CTC-154 - CALOOCAN 3-2-2010

 

This blog entry is a little bit different.

Back in 2010, during a visit in February, we visited Caloocan Workshops and found a mass amount of scrapping going on. The last of the 7E type cars were gone, the last MCBP as well, and even the very last PNR-owned bus was in pieces.

Sadly, we were a bit late to cover much of this stock, and CTC-154 looked to be the last in the current rollingstock massacre.

For history's sake, below are some photos of CTC-154 in her final hours, followed by a couple of other shots taken the same day.

Photos: Brad Peadon

Removing the pitched 'anti-garbage' roof off the top of the car.

Can only just read the number here.

Thanks to Mark Chua for confirming.

Parts of CTC-154, and other carriages, awaiting disposal.

The famous MrX partaking in some local gunzelling.

Twas pretty faded here also.

Always a sad scene to see. After years of faithful service to the country, CTC-154 starts the journey toward becoming a Kia.

A bogie off one of the three surviving 7E class carriages.

Earlier, we had identified these for heritage preservation.

But alas, it was not to be.

The only identifiable remains of PNR's last bus.

See Bus article here.

A sad pile of parts from goodness knows what carriages.

Was too hot to spend too much time looking for identifiable parts.

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE CMC/CTC

 

Brad Peadon (PRHS)

A brief look at the once numerous CMC/CTC railcars that were once so common on the Philippine National Railways.
Back in 1999, when I first visited the Philippines, there was one remaining operational set being used around Manila. I got to see it, but sadly not photograph, at Espana station, having terminated there on a run from Caloocan (2nd station, north side of Samson Road).
At this same time, they were very commonly seen on loco hauled services to Alabang and, quite likely, Calamba and Carmona as well.

At this stage they were in their declining years and, by the time I returned in 2004, had started to drop greatly in numbers of serviceable units. They were all locomotive hauled by this time.

By 2010, all that remained were some examples in perway use (dormitories, rerailments) and a few ones that were well beyond economical repair.

CMC-201 was one of only two of her type built.
This being in 1976.
Tayuman locomotive depot - Brad Peadon

In 2020, it is only the perway use ones that have survived.

CMC-201 - Manila

CMC-366 - Naga

CMC-382- Hondagua

Of these, CMC-201 is the sole remaining double ended motor car, of which there were two, while CMC-382 appears to spend its time in Manila nowadays.
If you would like to learn more about Philippine rollingstock, the PRHS occasionally publishes free updates covering the subject 'HERE'.

CMC-386 sits off her bogies in Tutuban Yard 

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CMC-372 Espana, enroute to Tayuman.

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CMC-380 Caloocan Workshops.

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CMC-387 Tutuban Yard.

The last CMC to be built, delivered in 1980.

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CTC-153 Tutuban Yard.

This CTC is one of the earlier batch from 1976

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CMC-372 Tutuban Yard.

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CTC-176 Tutuban Yard.

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CTC-168 Laon Laan, enroute to Tayuman.

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CMC-369 Laon Laan, enroute to Tayuman.

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CTC-167 Tutuban Yard.

'Manila Shed - Rerailment Gang'

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CMC-372 Laon Laan, enroute to Tayuman.

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CLASS	NUMBERS	BUILT	BUILDER
CTC	151-164	1976	Toyu Trading Co - Japan
CTC	165-176	1980	Mitsui & Co - Japan
CMC	201-202	1976	Toyu Trading Co - Japan
CMC	343-348	1974	C. Itoh & Co - Japan
CMC	352-364	1976	Toyu Trading Co - Japan
CMC	365-387	1980	Tokyu Car Mfg Co - Japan

CMC-370 at Tutuban.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-374 was noted derelict at Caloocan in 2010 and believed to have been scrapped by 2011.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-376 at Buendia.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-382 at Caloocan.

The number on the side is incorrect, with the '2' 

somehow having gone missing.
Photo: John Ward

CMC-383 at Caloocan.
Photo: John Ward

Can you help?
We are seeking photographs of CMC cars from the first two batches, that's CMC-364 and lower in number, for a bigger rollingstock project.
Please email us if you can help.

Thanks to: Mark Chua and John Ward.