China-made diesel locomotives handed over to Thailand

[digger70]

5 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Just when everyone else is going electric 20 dinosaur's arrive ????

Where in Satans name do you think the Power for the Electricity comes from

Thunderstorms , static electricity, Don't think so Most electricity Isn't Clean It gets Generated with Fossil fuel, 

If you want Nearly  Clean electricity Fine ,Go Nuclear . 

[trainman34014]

An order for 50 new Loco's means certain people's off-shore accounts are bulging !

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

made in china ......    probably fall apart in 6 months ..     lol

Absolutely hilarious - must have taken you ages to come up with that one!!

Yep, will fall apart in six months, just like your iphone, macbook, hp computer, prada bag, nike shoes, volvo car, or indeed any of their trains.

China has world class engineering and manufacturing - especially when it comes to trains - whether your racist preconceptions like it or not.  

 

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

 

Yawn.

CRRC is the world's largest train manufacturer.  They hardly make things out of scrap metal.

Take your anti Chinese racism elsewhere, it crops up in every thread of this kind and is extremely boring.

I didn´t say they made it out of scrap metal. To me it looks like an overhauled ancient piece of train. I guess they had to fix it up and refurbish before delivering. Otherwise it would have looked like what it really is. A huge piece of refurbished scrap metal.

Regarding your boredom, I have a great suggestion for you. Try reading only the piece of news on the top. That way you will not have to think about anything that "crops up" in every thread. ???? See, what a valuable little piece of information, I just gave you at no extra charge.

[transam]

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

I didn´t say they made it out of scrap metal. To me it looks like an overhauled ancient piece of train. I guess they had to fix it up and refurbish before delivering. Otherwise it would have looked like what it really is. A huge piece of refurbished scrap metal.

Regarding your boredom, I have a great suggestion for you. Try reading only the piece of news on the top. That way you will not have to think about anything that "crops up" in every thread. ???? See, what a valuable little piece of information, I just gave you at no extra charge.

If you saw the state of the trains that go from Ubon to BKK, you would think the Chinese gift were a WOW...The drivers will be very happy....????

[Chris.B]

Why isn't there a hammer and sickle on the front? 

 

[BE88]

The new diesel locomotives could help the State Railway of Thailand to provide faster and safer transportation of passengers and freight, thus improving the quality of service of the Thai railway,with guaranteed train punctuality of 1 minute, error for Thailand of 1 hour or more he said.

[transam]

3 minutes ago, Chris.B said:

Why isn't there a hammer and sickle on the front? 

 

Think it might be......????

 

[Meat Pie 47]

3 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

and where is the money for installing those?

Just stop buying submarines

[BE88]

1 minute ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Just stop buying submarines

Or F-35

[steven100]

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

Absolutely hilarious - must have taken you ages to come up with that one!!

Yep, will fall apart in six months, just like your iphone, macbook, hp computer, prada bag, nike shoes, volvo car, or indeed any of their trains.

China has world class engineering and manufacturing - especially when it comes to trains - whether your racist preconceptions like it or not.  

 

might have world class engineering & manufacturing but their QA/QC is up to s_hit , or hadn't you noticed !  ????

Lol ....

[Enoon]

5 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

They are pretty. Why the blue & yellow paint scheme? I also wonder if all 20 work.

They were originally destined for the Ukraine?

 

But that would annoy their new best mates, so they diverted them en route and made up a story about them being built for Thailand?

 

 

[BE88]

The news from cn does not feature a photo so the photo could be another like this one.

China's rolling-stock maker CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd. has produced nine diesel trains for Sri Lanka.

 

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

China has world class engineering and manufacturing - especially when it comes to trains - whether your racist preconceptions like it or not.  

Chinese train technology comes from the Germans, French and Japanese. 

[brianthainess]

15 minutes ago, steven100 said:

might have world class engineering & manufacturing but their QA/QC is up to s_hit , or hadn't you noticed !  ????

Lol ....

I used to work on Chinese large mobile cranes imported to OZ, even the air brake pipes were not connected in the right place, the first one we got it took 3 months of R/ D to make it safe for Australian roads and other safety issues. 

[orchidfan]

30 minutes ago, Chris.B said:

Why isn't there a hammer and sickle on the front? 

 

 Because the hammer and sickle do not appear in any Chinese national emblems or flags. 

Perhaps you're getting mixed up with Russia ?

[Gottfrid]

58 minutes ago, transam said:

If you saw the state of the trains that go from Ubon to BKK, you would think the Chinese gift were a WOW...The drivers will be very happy....????

I have seen them. They are horrible. Doesn´t make this better, though. ????

[Gottfrid]

40 minutes ago, transam said:

Think it might be......????

 

What? Does Mr. Chicken have a hand in this too?

[steven100]

26 minutes ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

Chinese train technology comes from the Germans, French and Japanese. 

The Germans especially have an excellent record and reputation for TRAIN manufacturing.

[Burma Bill]

7 hours ago, jacko45k said:

plenty of electric driven trains in the world with powered lines or overhead cables.

Yes indeed, but in Thailand (apart from Bangkok) the SRT has no powered lines or overhead cables throughout the country's existing 1 meter narrow gauge system. All passenger and freight trains are powered by diesel locomotives or rail cars. Imagine the astronomical cost to electrify all of Thailand's State system!

[daveAustin]

7 hours ago, sirineou said:

I'll try

Snappy comeback ????

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

and where is the money for installing those?

Same shoebox as the fighter planes, submarines and the current railway line project. 

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, sirineou said:

The point is that both are electric, the only difference is on how the electricity is delivered.

Another difference is how that electricity is generated. And of importance.....

[daveAustin]

2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Absolutely hilarious - must have taken you ages to come up with that one!!

Yep, will fall apart in six months, just like your iphone, macbook, hp computer, prada bag, nike shoes, volvo car, or indeed any of their trains.

China has world class engineering and manufacturing - especially when it comes to trains - whether your racist preconceptions like it or not.  

Certainly not in the spa world. But they should have given the amount of intellectual property and copyright they’ve stolen. But one doth protest too much. What’s all that about then? Chinese folk are ok, but they were kind of renowned for churning out absolute garbage, no. Off topic, posit most ire is aimed at their disgusting gov and the racist abuse towards the Tibetans, Uighur, etc etc. Now that’s something worth being emotive about isn’t it?

[CLW]

Nice to see they can finally replace those antique diesel locomotives from the 70s.

Will the be used for passenger or cargo or both? What are the specifications of the diesel engine? Most likely EURO5 emission standard so a big improvement.

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, CLW said:

Nice to see they can finally replace those antique diesel locomotives from the 70s.

Will the be used for passenger or cargo or both? What are the specifications of the diesel engine? Most likely EURO5 emission standard so a big improvement.

So why did they accept the old rusty ones from Japan?

[CLW]

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

So why did they accept the old rusty ones from Japan?

How many were those? Four? And it's still not clear if they will be ever used in Thailand. I heard something they will be only used for special occasions which is some Thai code word of "we let them rotting away until everyone forgot about them"

[Joe Farang]

7 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

They are pretty. Why the blue & yellow paint scheme? I also wonder if all 20 work.

Since Trains moved from steam to Dieseil, the fronts have been painted yellow to make them more visible. Trains were quieter and faster, the old colours blended in to the countryside making them more dufficult. I believe the yellow was a legal requirement in UK.

With more modern style trains that have better headlights, this requirement is no longer applicable. I guess nowadays, it is legacy rules and maybe traditon that keeps the yellow frontage.

[Joe Farang]

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

made in china ......    probably fall apart in 6 months ..     lol

If you're America, odds are you use an Apple iPhone. The vast majority are made in Shenzen China

[pegman]

In North America the move away from diesel electric locomotives is just getting underway. Union Pacific has ordered 20 battery powered units from Caterpillar. Canadian Pacific has been testing a  hydrogen fuel cell locomotive retrofitted by Ballard Power. A number more have been ordered.