cookieqw Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 chat chat chat no action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker1 Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 I am not sure if I would ever trust the Thai people to maintain the tracks to allow these high speed trains to operate. Not sure if the English word "Maintenance" has a Thai equivalent, but I rarely see it in action, anywhere, in this country ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 If the locals will risk all by driving on the wrong side of the road cos going a bit further to the nearest U-turn is to much bother then having zillions of track miles fenced off will for sure be breached by foot traffic etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl sees all Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 14 hours ago, Classic Ray said: Please lift your faces out of the beer mugs and think of the future. The line to U Tapao goes through Pattaya, a popular resort and past many important EEC districts. U Tapao can be expanded, and the line can be extended to Rayong and further. 3 Airports is just the start. As Crossy says, the bids are going in in the next few days and the Government want to award quickly. Keep your eye on developments. Bangkok will be underwater before any of these trains are operational. Forget trains; solar powered airships are the furure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChouDoufu Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 (edited) they could do it....article 44 the right of way, award the contract to the chinese, and it could be up and running within 12 months. fully-fenced or elevated or underground, there will be no crossings. can't guarantee no fence-cutters will try to drive cattle across the track to save time, though. also consider max speed within urban areas, including the entire run from don muang to suvarnabhumi would be 60-80 kmh. umm.....whose cousin gets the maintenance contract? Edited November 10, 2018 by ChouDoufu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 On 11/9/2018 at 11:30 AM, KhunBENQ said: Bla bla since xx years. "News" out of nowhere, this TNN seems bored. I have little hope that I will see it during my lifetime. believe it , certainly round hua hin area some years back they fenced off a wider section around the existing rails and have already built many fly over bridges crossing where the tracks will go, these bridges are huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 you get the shitty Chinese trains and you get a max speed is 250 kph! (and sure it will average with 200 kph) the first bullet train japanese did in 1970 was going at 320 + kph! so Thailand got the old tech unfortunately. why not making it 320 kph so people arrives the destination faster? why not getting the new tech to Thailand? beyond my understanding and loam received from china holds a very high interest rate too. overall, a rip off and tax payers' money is ripped off. but sure some guys won and got rich, as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojothai Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 For those who want to know, work on the first line is due to start in early 2019. Publicity is improving. We may not believe everything they say in the video but its a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactus Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 they couldnt finish an underpass and metro line in my main road for almost ten years. so i guess this can take half a century! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 11/9/2018 at 11:31 AM, Lungstib said: The important word here is 'coming'. Not here yet, planned for the future and no idea of quite when. With Thailand apparent lack of safety features and proper maintenance speeds of 250kph could have the trains competing with the cars for impressive wreckage. Each to be fitted with a snow plough contraption on the front and the butcher will wait at the end of the line 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almer Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 11/10/2018 at 9:56 AM, owl sees all said: Bangkok will be underwater before any of these trains are operational. Forget trains; solar powered airships are the furure. If they can get this up and running big boost for all to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 34 minutes ago, Almer said: If they can get this up and running big boost for all to see Well, this threads a year old and it's still running. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 The trains aren't though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traubert Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 On 11/9/2018 at 1:04 PM, bluesofa said: They elevate HS trains. They might hit low flying birds. I'll be one one tomorrow that will take me 600km in 3.75hrs with 7 stops. It will be on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Hope the trains dont have as many Brake failures as the busses, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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