Fast food

Signs and posters


Fast food

17 Nov 2009 2 4 512
Food vendor at Thanonchira Jn. At 5 Baht, somewhat cheaper than the burger I'd purchased at Manchester Airport on the way out!. Tue17Nov09

Waiting room

17 Nov 2009 3 5 406
Thanonchira Jn waiting room and ticket booking office. Tue17Nov09

Departure board

06 Nov 2006 202
Station departures, Thanonchira Jn. Mon6Nov06

Distance board

17 Nov 2009 2 265
Signboard at Thanonchira Jn, with distance to adjacent stations. Bangkok to the left and Ubon Ratchathani and Nong Khai to the right. Tue17Nov09

Level crossing near Thanonchira Jn

02 Dec 2009 2 2 338
At the approach of a train, the red and white barriers slide down the pole - at the risk of decapitating motor cyclists - accompanied by bells and flashing lights. The gates on wheels I presume are used for when the barriers fail. Wed2Dec09

Eskmeals Viaduct 1

14 Apr 2010 10 8 453
With a Northern Rail Class 156 Sprinter on a southbound service. Wed14Apr10

Fallen Flag

24 Jun 2008 8 10 372
Still showing signs of its pre grouping origins, a former goods shed at Carlisle. 24Jun08

SRT DMU 1137

19 Nov 2009 1 265
State Railways of Thailand. Showing the rather spartan interior, and signs of its Bangkok inner suburban origins. This, on a journey of about 7 and a half hours from Sikoraphum, in the North East, to Bangkok, about 250 miles. Thu19Nov09

Kaeng Khoi

19 Nov 2009 1 318
Station sign, with distances to adjacent stations, at Kaeng Khoi Junction, approx 78 miles from Bangkok, on the North Eastern Line from Bangkok to Nong Khai and Ubon Ratchathani. Thu19Nov09

Kaeng Khoi Junction

19 Nov 2009 2 389
Quite a busy place. Junction of 4 lines, with a large marshalling yard and loco shed. Shown here is the signal box, now disused as such. Thu19Nov09

Nakhon Ratchasima

08 Nov 2009 6 10 350
Main platform. Sun8Nov09

Ravenglass 09095

14 Sep 2009 3 2 295
As seen from the footbridge. 153307+156438 departing with a southbound service. 14Sep09

The last one in the World

06 Oct 2007 4 420
Vought V-93S Corsair at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum, Bangkok. Sat6Oct07

Survivor

06 Oct 2007 6 8 357
The only surviving example in the world, this Curtiss-Hawk 3, ex Royal Thai Air Force, can be found at the RTAF Museum, Bangkok. Sat6Oct07

Rolling wreck

30 May 2005 2 1 433
Stobarts it ain't! Korat. Mon30May05

Skewered

10 Oct 2007 3 7 494
Strange theme park near Non Thai. The skewered women are depicted with piggy faces, and the upside down men seem to have the heads reversed. Extreme table top soccer.... Wed10Oct07

Sai Ngam

10 Oct 2007 1 1 307
Banyan Tree. About a mile or so from Phimai is this Banyan Tree. The sign says; 'The Banyan Tree covers an area of 35,000 square feet and more than 350 year of age. Her Royal Highness the 5th Queen Prasiprachalintara visited the Phimai Village for sight seeing and saw the beautiful Banyan Tree into "Sai Ngam" on the 21st January in 1911'. Wed10Oct07

Special Express Diesel Railcar

19 Nov 2009 440
DMU 2520 arrives at Thanonchira Jn with an air conditioned premium fare service from Bangkok to Ubon Ratchathani. At about 7hrs 30mins, it's over 4hrs faster than a 'Rapid' loco hauled train on the same route. Diesel 4147 and brake van on the left. The red disc on the brake van is the equivalent of a tail lamp. Thu19Nov09

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