Trelleborg wins Metalastik order in Philippines

ERJ staff report (DS)

Manila, Philippines -- Trelleborg Industrial AVS have been chosen to replace a competitor's design in light rail vehicles (LRV) running on Manila's light transit network in the Philippines. Solving creep problems, the Trelleborg product is expected to provide extended life for the operator.

“The original chevron-type springs fitted in the primary suspension were failing after only two and a half years due to excessive creep in the rubber,” says Tony Carter, General Manager of Trelleborg Industrial AVS in China. “Trelleborg Industrial AVS was chosen to supply the replacements because it is a leader in low-creep technologies. These have been proven widely in Asian applications, such as the Singapore Metro, the Hong Kong MTRC and Kuala Lumpur's KTMB.”

The LRVs built by Kinki Sharyo of Japan for the Manila Light Rail Transit Authority are a third-generation design consisting of four vehicles, each with two articulated car-bodies and three bogies. They operate on 750 V DC overhead power lines and have a maximum capacity of 66 passengers per vehicle. The car-bodies are 26m in length and fabricated from stainless steel.

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