They plan to change the “little train” of the Centennial of Mérida
The director of the Municipal Public Services, Juan Collado Soberanis, reported that new ‘little braids‘ for him merida zoobecause the current ones already have many flaws.
According to what was announced, the units have been operating for about 68 years, so they have started having difficulties like overheatingor within a few hours of starting them up.
The little train came into operation in 1955.
The intention is to acquire a new machine, so they are investigating to have the necessary infrastructure and see if it is possible.
“We are doing it to maintain the project this semester, so that in the second half of the year we can start working.”
It is worth mentioning that in 2022, 500,000 pesos were invested to change the rails and the sleepers that were in poor condition, so they are now made of concrete.
Merida’s little train
In 2022 an adjustment was made to the rails and the sleepers were changed.
The zoo became operational on September 18, 1910. Over the years, the zoo became one of the favorite places of locals and strangers, but it was not until over the years, in 1955, the small railway project was launched, which began work on May 5, 1955 at 4:00 p.m.
In this peculiar means of transport, he took his first lap, without thinking that he had become a true icon of the zoo.
The approximate journey is 15 minutes and you can observe the different animals that inhabit the zoo, however, the favorite area for users is the tunnel, where many users tend to shout when passing through the darkness of the little train.
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