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Fast train plan linking 3 airports well-received at second hearing
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/10/2017
» A second public hearing in Chon Buri on a planned high-speed railway linking three international airports – Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao – proceeded without a glitch Tuesday.
November start for Thai-Chinese high-speed rail construction
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/09/2017
» Construction of the Thai-Chinese rail development project linking Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima is expected to begin in November.
Bangkok-Rayong high-speed rail link set for 2023
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/09/2017
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) aims to open services for the 193-kilometre long Bangkok-Rayong high-speed Thai-Japanese railway by 2023.
New delay for Bangkok-Hua Hin high-speed train project
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/02/2017
» Bidding for the Bangkok-Hua Hin high-speed train project is likely to be delayed after the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) was told to sound out the market more, an SRT source said.
Nepartak: Final update (Monday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/07/2016
» Nepartak weakened into a strong tropical storm after making landfall in Fujian on Saturday, but continued to soak the region, where emergency workers scrambled to reach residents trapped on the upper floors of submerged buildings and collapsed homes.
Bus-train collision: How could it happen? (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/04/2016
» Police are probing whether alcohol or drugs might be the reason a bus driver failed to notice a fast-approaching train which killed him and two others. Loud music in the coach could also have been a factor. An automatic safety barrier was set to be installed this week.
China: Millions struggle to get home for the Lunar New Year
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/02/2016
» Up to 100,000 train travellers were temporarily stranded on Monday at two stations as authorities struggle to cope with the estimated 2.9 billion trips that will be made around China during the 40-day "Spring Festival" travel rush.
The TV Lone Ranger, better than the movie version?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/07/2013
» The TV Lone Ranger of my generation looked heroic and acted heroic. The movie version seems a bit more complicated. Meet the TV masked man and see what you think.
High-speed railways coming soon, Govt says
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/03/2013
» If all goes according to plan, land and water travel should be considerably quicker throughout much of the country by the year 2020, with the first Bangkok-Pattaya high-speed rail line completed by 2018.
End of Hopewell's "Stonehenge"
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/02/2013
» The abandoned Hopewell mass transit project, known as Bangkok's "Stonehenge," will be demolished to make way for the Red Line electric railway.