BANGKOK, Oct 22 – The State Railway’s Hall of Fame is scheduled to reopen for the last time on Tuesday to commemorate the death of King Chulalongkorn the Great (King Rama V), the Father of Thai Railway.
Junsiri Wirayasiri, director of the state railway hall of fame on Monday visited the hall of fame in the compound of the Chatuchak Park in Bangkok in preparation for the one-day public opening on Wednesday Oct 23, the public holiday to mark the death of King Chulalongkorn, who passed away on October 23, 1910.
As the father of Thai railway, the first railway was constructed and the Royal State Railways of Siam was founded during his reign.
After the five-month closure for the state railway to build a permanent railway museum, the railway hall of fame’s one-day reopening will allow the public to see steam and diesel-powered locomotives, as well as the world’s last two hospital carriages made of golden teak.
The railway hall of fame opened for the first time 23 years ago on October 23, 1989.
