Airport high-speed rail project hits budget snag

[rooster59]

Airport high-speed rail project hits budget snag

By THE NATION

 

 

The high-speed rail project to link Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports faces a delay due to a budget problem, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said today.

 

The budget to demolish infrastructure to make way for the new high-speed system has not been approved, meaning delivery of the first phase will be delayed from January 2021 to February-March, the SRT announced.

 

The infrastructure had been earmarked for demolition but contractors would have to wait for approval of the 2021 budget before finishing the job, explained Transport Ministry permanent secretary Chaiwat Thong-Kamkoon on Friday. The budget would be approved before the end of this year, he assured. Contractors had already been hired to undertake the work, he added.

 

The deadline for delivery of the entire high-speed rail project was October 2021, said SRT deputy governor Sujit Chaosirikul.

Also on Friday, the SRT and Department of Highways signed a memorandum of understanding for the usage of highways during construction activities.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30393691

 

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[Matzzon]

Just say like it is. The budget has hit a snag, because the first portion was cut in smaller portions before it even reached the project. 

[ThailandRyan]

That smells to high heaven of corruption. Yet they can budget money for a sub and military hardware but nothing for infrastructure to assist on the tourism they are whining about. Boggles the mind really.

[Phulublub]

They should note and learn from the smooth process the UK has gone through to approve and build their high speed rail project.

 

PH

[tonray]

If the flood control plans fail next year, can we use the submarines to travel from DM to Swampy ?

[johng]

There's no way they will finish by October 2021...surely some mistake in this report ?

[overherebc]

9 minutes ago, tonray said:

If the flood control plans fail next year, can we use the submarines to travel from DM to Swampy ?

I have a cunning plan.

[ezzra]

just change the header of the contract from Airport high-speed rail to a submarine precruments and the budget will be in like flynn...

[PatOngo]

47 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Boggles the mind really.

Not really! You should'nt expect them to be anything other than inept! It'll work out perfect.....the Thai way!

 

 

Edited August 29, 2020 by PatOngo

[PatOngo]

35 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

They should note and learn from the smooth process the UK has gone through to approve and build their high speed rail project.

 

PH

Why? They have a tried and true method of muddying the water!

[crobe]

30 minutes ago, johng said:

There's no way they will finish by October 2021...surely some mistake in this report ?

The date of October 2021 is the two-year deadline on the SRT side to have appropriated all the land necessary and removed all obstacles such as utilities and pipes so that the construction could actually begin. This is the obligation on SRT and the government in the contract with CP.

Any delay will of course impact the completion, which is now said to be in 2024 but I believe will still be at least 2 years after that.

[johng]

1 minute ago, crobe said:

The date of October 2021 is the two-year deadline on the SRT side to have appropriated all the land necessary and removed all obstacles

Well it didn't quite read like that to me...but makes more sense.

 

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

The deadline for delivery of the entire high-speed rail project was October 2021, said SRT deputy governor Sujit Chaosirikul.

 

[tonray]

33 minutes ago, overherebc said:

I have a cunning plan.

The girls always on the lookout for a cunning linguist

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

That smells to high heaven of corruption. Yet they can budget money for a sub and military hardware but nothing for infrastructure to assist on the tourism they are whining about. Boggles the mind really.

..and/or very poor planning.

[overherebc]

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

I have a cunning plan.

This was an American concept.

Named 'Pathfinder'.

Edited August 29, 2020 by overherebc

[redwood1]

Who is going to build this if the workers are having a hard time sneaking into Thailand....

[JusticeGB]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Who is going to build this if the workers are having a hard time sneaking into Thailand....

Don't worry about this they already have a contingency plan to ask for an extension of the contract because of the difficulty of hiring cheap foreign labour. 

[shady86]

There goes the funds used for 'feasibility study'! 

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The high-speed rail project to link Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports faces a delay due to a budget problem, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said today.

More likely delayed due to pick-up driver train crossing education

[jlwilliamsjr18]

https://youtu.be/enCqDfQnXs4

 

[Scot123]

6 hours ago, Phulublub said:

They should note and learn from the smooth process the UK has gone through to approve and build their high speed rail project.

 

PH

I think what the UK calls high speed and what Thailand calls high speed are about 100MPH or 160kmh apart. Should be called slow to medium speed trains.

[Fex Bluse]

Usually they have plenty of dirty foreign tourists to leech off of to make up corrupt budget shortfalls. But now money ka. 

 

 

[Phulublub]

26 minutes ago, Scot123 said:

I think what the UK calls high speed and what Thailand calls high speed are about 100MPH or 160kmh apart. Should be called slow to medium speed trains.

Link to speeds please.  Or is this just more gratuitous Thai bashing?

 

PH

[barney42bb]

Need to borrow a bit more than that 9 Billion Baht loan,to meet your creditors... Despite your falsely high currency exchange. wWith Cash reserves getting a bit low are they???

[davemos]

No hurry  No tourists to use it anyway 

[josephbloggs]

11 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

Link to speeds please.  Or is this just more gratuitous Thai bashing?

 

PH

GTB.

 

HS1 reaches 300kmh at some points, but is more like 250kmh most of the time.  It goes noticeably faster in France.  The Thai one is slated to run at 250kmh.  So at best there is a 50kmh difference, but in reality hardly any difference.  Unless the Eurostar has suddenly increased to 410kmh (it hasn't) then it is a gratuitous Thai bash.

And let's not forget the only high speed rail in the UK is HS1 from London to Kent, so a very short single stretch.  The rest of the UK runs at a maximum of 225kmh (the Pendolinos on the West Coast Mainline) and most of it much slower.

 

[PatOngo]

7 hours ago, overherebc said:

I have a cunning plan.

Not a good idea, only one commission in that, better to have 4 subs and 10 tanks, more swill for the trough!

[thaibeachlovers]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The high-speed rail project to link Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports faces a delay due to a budget problem, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) said today.

[thaibeachlovers]

14 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

GTB.

 

HS1 reaches 300kmh at some points, but is more like 250kmh most of the time.  It goes noticeably faster in France.  The Thai one is slated to run at 250kmh.  So at best there is a 50kmh difference, but in reality hardly any difference.  Unless the Eurostar has suddenly increased to 410kmh (it hasn't) then it is a gratuitous Thai bash.

And let's not forget the only high speed rail in the UK is HS1 from London to Kent, so a very short single stretch.  The rest of the UK runs at a maximum of 225kmh (the Pendolinos on the West Coast Mainline) and most of it much slower.

 

Given it took plenty of trains falling off the tracks to make them replace the Bkk to Chiang Mai track I have little faith they'll maintain the hi speed train so it's safe to go over 100kph.

Given that most large projects in LOS are not about building the infrastructure ( anyone been long in LOS knows what I mean ), I doubt it will be made on time or to a high standard. The second rate Suvarnabhumi airport is a good example of reality in LOS.

[mberbae]

No Money for a High Speed  train servicing all of the people in Thailand.

But, plenty of money to buy useless submarines servicing No One.