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Argentine diesel multiple unit trainset
CNR diesel multiple unit
CM 1011 at Doctor Antonio Sáenz station, 2018
Stock typeDiesel multiple unit
ManufacturerCNR Corporation
Constructed2014
Number built81 cars
Formation3 cars per trainset
OperatorsTrenes Argentinos Operaciones
Lines servedBelgrano Sur line
Specifications
Width2,750 mm (9 ft 1⁄4 in)
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

The CNR diesel multiple unit is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) designed for suburban passenger service in the south and west of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. The trains were acquired by the Argentine government in 2013 at a cost of $89 million, and are used on the Belgrano Sur line, which formerly used locomotive-hauled stock.

The contract established the manufacture of 27 formations consisting of two control cars and one intermediate trailer car. The purchase of the formations facilitated the extension of services on branch G to Marcos Paz, a section which not see rail service since 1993.

Background and construction

An EMD G22 hauling a loco-hauled commuter train, 2015

When the state-owned Trenes Argentinos took over the Belgrano Sur line from Argentren on 2 March 2015, Minister of the Interior and Transport Florencio Randazzo decided to purchase 81 cars (formed into 27 3-car sets) from the Chinese company CNR Corporation, as part of the Government's plan to modernise the line.

The first batch of new rolling stock was expected to be arrive from May 2015, but only arrived in Buenos Aires on 7 July of that year. It was then announced that the new rolling stock would begin running on the Buenos Aires to González Catán route in August. The other parts of the line received the new rolling stock before the end of 2015, as more railcars arrived in the country.

As the railcars were being delivered, all 28 stations were to be refurbished and modernised, which included raising the platform height to match the new rolling stock.

Service history

A six-car CNR DMU set leaving Buenos Aires station, 2015

In early October 2019, set CM 1015 was trialed on the section from González Catán and 20 de Junio, which had overseen rehabilitation since its abandonment in 1993. Services to 20 de Junio was supposed to commence on 14 November 2019, but was delayed after inspections found numerous flaws with the line, including signaling issues and lack of staff training. Although the 20 de Junio service eventually started on 2 December 2019, the single CNR DMU that initially ran the section was displaced by two Emepa Alerce railcars in January 2020, due to low demand.

The CNR DMUs suffered from a shortage of spare parts, causing service reduction on the Belgrano Sur line in July 2023 (although officially, the service reduction was due to infrastructural maintenance, rather than delayed rolling stock repairs and parts delivery some sources noted), and again in August, which also delayed service commencement on the Marinos del Crucero Gral branch by a week until the 14th.

To address the issue, in September 2023, Trenes Argentinos handed out tenders in purchasing spare parts from both domestic and international contracts. Trenes Argantinos and the Ministry of Transport had previously signed a contract in 2020 with CRRC Tangshan to supply parts for the CNR DMUs, as well as the 20 CNR CKD8 diesel locomotives that hauled Argentina's long-distance trains, but has not been fulfilled in time. The contract failed in March 2024, causing further reduction of services during April, with the González Catán branch seeing the daily number of trains dwindled from 110 to 88, and off-peak frequency doubled to 40 minutes per train.

Trenes Argentinos made another attempt in gathering spare parts for the CNR DMUs, by signing a new contract in July 2024, followed by the purchase of 802 wheels in January 2025 for its fleet operating on the Roca, San Martin, and Belgrano Sur lines.

See Also

References

  1. ^ Lukin, Thomas (26 September 2013). "Trenes para el Sur" [Trains to the South]. Pagina12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. "Así son los nuevos coches motores CNR para el Belgrano Sur". enelSubte (in Spanish). 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  3. Alfie, Alejandro (5 March 2015). "Ya está lista la ley que prevé más control estatal sobre los trenes" [The law that provides for more state control over trains is ready]. iEco (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. "Estos son los nuevos coches para la línea Belgrano Sur" [These are the new cars for the Belgrano Sur line]. Info News (in Spanish). 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. "Llegaron los trenes nuevos para el Belgrano Sur" [New trains have arrived for Belgrano Sur]. Diario Jornada (in Spanish). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. ^ "First Belgrano Sur DMUs arrive". Railway Gazette. 8 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. "En agosto comenzarán a funcionar nuevos trenes en la línea Belgrano Sur" [New trains will start operating on the Belgrano Sur line in August]. La Nacion (in Spanish). 29 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. "Belgrano Sur: en 15 días comienzan a funcionar los nuevos trenes" [Belgrano Sur: en 15 días comienzan a funcionar los nuevos trenes]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 30 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  9. Randazzo anunció que en agosto comenzarán a funcionar trenes 0Km en el Belgrano Sur - Ministerio del Interior, 29 July 2015.
  10. "Arribaron al puerto primeros coches motores CNR para el Belgrano Sur" [First CNR motor cars for the Belgrano Sur arrived at the port]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 6 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. "Belgrano Sur: probaron un cochemotor hasta la estación 20 de Junio" [Belgrano Sur: they tested a railcar to the 20 de Junio station]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  12. "Suspenden la habilitación del servicio a 20 de Junio por irregularidades" [Service activation suspended on June 20 due to irregularities]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  13. "Comienza a circular el servicio González Catán – 20 de Junio" [González Catán service begins to circulate – June 20]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  14. "El servicio González Catán – 20 de Junio funcionará con un cochemotor Alerce" [The González Catán – 20 de Junio service will operate with an Alerce railcar]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 20 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  15. "Otra línea con diagrama reducido: el Belgrano Sur funcionará con horario de sábados" [Another line with a reduced schedule: the Belgrano Sur will operate on Saturdays]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  16. "Belgrano Sur: vuelven a postergar el inicio del servicio limitado Tapiales – Marinos del Crucero Gral. Belgrano" [Belgrano Sur: the start of the limited service Tapiales – Marinos del Crucero Gral. Belgrano is postponed again]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  17. ^ "Licitan una importante compra de repuestos para los cochemotores del Belgrano Sur" [Tender for a major purchase of spare parts for Belgrano Sur railcars]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 13 September 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  18. "Comprarán repuestos para trenes de larga distancia y cochemotores del Belgrano Sur" [They will buy spare parts for long-distance trains and Belgrano Sur railcars]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  19. ^ "Relanzan la compra de repuestos para los cochemotores del Belgrano Sur" [Purchase of spare parts for Belgrano Sur railcars is relaunched]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  20. "Deterioro de los trenes metropolitanos: recortan servicios en la línea Belgrano Sur" [Deterioration of metropolitan trains: services cut on the Belgrano Sur line]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 24 April 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  21. "Compran ruedas para los trenes metropolitanos" [They buy wheels for metropolitan trains]. enelSubte (in Spanish). 9 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

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