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Thai deputy transport minister formally unveils new Chinese-made train cars to the public

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metisdead Star Member

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A post containing a Thai language news post has been removed. As this is an English language forum, please use English language news updates. English is the only acceptable language anywhere on ThaiVisa including Classifieds, except within the Thai language forum, where of course using Thai is allowed.

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JAG Gold Member

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So now you can do your 45kph is style.

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You made me spill my drink

Personally, I think that 45kph (and I assume that is an average speed over a 12 hour journey) in comfort and relatively smoothly, with the opportunity to stretch ones legs, eat a proper meal, and sleep in a comfortable couchette is preferable to averaging 70 kph for 10 hours in a lurching swerving double decker bus driven by a wannabe auditioner for a supporting role in the remake of "Death Race 2000". That is why, as a "Cheap Charlie" and not a fan of air travel I prefer to travel from the remote North to Bangkok by overnight train. It is quite simply the most civilised way to travel around the kingdom - even at 45kph!

Now if only they would build the branch line to Chiang Rai.

Oh, and bring back the ladies selling cans of beer from buckets of iced water!

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Last time I took a long train trip in Thailand a couple years ago -- it was an all-day trip either first or second class from BKK to the Northeast on a newer diesel express rail car -- there weren't any TVs or food service on the trip.

But I did have considerable entertainment watching a few cockroaches scurrying up and down the interior walls of the rail car near my seat and then meandering about on the floor near me. That must be the SRT's version of airborne in-flight entertainment.

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