SRT Unveils Renovated Passenger Train Carriages from Japan

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK, Sept 6 (TNA) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has conducted a test run of the Kiha 183 passenger train carriages donated by Japan after the work to modify and refurbish the first three carriages completed.

 

These renovated carriages which can run at the maximum speed of 100-110 kilometres per hour will be in service for short tourism routes next month.

 

Nirut Maneephan, the SRT governor on Tuesday led media members to participate in the test run from Bangkok’s Makkasan maintenance yard to Chachoengsao station.

 

Full Story: https://tna.mcot.net/english-news-1012446

 

-- © Copyright Thai News Agency 2022-09-06

 

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[blazes]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

will be in service for short tourism routes next month.

Short trip to Bridge over the River Kwai??

[edwinchester]

2 hours ago, blazes said:

Short trip to Bridge over the River Kwai??

Let's hope so. The trip from Kanchanaburi out to Sai Yok Noi is very scenic and enjoyable especially along the river section of track.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, blazes said:

Short trip to Bridge over the River Kwai??

 

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

Let's hope so. The trip from Kanchanaburi out to Sai Yok Noi is very scenic and enjoyable especially along the river section of track.

Rather a nostalgic touch in a Japanese train... authenticity being a marketing plan?

[PETERTHEEATER]

I will settle for the slow train. I don't  think 1 metre gauge Thai track can handle 100 kph. .....????

[Burma Bill]

4 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Let's hope so. The trip from Kanchanaburi out to Sai Yok Noi is very scenic

Yes indeed, a train journey I have experienced, travelling onwards by road to Hell Fire Pass. The current terminus of the line is timetabled as Nam Tok on the old Burma Railway. For reference (today, 7 September 2022):

 

SRT governor Nirut Maneephan said the four-bogey train may be used for trips from Bangkok to places like Sai Yok Falls in Kanchanaburi ..........................................

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/national/40019799

 

Personally I find it rather sad, having visited the Commonwealth War Graves in Kanchanaburi, that a Japanese train could run again on the Death Railway built by the Japanese brutally using massed forced labor (both military and civilian).

[MrJ2U]

Nice paint job.

 

Hopefully they didn't use watercolor based paint like the workers did on our house. 

[Liverpool Lou]

30 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

Nice paint job.

 

Hopefully they didn't use watercolor based paint like the workers did on our house. 

Water-based pant has been used in the automotive industry for years so it would not be unlikely that SRT used it on the trains.

[Orinoco]

43 minutes ago, MrJ2U said:

Nice paint job.

 

Hopefully they didn't use watercolor based paint like the workers did on our house. 

Take no notice of him.

I reckon he has a pint of Vinegar and Pepper first thing in the morning.  

[Freed1948]

It looks like you'd need a ladder to embark/disembark.