Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona (TMB) The last train with asbestos elements has been removed which was at the Barcelona metro station. The 4,000 series combo darrer has carried out this last flight between the Bellvitge and Fondo Hospital stations (L1), after more than 100 million kilometers (among the entire series fleet). According to TMB, “the presence of this material was neither visible nor representative of the users’ knowledge.”
Ambof 100 million km (among the entire fleet of the series) the darrer comboi format pels motors 4045-4046-4047-4048 and tow 4312, has carried out the last seven volta that has tingut the honor of driving it ‘Inma Pineda.
The TMB Foundation will preserve three cotxes of this series… pic.twitter.com/4U22P2l8NC— TMB (@TMB_Barcelona) October 26, 2024
Imma Pineda has had the honor of being the last host. “It’s very exciting, but it’s also very sad. It’s the trains that are about to start driving and I’ve spent half my life,” he explained to ACN. The trains of the 4000 series, designs together with the trains of the 3000 series, They will come into service at L1 between 1987 and 1990 to progressively replace the 400 series trains.
The president of TMB, Laia Bonethas underlined that “it has also been one of the main objectives of TMB: they have replaced all vehicles with asbestos components.” To top it off, there will soon be 10% of the asbestos that is affecting the infrastructure and that “is expected to be removed, as soon as possible, in 2026.”
Bonet has announced that The TMB Foundation will preserve three vehicles from the 4000 series: two engines and a car. Furthermore, it has been highlighted that the entry into service of the new 7000 and 8000 series “has made it possible to replace 50 trains with more modern, comfortable and accessible models, guaranteeing efficient service for the citizens.”
Our new trains of the 8000 series
On July 7, 2023, the first nova train will enter service 8000 serieswhich has progressively been incorporated into the L1 to replace the older vehicles of the 4000 series. These new combos, “more sustainable and accessible”According to TMB, they are part of the largest purchase of railway material in the history of the municipal company.
Pineda has explained to ACN that “it is sad to leave” the 4000 series trains, which will represent “a technological leap” in four decades, but that “a stage must be completed and the transition to the new series 8000”.
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