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Although "dolphin" and "porpoise" are often used interchangeably, the term porpoise should refer only to the Phocoenidae family, in which there are seven porpoise species.

Apes and monkeys are primates that have evolved different physical and mental characteristics throughout time to respond to different needs and environments. For example, most monkeys have an easily visible tail, but no apes do, and while monkeys are physically built for a life in the trees, apes tend to be built for a life lived in the trees and on the ground.

Upon first inspection, watercolor and gouache  may appear to be nearly identical mediums. However, one can see that both paints have individual characteristics. A primary difference between the two paints is that gouache is more opaque. But watercolor is more transparency, that giving it a luminous quality that differents from gouache.

 

การรถไฟแห่งประเทศไทยและ TGV . ของฝรั่งเศส

 อนุพงศ์ โพธินาคะ ม6\4 เลขที่ 12

Rail transport has become commonplace all over the world over the course of the past century. Rail journeys range from short commuter trips on high frequency services into big cities, to transcontinental passages on sleeper trains taking several days. This essay, however, will evaluate the long-distance rail services offered in two countries which have quite similar sizes and populations – Thailand and France.

The main rail routes in Thailand and France are of similar lengths – from the French capital, Paris, to the south coast or from the Thai capital, Bangkok, to Chiang Mai. Both rail networks are owned by the state and have been in operation for many years. Alternative forms of transport are available in both countries, with competition from the airlines a strong factor, while in Thailand it is also possible to make the long journey by bus. Both networks offer two or more classes of travel, and make cheap tickets available to citizens who would not otherwise have the financial resources to travel. Both rail networks carry passengers and freight between the major centres.

However, the similarities between the Thai and French rail networks are outweighed by the differences. Thailand relies on ageing diesel locomotives and imported rolling stock to provide services over track which is in desperate need of upgrading. France, on the contrary, has made large investments in the development of its Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV) system which uses the world’s most modern high speed electric trains on specially constructed high speed rail lines (SNCF.com, 2012). In fact, one critical difference between the systems is that while Thai freight and passenger trains share the same track, with all the operational limitations that are caused, the TGV lines are used only for passenger services.

The speed of the trains is also a huge difference. Thai trains rarely exceed 100 km/h while their French counterparts spend much of their time travelling over three times faster (SNCF.com, 2013). This is one reason why passenger numbers on the French network are very high, with very frequent services, while in Thailand the passenger numbers are low, and there are comparatively few daily trains. The French TGV also has an excellent safety record despite the high number of services operating at very high speeds. In contrast, the Thai network has encountered frequent accidents, with derailments commonplace due to the poor condition of the infrastructure (Bangkok Post, 2013).

In the future, Thailand plans to introduce its own high speed services (Bangkok Post, 2014), so perhaps the French model would be a suitable standard to which the state Railway of Thailand might aspire. It would take a large investment in both trains and infrastructure for Thailand to eliminate the differences and develop rail services to match those of France, but the benefits to the people of Thailand could be considerable if the cities of northern and southern Thailand could be brought within only a few hours’ travelling time of Bangkok.