StoneSoup Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 On Tuesday, September 27, at about 11:30 am, I saw the first running of a five-car train on the Sukhumvit line, while waiting on the Onnut platform. The train was running from the Bearing end, toward Mochit. It was running EMPTY - and did not stop at stations - and it was also running at about one third speed - presumably to avoid catching up to the normal three-car train ahead of it. One interesting aspect was that the train appeared to be completely new - or freshly refurbished. Its undercarriage was completely black - no rust or oxidation - and the entire train glided by it total silence - it was really eerie. It was also pretty impressive as the mid-point of the train reached my spot - where I am used to standing, day after day. With the extra cars, the train extends almost twice as far in each direction - and the length is really noticeable from the mid-point. So - anyway - the testing has begun, and at least one train is already running - so it should not be too long before the five-car trains are put into regular service. And - that day cannot come too soon for me. As an aside - I wonder what genius decided to implement the zero-cost fare for FOUR MONTHS from all of the five new stations, as far as Onnut? That move puts about 100,000 extra people on the train daily - without expanding capacity. Brilliant move, sunshine - you really nailed that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 New theme song for LOS..."Thick as a Brick"!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 28, 2011 Report Share Posted September 28, 2011 With the current government, they may just continue running the trains without stopping for passengers. It will keep the cars nice and clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 ... and prevent delays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Went on the three car train yesterday, never even saw the five cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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