PNR Inaugural Bicol Express Train passing through the eroded embankment at Sipocot

The Philippine National Railways had recently launched the comeback of the Bicol Express train last June 29, 2011. It departed from Tutuban at 6:15pm on June 29 2011 and it was supposed to arrive in Naga, Camarines Sur at 4:15am the next day. However, during the night before the inaugural run, a heavy rain poured at Sipocot, Camarines Sur and it weakened the embankment. It caused the rails to bend and made it misaligned. This made the train very delayed. Track workers from the surrounding area rushed immediately to temporarily restore the washed out embankment so that the train could continue its journey to Naga. The Bicol Commuter train came as a rescue train and passengers from the Bicol Express Train transferred to it so they may arrive at Naga early. After 5 hours, the embankment was reinforced but it was not enough. So they carefully let the train pass with extra precaution. The train passed safely and continued its trip to Naga. When the train arrived at Naga, a works train was sent to repair the washed out area for the return trip. And the return trip passed safely as well. GMA and ABS-CBN reporters were also present in the inaugural trip.
Taken June 30, 2011. Paul Nicholas Cabalhin || RIHSPI 2011

[@orgami100]

Phillipinos are definitely survivors no matter what life's curve trows at them..

[@kris1462]

918 has horror horn 9 years ago

[@justine_rolf1997]

I hope na magkaroon din ng riles sa ibang probinsya sa Bicol gaya ng Camarines Norte, Sorsogon, Catanduanes & Masbate

[@nicocabalhin]

Yes, the sleeper cars and the emu were donated by Japan Railways but the DMU's were purchased from Korea

[@HyperTastic]

and indo

[@FauxWhistle9262]

@@HyperTastic the comment was published 7 years ago, the PNR INKA DMUs didn't exist from that time

[@anniebarbin1030]

Del 918 calamba

[@PNRailRider]

LOOVE the sound of Locomotive 918's horn (0:08)! :)
I miss her Blue and White FilTrack livery, though. :(

[@902_HISOT]

Same😢😢

[@ayhan4561]

nakakapigil hininga na pagdaan hehe...kung wala naman yang `soil erosion` na yan di mag de-delay ang biyahe ng bicol xpress

[@ttcgeek]

@nicocabalhin How long did they estimate the repairs to take?

[@ttcgeek]

How often during the week does the Bicol Express depart from Manila and Bicol?

[@nicocabalhin]

@00009339 actually, they are doing their best to fix the rails. but the problem is the funds.

[@KhemOtakusan]

Awesome!

[@GingerKing1439]

It's January 2013. Legazpi-Manila not there yet, as far as I know.

[@nicocabalhin]

@ttcgeek actually, it leaves every other day in Tutuban and Naga. But as of this month, the Bicol Express is canceled to give way for the repairs of the destroyed sections of the tracks caused by the tropical storm juaning.

[@nicocabalhin]

@nil1230 , If I remember it correctly, they are planning to resume manila-legazpi in November this year.

I miss this coaches from Japan

[@EirinYagokoro]

Scary. You can see the rail being unstable when the train slowly rolls past it

[@nil1230]

hey ask lng sa mg afriends dyan na nakaalam, kelan opening ng Naga-Legazpi route ? inaayos pa b nila ? baka manila-naga nlng un routa.

[@ayhan4561]

maybe next year pa,kasi my ilang rail bridges at rail way portions pa na inaayos ng pnr management para masiguro na wala nang mangyayaring aberya,sakuna,delayed na biyahe at kung anu2x.pero im sure na ...next year hinde lang hanggang ligao or naga ang aabutin ng biyahe ng kogane@bEx .kundi aabot na ng legazpi kaya relax lang at wait for further notice ng pnr management ^_^.

[@humanconmigo2793]

Mis Kuna yn byahing bikol🙂🙂

[@asopusa1029]

kulang lang talaga sa pansin ng gobyerno sa PNR pero kung sakali man na meron...malaki ang cooperation nito sa tourism.ang gaganda ng mga lugar na dinadaanan ng PNR especially sa bandang naga.

[@cogiebaby]

@ttcgeek : Effective September 5, BEx services are now daily. Train leaves in Tutuban and Naga at 6:30pm.

[@daten__]

are these carriages still in use in the Philippines?

[@rosariotapia9828]

There should be inspections also of railroad way trucks to prevent future accident also..

[@ToddKeck98]

Meron na bang update dito sa section na to? Last year kasi nag test run hanggang Naga yung PNR tapos dalawang tren ang ginamit nila noon. Naayos na kaya nila yung area na to o hinihintay na lang talaga nila yung approval ng South Long Haul?

[@chesmykamar5701]

Dapat sementuhin reap rap o lagyan ng bato at semento yung gilid dahil unti unti mag soil erosion pag ulan sasama lupa sa tubig anong klaseng maintenance kayo ?

[@elfiedamaddara4281]

Congratulations Sec. Tugade! Super hero po kayo tulad ng Big Boss, Pres. Mayor Rodrigo Roa-Duterte. Ang dami na pong train. Sarap nga pong sumakay sa tren. Sa bukid kasi ang daan, sariwa ang hangin. Super salamat po. Rest assured na lab na lab po kayo ng Makalangit na Ama.

[@austinvonbraun8269]

Bobo

[@glen9146]

The government should pour it's infrastructure funds for the Philippine railways development. One mistake and accident could cause massive deaths.

[@00009339]

normal na ito tuwing tag ulan pero sana hanapan ng sulosyun ng kinauukulan ang problema para lalong gumanda ang serbisyo ng PNR sayang ng mga bagong coaches kung pangit ang mga relis.

[@SantiLardi]

We rode the train last week of July , it only runs every other day for now. It's not what they said it was , the reclining seat cars were the old cars they just added new covers, toilets was terrible. It was freezing, and I mean freesing ! bring jackets and hats. We stopped about 2 hours from Naga because of Typhoon Juaning. I give praise to the staff took good care of us , but there is lots to do to make it Tourist Friendly , they need to clear the squatters along the rails in Manila first

[@rosariotapia9828]

Santi Lardi - to too yan dapat mayroon bakod, I remember during the time of Pres.Marcos malinis at mayroon bakod ito. But maybe, as years went by marami na naman settlers kaya't sana around Manila area will have fences in between railroad way, both sides, at sa station lang titigil. I noticed puros busina to alarm the people near the community.

[@justine_rolf1997]

Noong 2006 nasusupinde rin ang biyahe ng Tren pa-Bicol pagkatapos manalasa ng Bagyong MILENYO at REMING, noong Bagyong REMING natigil din kasi iyung bahagi ng riles sa may Travesia sa may Guinobatan Albay nasira iyun

[@balgueireneotamayo4231]

malinis pa sya pero ngayon after 6 yrs lng 2017, dimo na sya makikilala.

[@levinaguenovlog]

khit po ganyan ang tren ntin papuntang bikol masayang sumakay dyan aminin ntin s hndi maraming biyaherong manila to bikol n ndi pa nkalasaky ng tren.kng mkita lng nnyo ang tren ng 80's at 90's cguro maipagmamalaki nnyo ang PNR hnagang ngaun lalo na ang Naga Station.

[@reymiguelperez6643]

Totoong-totoo yan bro at taga-Bicol ako. Nakasakay na ako sa PNR Bicol Express from 1996 to 1998. Namimiss ko nga ang dating kulay ng tren sa PNR na red and white livery. #Throwback

[@matthewalcoba5440]

Paano kung gumiba yung lupa ang bigat ng tren sana magtayo ng mas matibay

[@yzan_bus_edit]

what horn is the 918 using ???? 04/27/2024

[@carycagampan1330]

actually the coaches were donated by the japanese to us. ditto with the emu's and dmu's

[@evantis121]

Deforestation has many more negative effects than just loss of trees. Erosion for example.

[@alfredtecson690]

grabe nga parang ride lang sa starcity roller coaster. biro mo galing sa taas tapos nakalundo ang riles

[@jorgeamedallagerdanabua1251]

918; Train Sound I Love It

[@nicocabalhin]

@nil1230 IIRC, November was the tentative date. But let's just wait for the official annoouncement.

[@nicocabalhin]

@ayhan4561 tama. actually, dalawang loco ang dumaan dyan the night before the run, kaso, by midnight umulan ng malakas kaya lumambot ung lupa at bumigay..

[@rosariotapia9828]

Paul Nicholas Cabalhin - ang nilalagay nila dapat diyan grava..Hindi lupa small stones para matibay ang lupa.

[@stephenhunter70]

Did the passenger cars at the front of that train used to be self propelled?

[@Chopy61]

It looks like it

[@revupmt4127]

They are not self propelled, even back in Japan they are also loco hauled.

[@CyberOrion]

Nope.

[@denzelindistress]

WTH. The rail foundation is poorly made. Tabingi nga ang trak, malambot pa ang lupa. Scary....

[@rafaeldasigni581]

Damn that's too fucking dangerous one single mistake from any those trains and it's the end of it.

[@odekitirb3]

元JRの車両ですね、懐かしいです。
日本で引退しても海外で活躍してる姿を見るとファンとして嬉しいです

[@nemo6193]

和泉オデ吉 what

[@lingli314]

tragic accident waiting in the horizon. poor maintennce. Alam nila na ang pagsisisi ay nasa huli kaya wait muna dahil wala pa naman.

[@lesterlagsa2842]

Bumili ulit sana ng ganyan sa japan at bagong coaches at bago na kogane train set

[@hannlol]

Hindi yun bili donated yun and wala na iba na donate or bili

[@lesterlagsa2842]

@@hannlol wag umasa sa donate bili bili din

[@marilynrevilla6837]

Gayahin natin sa Europa at Japan na maging maganda ang serbisyo ng Train para mabawasan ang Air Pollution. Dahil sanhi na nagkakasakit sa Respiratory system dahil sa smog.

[@cogiebaby]

@SantiLardi : Did the coach had the video on board? I think what you rode was not the prototype NR-01 coach but the refurbished CAR-02 coach (which has freezing AC and non-functional toilets).

[@y2weng]

tuwang tuwa ung mga may-ari ng bus

[@mrjppizza6507]

Hindi na magiging hanep buhay ang mga bus. Dahil buti nalng andyan na si PRRD at ang kanyanh Build Build Build. The replacement for the Bicol Express, the *PNR South Long Haul* is projected to groundbreak soon sabi ni DOTr Usec. Batan at imbis na hanggang Legazpi, Albay lang, aabot ito ng Sorsogon!

[@noelextremera9282]

Terrible baka lagnatin ako nito. Dito lang ako sakay Ng tren Riyadh to tabuk via Dammam

[@dingamethyst9803]

MAKE MODERN TRAINS & MODERN RAILROAD TRAINS .......

[@rafbermoza]

PNR Del 918

[@pnrtrains902]

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[@maya.h.v.5787]

what del was that?

[@Larry-Loves-Geography]

Pnr del 918

[@Gsw-ne5tn]

Parang guguho yung lupa sa bugat ng train

[@FREDWALKERINDO]

0:31 very extreme, is 2020 no longer?

[@EirinYagokoro]

Bicol express train is no longer in operation

[@giltawagon5673]

Ay yayay...

[@levinaguenovlog]

ang kailangan ng PNR mgawa ulit ang linya ng biyaheng bikol at makabili ng bagong mga makina ng tren. angtagl n po nyan mga makina ng tren mhina na n ang hatak nya s paakyat nung kalakasan ng maikina nakkahila ng bagon yan ng 10 un pa po yan malalaking bagon.sna mapansin dn ng pangulo ntin ang PNR.

[@nicocabalhin]

Sent an email :) thanks. please also notify me when this story will be shown. Thanks!

[@rolandogabion3879]

sana maka biyahi na ang tren patungo ng samar at lyte

[@CyberOrion]

That would be one hell of an expense.

[@pnrtrains902]

Leslie rs2b

[@nicocabalhin]

@asopusa1029 yun nga po eh. kulang ng support from the government. lalo na ngayon, parang anti-railway si Mar Roxas..

[@joeybernabe8405]

Dapat malipat yan daanan delikado kakatakot

[@lymiehome6035]

O ayan leni pwedi ka nang mag roundtrip everyday...😅😅😅😅 deadma mo nalang yong ugong kasi parang traktor lang talaga yan, masasanay karin pagdating ng panahon...😆😆😆😆😆

[@ToddKeck98]

2011 pa yung video.

[@nicocabalhin]

@alfredimasa haha kuya fred, sayang kasi umalis ka haha. risky ung nangyari

[@lucenadematera3171]

Prayed PNR DOTC planned extension to Matnog be pursued fulfilled route across the sea using railroad as hydro E-MC or levees seawall connecting Castilla Juban Magallanes Sorsogpn accumulating recovery loss land area half million hectares by landfill
Sor bay Rompeolas continuity

[@asopusa1029]

@nicocabalhin patay tayo jan!!...napakaganda talaga ng PNR.sa totoo lang baka makasakay ako sa susunod na linggo kung may time ako.ikumpara ang PNR sa SRT ng thailand, mas gusto ko PNR.sana magkaron uli ng line puntang batangas para di na ako maghirap pauwe.hehe

[@christianignacio7906]

Padaanin nyo yung tren baka bumagsak pa sa inyo iyan

[@mynameiserlin9664]

Ok na yung tren pero yung mga riles hindi Dapat yan din ayusin nila

[@lesterlagsa2842]

Lumambot ang lupa

[@FilipinoZeroFighter]

kasama ung mga skate sa consist ng tren? hehehehe. =)

[@MrFilipinopride08]

magiging concrete bridge na ito dahil sinuspend muna ng PNR ang bicol express dahil kay Bagyong Juaning.....

[@elliecard7965]

d ako sasakay kakatakot bawat dadaanan ng train na riles

[@macariequirante]

Dios ko Lord parang paurong Ang progress Ng PNR

[@FauxWhistle9262]

This video was published in 2011, please check every descriptions of a certain subject before judging

[@sphoenix7861]

Pnoy pocketed all the money and didn't bother about a decent railway..

[@hectoragasang2006]

Ayos talaga ang gawa ng Pinot parang plastic na train lang ang dadaan sa reaper ng riles tapos pinatatawid ang train hinihintay pang bumagsak ang dambuhalang train bakit Hindi siguraduhin matibay ang gawa ng walang problema kurakot na naman yan

[@koronelolivares7116]

Isa. Na naman Corruption at Government Lack of Concern ! Hay nako!

[@marwinrodriguez3022]

dangerous

[@rosariotapia9828]

Marwin Rodriguez - it needs repair..

[@efrenreyes5468]

Bigat ba young tren? Bakit 918

[@private6866]

Pwede ma accident si 918 dito parang hindi steady yung riles

[@arieswidder1956]

more awesome if NONE CROOK !

[@reneariate7071]

world class...ISO certified...hahaha

[@benchbreq179]

Ayusin muna.

[@privatelex96]

No good for the train it shouldn’t be like that dapat tambakan pa yan ng lupa

[@marksison3029]

naku poe nuon kaya ng pinas bumili ng train bakit ngayon dami ng pera ang philippines wala mn lng action...

[@Joshua-Samarita]

Sa totoo lang Maraming pera ang pinas kaya lang ang nakikinabang ay ang mga gagong politiko

[@nemo6193]

Wala , korap gobyerno

[@akosiACP]

naging grass cutter ang Bicol Express. ahihihi

[@carlsun21]

geez..... that's scary really, the ailway authorities should fix this rail track issue before even running this piece of shit on the old bloody eroded and bended rail track.....shame on the stupid guy in blue shirt saying ..."yis" what is he saying that for?....when the train goes down the ditch and hurt people? I definitely wont ride this train when im visiting Bicol next year. seems that nobody cares about transportation safety....and of course standard is way behind other countries.

[@migsaviationandrailwaytopi1731]

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Pnr
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[@hectoragasang2006]

A

[@YhanoBrylerDeCastro]

PNR Del 918 GE U14CP

[@farisabdurrahman6699]

poor philipines

[@miskinansaudi7564]

Ok 😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@Sammyduo214]

So sad about this:( maipilit lang na bukas na ang byahe pa bicol pero ang mga pasilidad wala naman inaayos... ganito ba talaga ang pinas:( wala bang govt action... yah may byahe na pa bicol... goodluck if makarating ng buhay... sarap mag mura... mga gago

[@y2weng]

panahon ni pinoy yn bago na ngaun

[@jeffreytan5709]

Ojks f bn

[@ronalynpadon9208]

gogogo president Duterte you are the great president God bless bcoz your heart is always in our people of the phil.

[@testingonly3417]

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[@seniorasusana6159]

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