the first time in history. The contract was said to be entered into upon by China's rolling-stock maker CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co. Ltd. and the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
The project would create three trains sourced from the Chinese train maker and it would be diesel-electric multiple unit models that could reach a speech of 120 km/hr. The three types of passenger accommodation were said to be business, first-class, and second-class passenger quarters.
According to the general manager of CRRC Zhuzhou Fu Chengjun, the procurement of the trains is the strategy of its partner, PNR, in providing Filipinos with innovative travel which would alleviate the country's transport problems and improve passenger traveling experience.
The report also claimed that CRRC would establish a group well-equipped to make the project a success and that the parties involved with the project would strictly comply with international standards in creating trains for public transport.
Fu said in a statement that the trains would be safe, reliable, high-end, and environmentally friendly. He also added that the project is key in providing friendly transport to the citizens of the Phillippines.
According to the general manager of PNR Junn Magno, the Philippines is happy to be in business with China and that the the contract-signing ceremony signifies innovative public transport to flourish in the country.
In a statement, Magno claimed that the agreement was a momentous occasion for the Filipinos. He further added that the project would be a start of further developments in public transport for the Philippines and that it would transform the railway service of the Philippine National Railways.
Secretary of the Department of Transportation Arthur Tugade also added that the Philippines gives great importance to its dealings with China regarding railway development. He claimed that it provides a better transportation system not only to the country but in other states as well. Afterward, he manifested his gratitude and satisfaction to the success of the countries' agreement and claimed that it could be the start of improved cooperation between the Philippines and China.
