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MRT tests third train from China's Dalian

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/01/23/dalian-1.jpg"/><figcaption>A train made by Chinese company Dalian runs on the MRT-3 track. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN File photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The MRT is finishing tests on the third train purchased from China&#x27;s Dalian Locomotive and expects to permanently deploy 2 more this month.</p><p>The third Dalian train is undergoing 150 hours of tests with passengers aboard to determine its reliability, availability, maintainability and safety. It earlier completed commissioning tests, including a 1,000-kilometer run, the MRT said. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">LOOK: Third MRT3 Dalian train test run <a href="https://t.co/juRgeI5Xcx">https://t.co/juRgeI5Xcx</a></p>— Jacque Manabat (@jacquemanabat) <a href="https://twitter.com/jacquemanabat/status/1104934190049443840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Dalian trains need to pass an evaluation by the Philippine National Railways before they can be deployed permanently, the MRT said. </p><p>The Dalian trains were purchased by the government in 2015, but issues with their signaling system as well as concerns over their weight delayed their deployment. <strong>- Report from Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/23/19/look-third-set-of-trains-from-chinas-dalian-deployed-to-mrt-tracks">LOOK: Third set of trains from China&#x27;s Dalian deployed to MRT tracks</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/20/18/china-made-trains-within-allowable-weight-for-mrt-consultant">China-made trains within &#x27;allowable&#x27; weight for MRT: consultant</a></li></ul>

<p>The third Dalian train is undergoing 150 hours of tests with passengers aboard to determine its reliability, availability, maintainability and safety. It earlier completed commissioning tests, including a 1,000-kilometer run.</p>

The third Dalian train is undergoing 150 hours of tests with passengers aboard to determine its reliability, availability, maintainability and safety. It earlier completed commissioning tests, including a 1,000-kilometer run.