2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. INKA PNR 1: Aldio Yudha Trisandy· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. PNR INKA 8103 Santa Mesa 2022-03-19: LMP 2001· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The PNR 8100 class (also known as the INKA DMUs together with PNR 8000 class) is a diesel multiple unit (DMU) train operated by the Philippine National Railways (PNR) since 2020.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 6 years ago, in 2020.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 82.8 m long: about 18 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 1,000: 20 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2020
- in service from
- 2020
- status
- in service
- number built
- 16
- kind
- Diesel multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- builders
- Industri Kereta Api
- operators
- Philippine National Railways
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- formation
- 4 cars per trainset, MeC1–TC1–TC2–MeC2
- length
- 82.8 m
- weight
- 42 t
- capacity
- 1,000 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q85791649, Wikipedia: PNR 8100 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.