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    Thai tourists stranded mid-air as monorail stops working

    Thai tourists stranded mid-air as monorail stops working
    Saturday, April 27, 2013

    Bangkok: Twenty foreign and Thai tourists were stranded mid-air for an hour after an electric monorail stopped working at a zoo in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai frequented by several Indian visitors every month.

    A rescue basket was deployed to free the passengers from cars about 10 metres above the ground, Bangkok Post online said, adding that no one was injured.

    A preliminary investigation showed that a brake problem caused it to stop unexpectedly.

    The monorail, which was pressed into service in late 2007, can transport between 50 and 70 passengers at a time in air-conditioned cars.

    The nationalities of the foreigners were not announced.

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    a brake problem


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    Should have charged the cunts 500 baht each to get down. I mean, c'mon, that's the entrepreneurial Thai spirit eh?

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    WTF??
    ..... a zoo in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai frequented by several Indian visitors every month.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Koojo View Post
    WTF??
    ..... a zoo in Thailand's northern province of Chiang Mai frequented by several Indian visitors every month.
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    but several ?


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    Quote Originally Posted by kingwilly View Post
    but several ?

    Exactly, several hundreds I would almost understand, but several? WTF.

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    no wonder they cant afford to maintain the monorail.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mid
    Chiang Mai frequented by several Indian visitors every month.
    and all of them want to go on the monorail at once

    I went on it when it was first opened and found it slow and boring

    the electric buses are much better

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    The several Indians probably bought just one ticket and were all sitting in the same seat , which caused the mono rail to stop

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrAndy
    I went on it when it was first opened and found it slow and boring the electric buses are much better
    But a really great view looking down on the trees.

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    ^ that can wear thin after 2 hours

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