Comments on: Running away on the train http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html Life begins at home. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:28:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brad http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html/comment-page-1#comment-15965 Brad Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:00:29 +0000 http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html#comment-15965 Hi guys, The government is trying to develop a fast and modern system and they are achieving more, slowly thanks to rival government figures, than has been done to fix the railways there than has been the case for a long time. Bingskee, The old ones were never maintained due to consecutive governments really supplying far less funding than was required. They seemed not to realise it was a service that didn't necessarily HAVE to make money. Northrail is owned and operated by the Chinese (although on land apparently still owned by the PNR), while the linkage project is supposed to be ran by PNR on behalf of the Koreans who funded it, a similar agreement is to take place with Southrail. It is a completely different situation to before and I can't see these investors letting their investments be run into the ground and not maintained. Best wishes Brad Philippine Railways SIG http://philippinerailwayhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com Hi guys,
The government is trying to develop a fast and modern system and they are achieving more, slowly thanks to rival government figures, than has been done to fix the railways there than has been the case for a long time.

Bingskee,
The old ones were never maintained due to consecutive governments really supplying far less funding than was required. They seemed not to realise it was a service that didn’t necessarily HAVE to make money.
Northrail is owned and operated by the Chinese (although on land apparently still owned by the PNR), while the linkage project is supposed to be ran by PNR on behalf of the Koreans who funded it, a similar agreement is to take place with Southrail.
It is a completely different situation to before and I can’t see these investors letting their investments be run into the ground and not maintained.

Best wishes
Brad
Philippine Railways SIG
http://philippinerailwayhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com

]]> By: Bambit http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html/comment-page-1#comment-15962 Bambit Fri, 14 Mar 2008 22:30:08 +0000 http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html#comment-15962 <b>Brad</b>, how disappointing! Although now that you mentioned it, the last time I heard about this Bicol Express is from one of the tech engineers in my team sometime in 2006. He was down in Rapu Rapu at a client site and he asked me if he could take the train going back to Manila instead of the bus. <b>daddynator</b>, if you've seen the movie <i>Hitch</i> you'll remember Will Smith had this expansive recreation of the american civil war in his living room. Make something like that? <b>wats0n</b>, first time Pakluy (he must have been 5 or 6 years old at the time) got a toy train on tracks, we assembled it, and then he lay on the floor beside it just watching it go round and round ... The last line is from "The Polar Express", btw. Haven't seen it, but I'm downloading it as we blog. <b>bingskee</b>, one of the worst forms of <i>ningas kugon</i>, or a lack of respect for something that has served you for a long time. the trains deserve at least an honorable de-commissioning. <b>Panaderos</b>, you hit the nail right on the head. if the Philippines were to develop a train system similar to that of europe it would deal with not only transport problems for people and goods, but would also help with the problem of congestion in the city. people can work in the city and go home to the province everyday if the trains were in place. Brad, how disappointing! Although now that you mentioned it, the last time I heard about this Bicol Express is from one of the tech engineers in my team sometime in 2006. He was down in Rapu Rapu at a client site and he asked me if he could take the train going back to Manila instead of the bus.

daddynator, if you’ve seen the movie Hitch you’ll remember Will Smith had this expansive recreation of the american civil war in his living room. Make something like that?

wats0n, first time Pakluy (he must have been 5 or 6 years old at the time) got a toy train on tracks, we assembled it, and then he lay on the floor beside it just watching it go round and round … The last line is from “The Polar Express”, btw. Haven’t seen it, but I’m downloading it as we blog.

bingskee, one of the worst forms of ningas kugon, or a lack of respect for something that has served you for a long time. the trains deserve at least an honorable de-commissioning.

Panaderos, you hit the nail right on the head. if the Philippines were to develop a train system similar to that of europe it would deal with not only transport problems for people and goods, but would also help with the problem of congestion in the city. people can work in the city and go home to the province everyday if the trains were in place.

]]> By: Panaderos http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html/comment-page-1#comment-15961 Panaderos Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:03:26 +0000 http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html#comment-15961 The government's failure to develop a modern and efficient railway system is a shame. Railways can be used not just for mass transit but also for hauling cargo (food and other goods) to far flung provinces in a very efficient, safe, and less costly manner. There would be no corrupt military and abusive NPA rebels to deal with. Marcos made a colossal blunder in shifting the focus to highway construction in the late 60s and early 70s. Though he and his crazy wife tried to make up for it with the LRT, the LRT is only one small piece of the solution. We need a more comprehensive plan that would impact the whole country and not just Metro Manila. The government’s failure to develop a modern and efficient railway system is a shame. Railways can be used not just for mass transit but also for hauling cargo (food and other goods) to far flung provinces in a very efficient, safe, and less costly manner. There would be no corrupt military and abusive NPA rebels to deal with.

Marcos made a colossal blunder in shifting the focus to highway construction in the late 60s and early 70s. Though he and his crazy wife tried to make up for it with the LRT, the LRT is only one small piece of the solution. We need a more comprehensive plan that would impact the whole country and not just Metro Manila.

]]> By: bingskee http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html/comment-page-1#comment-15955 bingskee Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:51:11 +0000 http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html#comment-15955 it's been along time i'd rode a train. i bet there is no progress - same old, dilapidated trains. funny how they plunge into new projects where the old ones are not even maintained. <p> </p> it’s been along time i’d rode a train. i bet there is no progress – same old, dilapidated trains. funny how they plunge into new projects where the old ones are not even maintained.

 

]]> By: watson http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html/comment-page-1#comment-15953 watson Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:54:57 +0000 http://bambit.kusangpalo.com/2008/running-away-on-the-train.html#comment-15953 I like the last line. My baby Jo-Lo also likes his toy train as it goes round and round and round. I have also been wistfully wondering when I can ride a train in the countryside. I like the last line.

My baby Jo-Lo also likes his toy train as it goes round and round and round. I have also been wistfully wondering when I can ride a train in the countryside.

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