He first Yutong brand railway bus that will operate in Cuba will begin testing in the coming days, according to a report from the Cuban Television who also described what the adapted means of transport will be like.
The deputy logistics director of the Camagüey Provincial Transport Company, Luis Beltran Perezsaid in this regard that they had to agree with a group of insurers to “look for important pieces that we did not have, nor are they entering the country.”
Among the elements that were incorporated into the railway are the defense, the sandpit and the railway wheelswhich will allow it to circulate on railway tracks.
“The most complex tasks carried out during the manufacture of this equipment was the adaptation of tires for railway wheels,” he said. Felix Caballero Velazcorailway equipment mechanic.
The railcar, which will travel through 12 communities in the municipalities of Santa Cruz del Sur and Vertientes, It has a capacity for 36 people seated and 25 standing.
A local newspaper report Forward He explained that the Yutong vehicle was moved to Camagüey from Havana for urban service, but as it lacked several components and – in the midst of the serious transportation crisis that is shaking the entire country – they decided to transform it so that it can circulate on the railway lines. .
These transformations had already been done in the past with Diana buses.but this had never been done with Yutong because they are more complex due to the dimensions of the vehicle, which is about 12 metres long, according to the aforementioned source.
Last year, the Camagüey Provincial Transportation Company revealed that the bus fleet operated at 35% of its capacity. due to shortage of fuel and spare parts.
