Lao Railway Progress
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latest info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU8U0vkcMEs
and reckoned at 20.3% complete.. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/ ... s/30338175
and reckoned at 20.3% complete.. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/ ... s/30338175
Dave
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and work continues....http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_W ... 790432.htm
Dave
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longest bridge of Lao-China railway project complete in the north suburbs of Vientiane: http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/a/20180 ... 9d4f2.html
Dave
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some additional current photos of the railway construction from Skyscraper City. https://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthre ... 15125[url][/url]
Dave
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Am I imagining things.......or is Laos catching up to the rest of the world?
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quickly being subsumed into a vassal state of China.. The Lao government took Chinese loans in the billions to build the railway.. If true to the form of Chinese loans around the world, the Lao will default and the Chinese take about a 30 year ownership of the line.. As for moving forward, I'd say that the majority of the largesse is being received by the top echelon of society over there... There are incredible proven mineral deposits in Laos that the Lao government put the brakes on exploiting back around 2006.. Specifically huge bauxite (for aluminum) down in the Bolovens Plateau.. I'd say a lot of it is being held for the northern fraternal socialist friends..
Dave
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Thailand 4.0FrazeeDK wrote: ↑June 18, 2018, 5:49 pmquickly being subsumed into a vassal state of China.. The Lao government took Chinese loans in the billions to build the railway.. If true to the form of Chinese loans around the world, the Lao will default and the Chinese take about a 30 year ownership of the line.. As for moving forward, I'd say that the majority of the largesse is being received by the top echelon of society over there... There are incredible proven mineral deposits in Laos that the Lao government put the brakes on exploiting back around 2006.. Specifically huge bauxite (for aluminum) down in the Bolovens Plateau.. I'd say a lot of it is being held for the northern fraternal socialist friends..
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It reminds one of the way the European powers, Japan and the USA carved up China back in the days of the Dowager Empress.
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It may not only be the railways and loans that Laos will payback.
Laos is building a huge network or hydro power stations, up to a total of 100 in the next few years. With a capacity of 28,000MW.
And guess who will or is building them?
The intention is to make this a huge money earner for Laos, selling power to China, Thailand 10,000 MW, Vietnam 5000MW, Myanmar 200MW, Malaysia and Singapore 100MW. An article I read is that Laos wants to be know as the" Battery of Asean".
Good luck to them and hopefully the whole country will prosper.
Laos is building a huge network or hydro power stations, up to a total of 100 in the next few years. With a capacity of 28,000MW.
And guess who will or is building them?
The intention is to make this a huge money earner for Laos, selling power to China, Thailand 10,000 MW, Vietnam 5000MW, Myanmar 200MW, Malaysia and Singapore 100MW. An article I read is that Laos wants to be know as the" Battery of Asean".
Good luck to them and hopefully the whole country will prosper.
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yes as they perform their obligatory "consultations" with the members of the Mekong River Commission then go ahead and build those additional dams on the Mekong.. Remember though that Thailand is the principal buyer of power out of Laos at this time.. Also note the Xayabouri dam on the Mekong which was and is quite controversial was built by a Thai construction firm..
Dave
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update from Chinese Belt and Road site: https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/qwyw/rdxw/60605.htm
here's a shot of the bridge piers being built across the Mekong at Luang Prabang: https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/qwyw/rdxw/59950.htm
here's a shot of the bridge piers being built across the Mekong at Luang Prabang: https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/qwyw/rdxw/59950.htm
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looks like both those Mekong spans were built in areas tough from an engineering standpoint. I don't think it would be as great a challenge in the Nong Khai area when, and I"ll emphasize "when" the rail bridge is built across the river to support the extension of the Kunming railway into Thailand..
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veddy interesting.. I don't think the Khorat airport about 45km east of the city has any scheduled flights these days.. Starting an international flight from Kunming?? Could it have anything to do with the Chinese workers that will provide support for the Phase III and IV rail building for the Thai-Chinese "High Speed" railway project??? https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/genera ... at-flights
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Does anyone know of the/any planned stations in Laos, immediately north of Vientiane, or of any sources to find further information on the proposed route and intermediate train stations?
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I am not sure this is what you are looking for.. Have a look. Good luck.
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Sorry about that .... a station list is given in the middle of the page.
Here is the link..
https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/
Hope it will help.
My apologies....
Here is the link..
https://www.nomadicnotes.com/laos-railways/
Hope it will help.
My apologies....
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Thanks very much, the monk. Very helpful.
I'm not sure how they will get on if they are running local and express trains and in both directions, on a single track railway.
I'm not sure how they will get on if they are running local and express trains and in both directions, on a single track railway.