Singapore tourist train vandalized in Kanchanaburi

[Thaivisa News]

Kanchanaburi:- Had it happened in Singapore, the one who did it would have been caned. But Thai police remain in the dark as to who vandalized the Eastern Oriental Princess train from Singapore.

The mysterious letters of T.G.B.M and T.G.B.M. 2015 were spray-painted on the outside wall of a carriage of the Singapore-Kanchanaburi train No 951 late Monday night or early Tuesday.

The Eastern Oriental Princess with 22 carriages and two engines, which belongs to Singapore, ran from Singapore through Malaysia and ended its journey in Kanchanaburi.

According to Prasop Phusamsai, the chief of the Kanchanaburi railway station, the train was parked at the station at 11:05 pm Monday night.

Prasop said a station official checked the train at 3 am Tuesday and found that the fourth carriage from the front engine had been spray-painted with the letters. The first TGBM word was pained in red with yellow and blue decorations. The second word of TGBM 2015 was painted in white. Prasop said the carriage was a sleeping coach.

Prasop said no one knew what the TGBM stood for.

“This damaged the property. Since the train belongs to a foreign firm, it damaged Thailand’s reputation, especially Kanchanaburi’s image.

The station chief said he had filed a complaint with the Mueang Kanchanaburi police station on Tuesday.

Prasop said there was a security camera at the main platform but the carriage was in the dark area and was far from the camera so the vandal was not captured on the camera.

He said the vandalism happened for the first time at the station.

When the train returned to Singapore at 8 am Tuesday, officials used green adhesive tape to cover the graffiti, he added.

[jcisco]

It means: The ginger bread man but perhaps not in this context

[Wat dee]

Poor fragile image, RIP.

[ThaidDown]

The station chief missed an obvious point, the sprayed message read 'T G B M 2015'.

Here in Thailand the year is 2558.....ergo... 'it must have been a foreigner that wot dun it not a Thai'

[rkidlad]

Caning? Just learnt they still do that in Singapore. Ridiculous in this day and age.

Good to know Singapore is a beacon of virtue for the Asean community.

[FredNL]

WOW, THIS IS BIG NEWS - HEADLINE NEWS !!!

To REMOVE non multiple components paint just use: Paint thinner (It is just a simple spray they've used)

The base of a carriage must at least be a 2 component of powder paint for durability !!! In Europe all train locomotives and carriages are painted using powder.

As long as it isn't burned in the original paint (heat / sunshine) it is very simple to remove. But don't wait weeks.

[Briggsy]

It can stand for The Great Bauke Mollema. Why somebody would paint that on a train, I don't know. Perhaps it was a drunk Dutchman.

[hanno]

Caning? Just learnt they still do that in Singapore. Ridiculous in this day and age.

Good to know Singapore is a beacon of virtue for the Asean community.

Not much graffitti in Singapore.

[wwest5829]

Caning? Just learnt they still do that in Singapore. Ridiculous in this day and age.

Good to know Singapore is a beacon of virtue for the Asean community.

Hmm, in my mind the first thought comes as Singapore being the beacon of Law and Order. A virtuous example for those who argue law and order over individual liberties. There is an argument for balance in there somewhere.

[mike324]

just walk around the city and nearby area to try to find the same graffiti, in bangkok you can find many of the same graffiti around the area which wouldn't be that hard to track down who those folks are

[Nuddy]

TGBM

Obviously a terrorist group I reckon.

Regards

[Kan Win]

Thai Gentleman's Bartenders Meeting 2015 ?

[rkidlad]

Caning? Just learnt they still do that in Singapore. Ridiculous in this day and age.

Good to know Singapore is a beacon of virtue for the Asean community.

Not much graffitti in Singapore.

Not much soul either.

[Thai at Heart]

So if it hat happened on a Thai train, that wouldn't hurt anyone reputation right?

[apetley]

Train a Grande Bowel Movement on that track.