Trains and stations in Chile (As seen in 2006)

[fpav_2125]

I have a few pics of trains in my country, all of them taken in 2006. The majority of this trains have the origins in Spain (UT-440R, UTS-444 and TLD-593) and one japanese train, the AEZ, now enjoy this pictures  :)

 

UT-440R used in Metrotren services (Alameda - Rancagua - San Fernando)

 

 

UTS-444 used in limited express services called Terrasur (Alameda - Rancagua - Talca - Chillán)

 

 

TLD-593 (diesel train) used in 2006 in regional services from city of Victoria to Temuco and Puerto Montt in the south zone of Chile, now this trains are used in local services from Victoria to Temuco.

 

 

And one of the japanese trains most iconics for me, the AEZ, in 2006 was used in long distance services from Alameda to Concepción and Talcahuano, now this train is not used more and this service disappeared.

 

 

Alameda Station is the official name corresponding to train station in Santiago de Chile. Another common name is Estación Central (Central Station) 

Edited August 1, 2017 by fpav_2125

[Densha]

The design of the AEZ is fascinating. I can't remember seeing a train design like that before.

[fpav_2125]

The design of the AEZ is fascinating. I can't remember seeing a train design like that before.

 

The AEL for local services and AEZ for limited express services are the best two designs in trains of my country, I never took a ride in an AEZ (except I have lost memories of me riding in the AEZ during 80s when was a baby) but AEL was my train for many years when was a child and traveled with my family to Santiago, now the new design of spanish trains is not the big deal, except the UTS-444. I have another bunch of pictures in 2006 version of Metro de Santiago (subway in capitol of Chile) 

Edited July 31, 2017 by fpav_2125

[Kiha66]

Nice pictures!  Seems that Chile has avoided the pitfalls of many modern train designs of shoving as much junk onto the nose as possible in an ugly fiberglass nose.  These look very basic, but everything you need to move people from A to B.   Thanks for sharing! 

[Khaul]

I travelled a lot in the 440s in Spain, back in the 1980s. These trains, blue with a yellow line like the old Tobu Tojo line trains, use to have a lot more personality. They became utterly boring when they installed hard plastic seats and grey interiors, and yes, some fiberglass in the nose. By the way, both 440s and 444s have Japanese electric equipment. Before Spain joined the EU a lot of Renfe trains and locomotives were of Japanese origin. For instance the 269 series ("a japonesa", the Japanese) and the 251 series ("la japonesa y media", the Japanese-and-a -alf)

 

 

 

Mitsubishi made a bid to supply the trains and signalling systems for the first Spanish high speed line between Madrid and Sevilla in the early 90s. The train contract was eventually awarded in a EU friendly way to GEC-Alsthom for the trains and a German consortium for the signalling system. Thus making TGVs run over an LZB cable! The story goes that Mitsubishi got so angry and the decision of the Spanish government they recalled the engineers taking care of the cutting edge chopper equipped 251s and 269.6s.

[Socimi]

 

And one of the japanese trains most iconics for me, the AEZ, in 2006 was used in long distance services from Alameda to Concepción and Talcahuano, now this train is not used more and this service disappeared.

 

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Alameda Station is the official name corresponding to train station in Santiago de Chile. Another common name is Estación Central (Central Station) 

 

I like the AEZ too. It reminds me of the JNR 80 series.

 

 

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E9%89%8480%E7%B3%BB%E9%9B%BB%E8%BB%8A

[fpav_2125]

Second part of pictures, this time with some pics in stations of Alameda and a small station called Requinoa and inside pic in UT-440R.

 

UT-440R

 

 

UTS-444

 

 

Alameda Station

 

 

Requinoa Station (2002 and 2006)

 

Edited August 1, 2017 by fpav_2125

[Nick_Burman]

The design of the AEZ is fascinating. I can't remember seeing a train design like that before.

 

Wouldn't look amiss on the Kintetsu...

 

Cheers NB