beejoir Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I travel on these trains weekly and have done so for many years, this new spate of derailing stinks of some corrupt official not getting his/her own way, and are trying to speed things up by making things 100 times worse than they really already are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautifulthailand99 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 If the plan includes spending the central government allocation for SRT on track and rolling stock maintenance and not VIP Club cards for Poseidon and houses for mia nois then we will be getting somewhere - but this being Thailand I suspect same,same. At least the trains go so slowly that none is ever really hurt and the trains are dirt cheap to ride on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Do the wheels actually fit onto the railway lines? You mean we bought the wrong wheels????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 and we need high speed, hurry we need 2 trillion for 350+ km trains a train accident a day, keeps the thai population at bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeman Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Wow, the number of train accidents this year in Thailand is astonishing. But the government is still gun-ho on high-speed bullet trains. If this (or future administrations) could at least bring the railway system to 20th. century standards, that would be a great improvement. Let's see what the spirits think of this idea. Actually, that would be 19th century standards... even India had a better maintained rail system 170 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Sounds like this is leading up to some nice juicy refurbishment/replacement contracts with lots of fat on them to be skimmed off by certain individuals. I can hear the 'yiddish piano' ringing already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete66 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Thailand - the Hub of "Daily Train Derailments" - the Thai Government must be working on the theory all publicity is good publicity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Evil spirits or just shoddy maintenance...hmm, let me guess or trying to convince everyone that they need a 2 trillion loan to replace the current rail system - how obvious and sinister is that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdoom6996 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 'He then told State Railway of Thailand governor Praphat Chongsa-nguan to inspect all the rail tracks in the Bangkok area for damage and report the findings within this week.' So I guess they don't have a routine protocol to inspect and prevent these things from happening. They just wait for an accident to happen and THEN check. You got it. TIT! If it ain't broke don't fix it. And after it's broke fix it and blame the ghosts and have a ceremony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Just put up a white flag, and surrender. Shut down the entire national system. Admit that you cannot maintain a national rail line with a $100,000 per year maintenance budget. Just give up the ghost, before many more die or are injured. Thailand has been coasting along for years spending less than Angola spends on their railway maintenance, and things are coming to roost. Has anyone looked at the condition of the railroad ties lately? Just shut the whole thing down. Either that, or convince Yingbat to spend her annual wardrobe budget on the railway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipplenoir Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 ghosts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angeledge777 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 They are building a high speed train from Thailand to China and can't even take care of these old tracks. I'll surely not be the guinea pig for this new train for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TackyToo Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Wow, the number of train accidents this year in Thailand is astonishing. Practice makes perfection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddhistVirus Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 How safe are BTS and MRT? And also the Airport rail links... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 It's one big stunt - to show how urgent Thailand needs the high speed thing and ease the approval of the 2-3 gazillion Baht loan..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdog Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 As anyone who has been here for a while will know, maintenance is not to be found in the Thai mind set. I just looked it up in my small dictionary, but I doubt if it is most of their working vocabulary. "the cause was suspected to be the age of the rail track and the damaged railway wooden sleepers." Yes, and why? No maintenance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomross46 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Could it be that the minds leading the SRT are politicians, which are only concerned with the amount of money in their pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitehawk56 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Ghost of Inspectors in the past "same same" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TackyToo Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 When is the next ghost ceremony planned especially for railways mishap? Would like to attend the circus The next one in the queue is not related to the railways as this one is over due: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddas Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 (edited) having worked up front for a couple of yrs in oz and used lamphong? i wonder how quick the driver pulled up, a good comment earlier about foundations as they now claim the rain cheers updated Edited September 17, 2013 by maddas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Kinda sad the current state of the SRT. When I first came to Thailand 15 years ago, the first class sleepers were a fun way to travel. Me and my friends took many diving trips to Samui and Tao via the nite train out of bangkok to chomphon. Also trips to krabi via Surat thani and Chiang mai. I wouldn't take it myself or recommend it to friends anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitenshaman Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Surely an evil Phuket tuk tuk driver must have driven across the spot precisely where each train derailed, or else maybe the boss in Dubai passed through the area in a previous lifetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casindonet Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 The spirits have been very naughty & busy this year.......higher budget should be given to the transport ministry to keep the spirits flowing happy They need it for the railroad & airport spirit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitenshaman Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 The spirits have been very naughty & busy this year.......higher budget should be given to the transport ministry to keep the spirits flowing happy They need it for the railroad & airport spirit I propose a mandatory spirit tax to be leveled on all farangs arriving in the kingdom. Surely if we weren't here this wouldn't be happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 For God's sake! Can someone please invade and colonise Thailand and teach them how to do EVERYTHING correctly? New Zealand could handle it. Actually, if the military is anything like the railways, education system and just about everything else ... I don't think Thailand could fight off an aging Steven Segull and a band of boyscouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Maybe we members could boycot the derailment news once for all on TV if we do not want to go gaga answering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 For God's sake! Can someone please invade and colonise Thailand and teach them how to do EVERYTHING correctly? New Zealand could handle it. Actually, if the military is anything like the railways, education system and just about everything else ... I don't think Thailand could fight off an aging Steven Segull and a band of boyscouts. New Zealand New Zealand...maybe, but Montenegro much better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonneke breda Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looks like all the shit comes together in 1 time, evil spirits from Dubai, wants to create a help for "Jezus" to get pardoned and lead his flock to salvation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonseze34 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 What would u expect from a 60 plus years old rail way system......?!! Not the 1st nor would it be the last!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjjmmi Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 at this rate they are going to run out of black paint for obscuring the SRT logos. Just love it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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