webfact Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 First phase of double-track railway to be complete in two yearsBy Digital ContentBANGKOK, Jan 9 -- Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said Friday he is confident that the first phase of the double-track railway project will be complete within two years, four years earlier than originally scheduled.Air Chief Marshal Prajin said the first double-track with new 1.435 metre standard gauge tracks able to allow a maximum speed of 180 kilometres per hour running from Nong Khai to Khon Kaen, Keng Khoi, and Map Ta Phut deep sea port could be completed within two years.Thailand has signed a memorandum of understanding with China to jointly develop the project and, according to ACM Prajin, the first meeting with Chinese officials will be held January 20-22.Another meeting will take place in February and designs for the project could be drawn immediately afterward, he said. He believed engineering drawings could be ready in August and by then the government would know the actual cost of the project.The State Railway of Thailand will be responsible for train service and whether it would find a partner in future would depend entirely on the agency, ACM Prajin added. (MCOT online news)-- TNA 2015-01-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cuchulainn Posted January 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2015 We're talking about real life-size trains. Not your toy train set!! 2 years? Impossible. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JOC Posted January 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2015 Drawings will in a best case scenario be finished in August!! Another Thai official talking out of his backside!! Gets depressing after a while.............................. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) "... he is confident..." Difficult to accept this prognosis in a culture where Mai Pen Rai is the motto of the workforce, and they haven't mastered to ability to build a safe and functional two lane highway. Edited January 9, 2015 by jaltsc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 OR perhaps an alternative headline. It is reported that : Transport Minister Prajin Juntong aka Air Chief Marshal Prajin hopes and prays is desperately hoping that the "First phase of double-track railway to be complete in two years" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draftvader Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Transport Minister Prajin Juntong said Friday had a dream in which he is was confident that the first phase of the double-track railway project will be complete within two years, four years earlier than originally scheduled. Pass it back to MCOT and let them know I'll charge next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Has any construction project every been completed on time? 2 years .... the forgot the 0 ... make it 20 and I will agree 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 should've gained a spot in the comedy club........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Two clangers in a day by Prajin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomtomtom69 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Drawings will in a best case scenario be finished in August!! Another Thai official talking out of his backside!! Gets depressing after a while.............................. Exactly. Even if this project were Chinese built (or maybe it will be?) but 2 years wouldn't be enough time even for the Chinese, especially not if it takes 7 months just for some drawings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpeg Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 (edited) How are they able to have this first phase completed in two years when the piddly little light rail line runiing through the center of Phuket won't even be started until 2021? Edited January 9, 2015 by jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartempion Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Nothing has been decided after years of thinking but be confident the project will finished within two years from now...TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 OR perhaps an alternative headline. It is reported that : Transport Minister Prajin Juntong aka Air Chief Marshal Prajin hopes and prays is desperately hoping that the "First phase of double-track railway to be complete in two years" ... even wondering if k. Plodprasop should be recalled to help utilise the rivers and push the baby aircraft carrier loaded with equipment to the right locations in time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Once the committee is convened, they will conclude that it can in fact be done in just 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Complete total Nonsense , its a bare faced lie not even incompetence. They will be lucky to get 100k in in 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Drawings in August, so if you dont have any drawings which means no alignment either how can you estimate the amount of civils work , viaducts , tunnels , earth works and ground formation. So the 2 year estimate is nonsense. I;d say Nong Khai -Knorat best case 6 years worst 10. Depends a lot on whether they treat the ground properly or not, 2 years sounds like they are going to build it on the same shit its sitting on now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 2 Years? Are they serious? Not a chance. My money is on 10 years minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackinthebox Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Si tacuisses, philosophus mansisses..... Speech is silver, but silence is golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suriya4 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Can the Air Chief Marshal's train fly from DMK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mca Posted January 9, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 9, 2015 He later clarified that the two years he was referring to were 2056 and 2057 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSJ Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Your all barking mad! Of course they will finish the first phase in 2 years. Unbeknownst to you they are already on the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 First phase is handing out the brown envelopes. That will be done within two years. So just relax everyone, its ok. No one is really interested in building rail lines anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I wonder where the workforce will come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thai mathematics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> I wonder where the workforce will come from? Laos and Myanmar would be my guess. For Civils and Rail several thousand people are required, if they want to finish in 2 years then 10s of thousands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I blame the Thai education system. He can't tell the difference between 2 and 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhgz Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) "First phase of double-track railway to be complete in two years..." Yeah, and I'm the King of France. Edited January 10, 2015 by hhgz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 (edited) The Chinese already built the Beijing - Shanghai High Speed Railway which is standard gauge, 1,318kms long, in 2years (2008-2010). 130,000 workers were used during construction, track laying only took 4 months. It was handed over for public service the following year, so it is possible. However, the Chinese do not have to put up with Thai political interference and changes of Government. The aim of this Government is to complete the High Speed Railway whilst it is still in power. Edited January 10, 2015 by Estrada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> The Chinese already built the Beijing - Shanghai High Speed Railway which is standard gauge, 1,318kms long, in 2years (2008-2010). 130,000 workers were used during construction, track laying only took 4 months. It was handed over for public service the following year, so it is possible. However, the Chinese do not have to put up with Thai political interference and changes of Government. The aim of this Government is to complete the High Speed Railway whilst it is still in power. That was the track only , but it was not the civil works ,. The Civil works are 75% of the work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPratt Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> The Chinese already built the Beijing - Shanghai High Speed Railway which is standard gauge, 1,318kms long, in 2years (2008-2010). 130,000 workers were used during construction, track laying only took 4 months. It was handed over for public service the following year, so it is possible. However, the Chinese do not have to put up with Thai political interference and changes of Government. The aim of this Government is to complete the High Speed Railway whilst it is still in power. " There are 244 bridges along the line. The 164-km long Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge is the longest bridge in the world,[15] the 114-km long viaduct bridge between Langfang and Qingxian is the second longest in the world, and the viaduct between Beijing's 4th Ring Road and Langfang is the fifth longest. The line also includes 22 tunnels, totaling 16.1 km. 1,268 km of the length is ballastless." The speed of the line has been cut to 300kph , with the main service 250Kph Do not believe the crap coming out of China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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