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Recently I just came across an interesting photo on Twitter, where the photo itself was scanned from product catalog of Nippon Sharyo Seizou Kabushiki-gaisha (Nissha) that contains the photographs of KL3-76 and KL3-78 series non-AC EMUs in its original form. The two types were ordered by Indonesian Railways when it was still under the Indonesian name of Perusahaan Jawatan Kereta Api (PJKA) in 1976 and 1978 (the photographs are on the lower side of the scanned page):
(photograph was taken from this tweet: https://twitter.com/YamanoteE231/status/1146777964656250881 )
Unfortunately none of the examples of KL3-76 and KL3-78 series non-AC EMUs (along with the later KL3-83, KL3-84, KL3-86 and KL3-87) are preserved, and even all of them were flagged as "to be scrapped". Ironically the last one transported to Cikaum station were having "slated for preservation" stickers on its body, although until today it is still not clear whether it would be scrapped there at Cikaum or taken back into the rails for preservation.
Technically those non-AC EMUs were already in heavily worn-out condition when they were removed from regular duty in 2013 due to the "all of commuter trains must have air conditioners installed, and the doors and windows must be closed when the train is running!" decree that issued by Ignasius Jonan as the-then CEO of Indonesian Railways, since they were carrying passengers that exceeds the maximum capacity of trains (yeah, it includes what we known as "rooftop ride" or "door-hanging ride", with most of them are done by passengers who does not purchase tickets). Because of this, they were deemed to be "too dangerous", even if the bodies are heavily refurbished by Manggarai workshops or Depok EMU depot, or even PT INKA in Madiun.
Regards,
Arya.
(photograph was taken from this tweet: https://twitter.com/YamanoteE231/status/1146777964656250881 )
Unfortunately none of the examples of KL3-76 and KL3-78 series non-AC EMUs (along with the later KL3-83, KL3-84, KL3-86 and KL3-87) are preserved, and even all of them were flagged as "to be scrapped". Ironically the last one transported to Cikaum station were having "slated for preservation" stickers on its body, although until today it is still not clear whether it would be scrapped there at Cikaum or taken back into the rails for preservation.
Technically those non-AC EMUs were already in heavily worn-out condition when they were removed from regular duty in 2013 due to the "all of commuter trains must have air conditioners installed, and the doors and windows must be closed when the train is running!" decree that issued by Ignasius Jonan as the-then CEO of Indonesian Railways, since they were carrying passengers that exceeds the maximum capacity of trains (yeah, it includes what we known as "rooftop ride" or "door-hanging ride", with most of them are done by passengers who does not purchase tickets). Because of this, they were deemed to be "too dangerous", even if the bodies are heavily refurbished by Manggarai workshops or Depok EMU depot, or even PT INKA in Madiun.
Regards,
Arya.