The Philippine National Railway (PNR) is upgrading its locomotives through a contracted consortium consisting of Meralco’s subsidiary Miescorrail and Desco Inc., an energy sector servicing firm. This will be PNR’s first major upgrade to its 26 diesel engine locomotives since its acquisition in 1992. PNR officials and the consortium marked the milestone partnership with a ceremonial contract signing at the Shangri-La Makati Hotel.
The deal involves the disassembly of two of the three locomotives in the first quarter of 2015. The diesel engines will be shipped to a GE facility for a complete upgrade – including the installation of the GE BrightStar computerized engine control system, according to Francisco. Other parts of the locomotives, including brakes and alternators, will be repaired in the Philippines by Miescorrail and Desco engineers.
After these upgrades, the engines will be shipped back to the Philippines, reassembled, and delivered to PNR. The third engine will then follow the same procedure. Modernizing all three engines is expected to be finished by the end of 2015.
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