BMA does not want to operate northern Green Line of the skytrain

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Bangkok Metropolitan Administration does not want to operate the northern Green Line from Soi Baring to Samut Prakan of the BTS skytrain because it does not have the money – 3,557 million baht as the first instalment of the extension project.

 

Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisit said Wednesday that the city administration was required to find the money after the Land Traffic Management Committee decided to transfer northern Green Line project ownership to the City Hall in order to relieve the debt burden of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority.

 

But if the City Hall does not want to operate the train system from Soi Baring to Samut Prakan, he added that the MRT would take over the operation.

 

Noting that the matter remains inconclusive, Mr Arkhom said he believed the MRT was willing to allow the city administration to pay the 3,557 million baht in instalments instead of a lump sum, but all the instalments must be fully paid before service of the route is to commence in the middle of next year.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bma-does-not-want-to-operate-northern-green-line-of-the-skytrain/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-11-24

This is ludicrous, who makes the decision to do something without knowing who is to take charge and finance it?

 

Not good business men (people for political correctness)

It seems a funny way to run a railroad!

The photo gives me confidence that geniuses are running the show!

1 hour ago, maoro2013 said:

This is ludicrous, who makes the decision to do something without knowing who is to take charge and finance it?

 

Not good business men (people for political correctness)

The date for prior consultations and negotiations probably fell on a public holiday.

1 hour ago, maoro2013 said:

This is ludicrous, who makes the decision to do something without knowing who is to take charge and finance it?

 

Not good business men (people for political correctness)

OK, I'll ask...what has anything in this story got to do with what you perceive as PC?

1 hour ago, maoro2013 said:

This is ludicrous, who makes the decision to do something without knowing who is to take charge and finance it?

 

The Ministry of Brown Envelopes. 

I think I see Larry, Curly and Moe in the photo but who are the other dudes?

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This is ludicrous, who makes the decision to do something without knowing who is to take charge and finance it?

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Governments do.

As for example the European Union, the U.K., and my home country the U.S.A.

 

It doesn't seem unreasonable that the BMA is circumspect about paying for a railway in another province that will result in their own residents being crowded off the trains, which will be full by the time that they get to the first station, Bangna, in Bangkok.

 

I doubt that the BMA petty cash kicking around in the office runs to 3.5 billion baht...  

7 hours ago, keeniau96 said:

I think I see Larry, Curly and Moe in the photo but who are the other dudes?

I can see Spike Milligan Harry Secombe & Peter Sellers.  Not sure if these are the goons that commissioned a Skytrain line without knowing who was to pay for it & run it.  No wonder some of them are behind schedule and the Govt has been instructing contractors to hurry up.

15 hours ago, maoro2013 said:

This is ludicrous, who makes the decision to do something without knowing who is to take charge and finance it?

 

Not good business men (people for political correctness)

Didn't we have a very similar delay in opening the OnNut to Bearing extension a few years ago? Nobody could decide who owned it?

Does this mean everyone will have to change trains and buy a second ticket at Soi Baring???

25 minutes ago, Basil B said:

Does this mean everyone will have to change trains and buy a second ticket at Soi Baring???

Probably something like that. But it would not surprise me if they started their service on the extension line on the the twelfth of never.....

16 hours ago, Basil B said:

Does this mean everyone will have to change trains and buy a second ticket at Soi Baring???

Probably not, since there is no opportunity to turn back trains at Baring.  I expect what would happen is that the single operator would have two separate agreements - one with BMA as sponsor of the existing system, and one with whoever was the owner of the extension.