prakhonchai nick Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 103 million baht just to design the 2 loops. I wil offer to do it for half that amount! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masuk Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, canuckamuck said: Not being from Britain, what's a tram? The TUBE, but up in the fresh air! They call it a light rail here in QLD, but it's a tram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Now we know why all electricity cables are going underground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesimps Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, steven100 said: great idea .... hope it happens ... well done Khun Prayuth Can O Cha .... !! of coarse .... the nayers will always present themselves no matter what is proposed. there are some farang you just can't please Garbage idea. Baht buses are brilliant. Always availabe and cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 The coverage doesn't seem wide enough. They should talk to the officials in Cuenca Ecuador. They're making a similar thing actually happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Any sort of public transportation is a good thing. It can become the lifeline of a city. Pattaya desperately needs an alternative to the baht buses. The congestion there is intense, at times. But, a plan like this requires visions and fortitude. Will it happen? One can only hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 3 hours ago, ezflip said: Is it me or does it look like the red line will go through the red light district (walking street)? Is it true BGs will be conductors and drivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Now we know why all electricity cables are going underground.To electrify the tram lines ?What about when it floods wont the water cause a direct conection between + and - rails ?If its going to be an electric tramline maybe best to keep the wires overhead.....as a by product it could stop the double decker tour bussesfrom using the tram route due to height restriction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I meant that electric cables were going underground to make room for the power supply (overhead) for the tram system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 17 minutes ago, jesimps said: Garbage idea. Baht buses are brilliant. Always availabe and cheap. Try to get a cheap baht bus from the North Pattaya bus station to the Thepprasit market. Around the loop of central Pattaya, they are ok as long as it's not raining. A pain for other destinations. And definitely not cheap nor comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 But first this will require the taxi mafia's approval. I think the tram idea will be dead in its tracks. Are we sure they mean tram routes and not tran roots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, steven100 said: great idea .... hope it happens ... well done Khun Prayuth Can O Cha .... !! of coarse .... the nayers will always present themselves no matter what is proposed. there are some farang you just can't please Present and ready to say nay ! You should put that at the bottom of most of your posts. 3 hours ago, webfact said: 8 billion baht for a planned 8 kilometer loop. Was told that 1 kilometer of track costs B30millio. B30million x 8 = B24million . How is the other B7.76billion going to be spent ? Means little to the Farang. Might mean something to the poor, beat down Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said: Is it April 1st ? Might a trolleybus project not be less demanding, cheaper and easier to build? Less noise as trams, cheaper to buy buses instead of rail vehicles, and above all, a tram using the same roads as all the other traffic will be very slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Ok but would seem counterproductivethey put the cables underground and then have to put up a new set of cables for the tramline... why not use the existing overhead infrastructure (tidied up ) and save a bit of cost and inconvenience digging up the road to move cables underground then again to lay tram lines and overhead cables.Anyway maybe the tram will run on wheels and be battery/solar powered with LPG generator backup and for the aircon.It will be as cheap as a songthew ride and fully endorsed by the Pattaya Taxi cooperative too ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 future Headline: Mob of angry Baht-Bus Drivers block and intimidate Tram Driver and Passengers in Pattaya Pattaya's Chief of Police vows a mighty vow of rightous hot air aimed in a general direction somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Will it happen? One can only hope.Hows that joke go Theres 2 types of hope and ones dead ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdaz Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 3 hours ago, champers said: Great idea. I hope it comes to fruition. It will be a boon to the city, if it transpires. Yeah. Can finally see the back of the a55hole baht bus drivers and crook taxi drivers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Thais will never use it, unless the tram would stop every 50 metres. Can you imagine Thais walking any further than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogo51 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 4 hours ago, JoePai said: Suggest they complete the 'tunnel' first ! Won't be long now - is it March yet???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 2 hours ago, WhizBang said: I understand that this must have some drooling. Judging by the first few posts in this thread, not so much drooling as foaming at the mouth. 1 hour ago, manarak said: the same result can be achieved with shuttle buses. They've tried a shuttle bus service at least once circa 2005. Not that popular. Aimed mostly for tourists, so the locals who tend to use baht buses and motorcy taxis ignored them, but they did add to the traffic congestion. Quote Pattaya City has introduced a new air-conditioned bus service with scheduled stops along designated routes. This bus service is esigned to help tourists get around the resort city, the Pattaya beach bus service consists of three lines - Green, Red and Yellow. These cover the main streets of Pattaya, Naklua and Jomtien respectively Each line has been assigned a different colour to make it easier for passengers to identify the routes. Bus stops are also colour coded and numbered so passengers know where to board and disembark. ... Future plans include the addition of facilities for wheelchairs to assist handicapped persons, and the introduction of open-deck tourist buses for sightseeing in 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geisha Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I think probably they will stop buses and cars using this route. Clear the streets , make a good project work. They put in tram lines in the centre of Nice, which is a very busy city, and it's fantastic ! Cars only allowed at drop offs for hotels and hospitals. Bus / taxi park outside the city. Great idea. It's not that big in central Pattaya, easy to do if done right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadle1 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Its a great Idea but they cannot sort out the flooding problem along Beach Road 2 pumps they installed a couple of years ago they are useless, how can they undertake a tram system just talk talk .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickmouse1 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Such news should be made / announced on the inauguration day not 20 billion years in advance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 2 hours ago, canuckamuck said: Not being from Britain, what's a tram? A bus on railway tracks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 4 hours ago, bert bloggs said: Most of us "expats" will be dead long before it is built , and the way things are going ,the same with the opening of the tunnel When it comes to the time between project proposals made and project completion or monumental cost overruns, I don't think Thailand wins the booby prize. Quote ON JANUARY 10th 1946 Britain’s cabinet approved outline proposals for a third runway at Heathrow, London’s main international airport. But why has it taken more than 70 years to start building the first full-scale runway in south-east England since the second world war? As a result of seven decades of political dithering about where to put a new runway, the need for more capacity is now urgent. http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/10/economist-explains-11 Quote Budgeted at an initial cost of $7 million, the [Sydney] Opera House ended up costing more than $100 million and took more than a decade to construct. That cost blowout, of 1400 per cent, makes Sydney's Opera House the most expensive cost blowout in the history of megaprojects around the world, according to Danish economic geographer Bent Flyvbjerg. http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/why-sydneys-opera-house-was-the-worlds-biggest-planning-disaster/news-story/9a596cab579a3b96bba516f425b3f1a6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moti24 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 "Two tram lines are "coming for sure" and are set to transform Pattaya..." Pattaya will certainly get transformed once the Baht Bus mafia get wind of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kabula Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 That will put a lot of baht bus operators out of work for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Ray Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Go to Sheffield or Nottingham or many French cities and see the benefits of modern trams. Fit large cow catchers on the front of each tram to scoop up motorcycles, baht buses, taxis and marauding ladyboys to solve any obstruction problems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I think it's a great idea, I hope it will be realized. I hope it will be the elevated type, something like the sky train in Bangkok. Sentosa island off Singapore have a nice tram train, or mono rail or whatever you wanna call it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godang Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 3 hours ago, canuckamuck said: Not being from Britain, what's a tram? So where u from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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