A batch of 55 railway carriages that were used by the São Paulo Commuter Train Company (Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos – CPTM) for 30 years shall be put up for auction today. Out of use since 1999, they have now become scrap. The trains were used by passengers of Line 8 (Diamond Line), which connects the capital to Osasco and Itapevi, and are now scattered in company areas near Luz, Presidente Altino and Barra Funda stations. The CPTM has not said how much they expect to make through this auction.
The carriages are now without seats, floor or glass elements, without doors, and full or graffiti – just the carcasses. Some of them have holes on the roof or the floor. The fact that they are made of stainless steel should attract interest.
The site of the official auctioneer for this batch says that the minimum bids for each carriage were set originally at R$ 500 but have now edged their way up to R$ 24.5 thousand. None of these carriages have historical value, as there are similar models still in operation. Each train unit shall be sold as a separate batch. The winner shall be the highest bidder for the material – which shall have to be removed within 48 hours after the sale. The auction shall be presential – with bids made at the office of the auctioneer, and also through the Internet at www.leilaoonline.net. The office stands on Fagundes Filho Avenue, next to the São Judas Metrô station, in the South Zone of São Paulo.
Yesterday, the reporter asked to see the batches, but this was denied by the CPTM. Along the train line, one can see sets of derelict carriages, which have also been targeted by graffiti artists or been taken over by forests and rust. The carriages that are being put up for auction cannot be recovered, the CPTM has announced in an official statement.
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The auction has been set for 2 p.m., and the party which bids for one of the carriages shall also have to meet the costs of removal thereof from the company yards. The company has a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to make the maintenance of the trains on the Diamond Line (Line 8), at a cost of some R$ 200 million per year. This price includes the maintenance of 12 trains and also the acquisition of a further 24 units for the line – which currently has the oldest trains in operation in the whole system.
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