284: Overseas, Thailand, Kanchanaburi, 08/11/06

8th November 2006

LAST UPDATED 14/03/09. CURRENTLY CONTAINS 23 PHOTOS.
A great day out whilst on holiday in Thailand, the infamous bridge over the river Kwai. It was a VERY over-crowded train ride but the scenery more than made up for it. It's definately a "must go to" place if you ever get the chance, it took us about 2 hours from Bangkok. Photos here of a few of the old steam locos, the bridge itself, and some of the stunning scenery along the line.

The famous (or infamous) "Bridge over the River Kwai"	The view from the bridge of the River Kwai	The view from the bridge of the River Kwai	The view from the bridge of the River Kwai
Walking across the "Bridge over the River Kwai". No Health & Safety here, just step out the way when the train comes!	The end of the bridge with the line up towards Burma	The end of the bridge where you can buy tacky souveniers or feed banana's to the elephants!	Diesel loco 4112 arrives at Kanchanaburi station before crossing the River Kwai
4112 departing Kanchanaburi station. The current "Bridge over the River Kwai" is just a few hunderd yards down the line	2-6-0 steam loco 719 on display near Kanchanaburi station	2-6-0 steam loco 719 on display near Kanchanaburi station	Something that looks like it's been built on "Scrapheap Challenge" on display near Kanchanaburi station
4-6-2 steam loco 804 on display near Kanchanaburi station	4-6-2 steam loco 804 on display near Kanchanaburi station	The view from the train as we run along side the river. A contender for most scenic railway journey maybe?	The view from the train as we run along side the river. A contender for most scenic railway journey maybe?
Diesel loco 4112 puts on the power as it clibms along the hillside	The view from the train as we run along side the river. A contender for most scenic railway journey maybe?	Not sure what's worse, the amount of people crammed onboard the train, or the quality of some of the bridges we went over!	Not sure what's worse, the amount of people crammed onboard the train, or the quality of some of the bridges we went over!
The view from the train as we run along side the river. A contender for most scenic railway journey maybe?	The view from the train as we run along side the river. A contender for most scenic railway journey maybe?	The view from the train as we run along side the river. A contender for most scenic railway journey maybe?