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 | | | | From the distant ages of the past up to the time when the city of | | Bangkok was chosen as the new capital of Siam, with the exception of | | the water-borne traffic along rivers and canals, the only means of inland | | communication in the country had been those borne by animals such | | as oxen, buffaloes, horses, elephants with howdahs and bullock-carts, | | which had indeed been very popular among the people of that time for | | their daily use in travelling as well as in transporting goods from place | | to place. Communication by rail was still then completely unknown. | |
| | As days rolled by and finally during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V),a Royal Proclamation | | pertaining to the construction on the first state railway line in Siam from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima in the Northeast | | was issued on March 9, 1891.The Ministry of Public Works, under the |  | | auspices of His Majesty King Chulalongkorn, had engaged Mr. G.M. | | Campbell, a distinguished businessman from England, to undertake | | the construction of this railway line. The "Foundation Laying" ceremony | | was presided over by King Chulalongkorn on March 9,1891.The opening | | day of the first rail service from Bangkok to Ayutthaya, March 26,1894, was | | considered as a red-letter day ever to be remembered in the annals of the | | Royal State Railways of Siam. | | | The office of the Royal State Railways of Siam was first | | established under the control of the Ministry of Public Works in October | | 1890, and was divided into two departments, namely the Northern and | | Southern Railways which controlled the networks of the east and west | | banks of the Chao Phaya river respectively. Its responsibilities were then | | to administer all state railway functions, to supervise and control private railways in accordance with the provisions of | | the concession granted to each of them. The director-generals of the two departments and most of their principal staff | | were Europeans. In order to cut down management expenditure while improving the organization,the two railway | | departments were finally merged into one and known as the Department of the Royal State Railways of Siam since | | June 5,1917.The new Department was entrusted to the direction of Prince Purachatra of Kambaengbejr who was | |  | | appointed its first Commissioner-General. It was greatly due to his | | ability, unstinted hard-work, and to the support of his colleagues that | | the Department was significantly enlarged and modernised. It was | | he who introduced the first diesel locomotive to the system in 1982 | | and his far-sighted initiation was carried over through generations | | under a decentralisation program which was finally completed in | | 1976,some 48 years later.At the time of the merging go the Northern | | and Southern Railway Offices, The East Bank System still adopted | | a standard gauge of 1.4435 m, different form that of the West Bank | | system which was of 1.00 m gauge. This created a great deal of | | inconvenience to the progress of the enterprise itself. A Royal | | | Decision was, therefore, given for the unification of gauges, that is to say, all new state railway lines were to be built to | | meter gauge, and all existing 1.435 m. lines to be converted within ten years into meter gauge in uniformity with those | | of the the railways in the neighbouring countries,i.e., Malaysia, Burma and Cambodia.The conversion was commenced | | on November 20, 1920 and completed in the year 1930. | | | | | As regards the progress of the railways development at the end of King Chulalongkorn reign (1868 - | | 1910) the total length of lines open to traffic amounted to 774 km. At the end of King Vajiravudhis reign (1910 - 25) , the | | length was increased to 1,804 km and by the end of king Prajahipok's reign (1924-34) and King Anandhamahidolis | | reign (1934-46) , 418 km and 259 km Respectively were added. Total length of the lines was 2,481 km in 1946. The fact | | that the Royal State Railway of Siam did gradually develop and eminent rate in bestowing progress upon the country is | | beyond doubt. However, the far East theatre of World War II at last broke out in 1941and Siam inevitably fell into its | | terrible clutches. Railway buildings, lines and bridges as well as rolling stock and workshops were air-raided and | | destroyed almost throughout the whole Kingdom. With the coming of peace in 1945 the once well organized Royal | | state Railways of Siam emerged form the tumult of destruction only to survive under the help of ruins. Restoration | | program was immediately planned by the Government to bring the Railways back to the pre-war condition, and to | | hasten its development for the benefit of the public which was the impassioned spirit of its venerable creator King | | Chulalongkorn. | | | In 1951 , the Royal State railways of Siam became a state enterprise by virture of the Sate Railway of | | Thailand Act B.E. 2494 (1951) . It now has a total route length of 4,041 km. |
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Thailand's Royal Barge Procession Thailand’s Royal Barge Procession is a ceremony of both religious and royal significance which has been taking place for nearly 700 years. The exquisitely crafted Royal Barges are a blend of craftsmanship and traditional Thai art. The Royal Barge Procession takes place rarely, typically coinciding with only the most significant cultural and religious events. During the 60-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Procession has only occurred 15 times. The Royal Barge Procession, or 'Praratcha Phithi Phra Yuha Yatra Cholamak' (Royal Waterway Procession) consists of 52 barges (51 historical Barges, and the Royal Barge the Narai Song Suban King Rama IX, built in 1994 and the only Barge built during King Bhumibol’s reign) and is manned by 2,082 oarsmen. The Procession proceeds down the Chao Phraya River, from the Wasukri Royal Landing Place, in Bangkok's Dusit district, past the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, the The Grand Palace, Wat Po, and finally arrives at Wat Arun , Temple of the Dawn). 
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SPEAK THAI (Part III) As you know, Thailand is a land of smiles. The Thai people are easy to approach and will be all smiling when you try to speak to them in Thai and that will add to your pleasure during your stay in Thailand. There is one important thing you should remember in learning to speak Thai, that is the Thai language has five tones with four tonal marks. They are the mid tone, low tone, falling tone, high tone and rising tone. There are many groups of words which have the same sound but with different tones and meanings. For example, the word suai can mean bad luck (suai), bribe (suai1) or beautiful (suai4), depending on the tone.
To prevent you from pronouncing with the wrong tone and unintentionally cause misunderstanding to the listeners, here we will use four numbers to represent four tones: 1 = low tone, 2 = falling tone, 3 = high tone and 4 = rising tone. The mid-level tone syllable will be unmarked. Listed below are some useful Thai words and phrases for travel in Thailand, with their romanized spellings, tonal marks and their meanings.
(Note : Thais use the word 'khrap' (for men) and 'kha' (for women) to end the sentence or phrase spoken to show politeness. For example, when you want to say 'hello' in Thai, if you are a man, you say 'sawatdi khrap' and if a woman, 'sawatdi kha'.) TIME & DAYS | | ki1 mong laeo3 | What time is it now? | | | wan ni3 | today | | | phrung2 ni3 | tomorrow | | | muea2 wan ni3 | yesterday | | | ton chao3 | in the morning | | | ton thiang2 | at noon | | | ton bai1 | in the afternoon | | | ton yen | in the evening | | | ton klang khuen | at night | | | wan a thit3 | Sunday | | | wan jan | Monday | | | wan ang khan | Tuesday | | | wan phut3 | Wednesday | | | wan pha3 ru3 hat1 (sa1 bo di) | Thursday | | | wan suk1 | Friday | | | wan sao4 | Saturday |
FOOD & EATS | | a han4 chao3 | breakfast | | | a han4 klang wan | lunch | | | a han4 yen | dinner | | | khao2 plao1 | plain rice | | | khao2 phat1 | fried rice | | | khao2 phat1 mu4 | fried rice with pork | | | khao2 tom2 | rice gruel | | | kuai3 tiao4 (nam3) | noodle (soup) | | | tom2 yam kung2 | spicy shrimp soup | | | som2 tam | spicy papaya salad | | | kha1 nom4 pang | bread | | | mu4 | pork | | | nuea3 | beef | | | pla | fish | | | kai1 | chicken | | | kai1 yang2 | roasted chicken | | | kung2 | shrimp, prawn | | | pla muek1 | squid | | | pu | crab | | | khai1 | egg | | | khai1 dao | fried egg | | | khai1 tom2 | boiled egg | | | khai1 jiao | omelette | | | phon4 la3 mai3 | fruit | | | phak1 | vegetable | | | nam3 yen | cold water | | | nam3 khaeng4 | ice | | | nam3 ron3 | hot water | | | ka fae ron3 (yen) | hot (cold) coffee | | | cha ron3 (yen) | hot (cold) tea | | | nam3 som2 khan3 | orange juice | | | a roi1 (mak2) | (very) delicious, tasty | | | phet1 koen pai | too spicy | | | wan4 koen pai | too sweet | | | khem koen pai | too salty |
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