The Famous DEATH RAILWAY! (& Bridge over the River Kwai!)
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Hello and welcome back to Thailand for one of my most memorable journeys to date!
Today we will be travelling on the FAMOUS Thai-Burma 'Death' Railways which incorporates the Bridge Over The River Kwai and the Tham Kra Sae Wooden Trestle Bridge. This railways has so many stories connected with it, that I'll try and explain throughout the video, so sit back and enjoy!
Date of Filming: 28/8/22
Camera: GoPro Hero 10 Black
Operator: SRT (Thai Railways)
Departure: Bangkok, Thailand
Arrival: Nam Tok, Thailand
Cost: Second Class (AC) - 240 Thai Baht (£5.32, €6.18, $6.74)
Third Class (non AC) - 120 Thai Baht (£2.66, €3.09, $3.77)
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What a great trip and great experience. 17 days building that bridge at 1943 with terrain like this is definitely crazy.
Yes it was!
A thoroughly beautiful and sensitively made video of such a place of nightmares for those who were forced labourers and who gave their lives there. It is from what I can see a very beautiful place. You are now not just a video blogger but are becoming a proper travel journalist - watch out Michael Portillo!
Thanks Paul, that means a lot!!
Never knew there was an excursion like this. I'll keep in mind to make sure that next time I'll go to Bangkok, I should be there during the weekend.
You definitely should ✌🏻
This railway is the most lovely in the world
It's certainly up there!
I did this in 2016 and also went for a boat ride along the river. The bridge is not the one that appeared in the movie as it was destroyed by American planes. The foundations are just visible and run parallel to the new bridge.
The film was shot in Sri Lanka so definitely not the same bridge.
Bridge was recreated in srilanka for the movie
It was never the one in the movie. The old bridge was just a normal wooden trestle not a cantilever and the steel bridge was pretty much built alongside the trestle before it was destroyed in the 2nd bombing run which also took out 2 of the bowstring trusses on the steel bridge
Thanks for the great video, tinged with sadness because of the many P.O.W.s that died building it
Exactly ✌🏻
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Yes, we did that trip too. It was wonderful. The Nam Tok waterfall only actually has water during the July and August wet season. The Bridge over the river Kwai is especially poignant for British, Dutch and Australians.
Absolutely 💯
Hua Lamphong train station is so beautiful i did this trip last year awesome scenery . thanks for the memories
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
Great memories. I had the privilege of riding in the loco cab from Nam Tok Sai Yok No to Kanchanaburi in the late eighties. A fantastic trip.
Sounds great!
Great video! I’m super keen to take this trip. Thanks for showcasing it! ✨
Have fun!
Great trip...great presentation... Thank you so much
Glad you enjoyed it!
My grandfather worked on that railway during WW2. Don't know where but he was a soldier in the British Army.
Didn't take the special excursion train but used Kanchanaburi as a base to explore the region. Had a chance to walk both the River Kwai bridge as well as trestle bridge. Then took the afternoon commuter train from Nam Tok back to Thonburi station on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River. Terrific value for money, and a very good way to observe rural life in that part of Thailand.
It surely is ✌🏻😀
Beautiful journey
Thanks a lot 👍
Love that accessibility guidance! Thank-you!
Glad it was helpful!
I took this trip around 2008 on a standard schedules 3rd class train from Nakhon Pathom to Nam Tok and back. I stayed in a hotel in Nakhon Pathom.
Excellent watch 👍
Amazing trip
Glad you enjoyed it 😀
Brilliant trip, breathtaking views with a lot of history. For me, this must be among the top three out of your videos.
Many thanks! What are the other two? 😁
Your travel in India, as those are places that I have not visited, and also a lot of exciting events happened and exotic places to see during your travel there. @@NonstopEurotrip
Those POWs did a solid effort making a bridge on the River Kwai... how comes 60 years later, it's taking the descendents of said allied POWs bloody ages to fix a bridge over the River Wye?! Such a lush experience!
😬😬😬
80 years later
Thank you for presenting Thailand to the world.❤
Our pleasure!
Beautiful tropical trip
Yes it was!
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Lucky enough to do this amazing trip a few year's back. Thoroughly recommend to all if you're in Bangkok. Thanks for posting 👌🙏
We agree!
Nice overview I appreciate
Thanks for watching!
love your videos, keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Looks like a wholesome trip where everyone have the same destination
Absolutely 💯
Thankyou for this excellent video. Hopefully one day I can do this trip.
Please do!
Done the same trip a few years ago with a friend absolutely recommend it.
Amazing Thailand very beautiful 😍
I like this Video very good 👍🌏
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Yes, thank you so much 😊
nice video i take this was a special train. when i rode this route you boarded at a small station on the other side of the river this before covid
You can still do that, but I prefer the whole trip!
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
BREATHTAKING trip!😎👍
Yes it was!
Very good video. Great trip well done on making it.
Glad you enjoyed it
In 2006 I road part of this train line including walking that bridge. More importantly as an Australian I also visited the WWII Cemetery. It was very moving to see the graves of so many of my countrymen! Their sacrifice not forgotten. The following day I was able to walk the small section of the Death Railway known as Hellfire Pass. It too was even more moving. I can recommend it!
Absolutely agree 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Super 👍
Thank you 👍
Great video . I've not been on the train trip, but I have been to the River Kwai bridge, and also the war cemetery there it was very emotional . We did do an over night sleeper train ( 2nd class ) from Bangkok to Suritani to go island hopping . I did a bus trip which was very interesting from Bangkok to Chaing Mai , it was a rickety old thing but it got us there. An amazing experience in 1993 .😊.
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻
This is a great video. I have always wanted to do a River Kwai rail excursion. Now on my bucket list.
Please do!
viaggio bellissimo, grazie 🤩😘
Grazie ✌🏻
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it 😄
I've visited Kanchanaburi, River Kwai, and The Hell Fire Pass in 2018. However, my friend who lives out in Thailand drove there as the timings weren't great and gave us more time at Kanchanaburi.
I've also taken the train from Nakhon Pathom to Bangkok on the same type of train in this video.
It's much more fun on the train!
well yes tho you still have to drive or hire a transport to get to Hellfire Pass as there's not yet a transit service there
I'm always attracted to the Bay (sea-side).
Heard about the sign of "Bang Sue Grand station" might be change soon in the future. But Bang Sue name still here for MRT station and old Bang Sue junction station
It's a bit of a controversy, I hear!
great video. anyway, may i know what seat is located left side of the train?
It's varies!
@@NonstopEurotrip may i know seat number you book in this video?
@@wellyalb I don't know, in afraid
Enjoyable video. The famous Bridge on the River Kwai is better built and more sturdy than I would imagine it to be having been constructed by forced labour! Thanks for uploading.
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Bom dia ótimo vídeo ai ótimo passeio
Thanks!
Hey Non stop euro trip, I thoroughly enjoyed your videos. In the September 23, I had booked a train ticket in germany from Frankfurt Fern hbf to Weimar hbf. I felt excited to shoot the beautiful nature through the train window. But, irony is that it is night journey train and no more trains after 8 hours for Weimar. So, I have to board the train without shooting it or experiencing the nature of germany on my own eyes
Thanks for watching!
Very good a great insight into Laos.
This is Thailand 👀
Nice video ❤
Thanks 🤗
¡Gracias!
De nada 🙏🏻
Hello,
I made this kind of trip about 30 years ago, as part of a 3 week holiday in Thailand. So your video brought back a whole lot of good memories!!!!!!!
In those days the trains were a lot older and the toilets, well lets say 'not very attractive....' As i was travelling off-season it was -luckily- less crowded than in your video.
But even those days people were walking on the tracks to get a glimpse of the train, filming with big cameras. I was able to travel tot the other side of the river as a was staying in one of the flaoting hotels. From ther you had a pefect view on the 'death valley railway' and th constructionj. But of course I was also aware of the black history berhind it. I also traveled by train to Nong Khai in the north of Thailand situated near the Mekong river. Daytrain to and nighttrain back. Those tripe were really adventures.
Maybe you should try it one day instead of going to Chang Mai like everybody does. The north-east was far less touridtic which was very nice. Again thanx for this great video.
Greetings from NL.
Glad you enjoyed it ✌🏻😃
3rd January 2018, was sat on the floating restaurant to the right of the Kwai bridge. Spent 4 days in Kanchanaburi. Beautiful part of Thailand. The war cemeteries give pause for thought though. Well kept.
Thanks for sharing 😊
I've been to the bridge and the cemetery, but on a bus tour not by train. Very moving. Accompanied by a number of Australians for whom the whole experience was very emotional.
As for train journeys in Thailand, I have only travelled between Bangkok and Ayutthaya (historical centre - very worth visiting). The train journey was, shall we say, functional☺. Very cheap though. Thailand meanwhile has some fascinating plans for developing high-speed rail services across much of the country. I hope to be alive still in order to be able to try them out at some time in the future!
Thanks for sharing ☺️
The waterfall at the end of the video is scenic.
It sure is 👌🏻
FLOATING TRAIN TRIP THAILAND. ❤Next!
I've done it already actually, but not edited!
I do like your travel vlogs, just discovered today. The handy factual and relevant detail appreciated. Generally toilets are more available (most are closed down in UK🙃). Worth carrying small quantity of soap, and emergency loo paper.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks 🙏🏻
I was impressed by the toilet.
Wow...perjalanan yg sangat mengesankan dan menakjubkan...menjelajahi perpaduan diantara modernisasi dan tradisi Thailand...Saya persilahkan juga untuk mencoba menjelajahi keindahan alam di Indonesia dari atas kereta api..
@@sahrianwijaya2095 I didn’t understand what you said?
I hope you will also visit Indonesia by taking the Panoramic train in Java...wow very beautiful...
@@sahrianwijaya2095 What a lovely invitation. Thank you so much. Someday if I can, I will.
You know who I am & what not to reply, so: I went back in time to last Wednesday at about 3:15 PM CEST.
It's a hot, sunny day with temperatures rising above 40°C in many parts of Spain on a new heatwave, one of the many heatwaves we had in this Inferno-like 2023
Fun fact even though river kwai is in Thailand... The film shoot in Sri Lanka ... 😊
🙃🙃🙃
At 16:16 there are buildings entering the scene on the other side of the river, can you clarify their use?
Restaurants, hotels, houses
You went last month, just go hua Lamphong station ticket counter ask for river kwang one day trip right?
No because they sell out when they go on sale, 30 days in advance
Thank you for sitting on the Thai train.
Our pleasure!
Hi Bro, will you be travelling to Indonesia to try the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed train that will open at the end of this year?
Btw I'm your subscriber from Jakarta, Indonesia btw.
I will 😊
Suasananya mengingatkan Nostalgia perjalanan jauh kereta api tahun 1995 dulu ya , kereta api berkipas angin dengan jendela bisa dibuka tutup dan masih banyaknya pedagang asongan dengan menu tradisional yang menggugah selera serta pemandangan yang indah , waaoooow mantap 👍 , terima kasih atas videonya .
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
What’s gonna happen to the old station eventually? It’s beautiful
They still kept their station as is
AFAIK it's staying 4ttb
twitter.com/ThaiTrainGuide/status/1695081568002568254?t=6Z3lfZOsXcAgxFkHUgDJ2Q&s=19
The loco in the thumbnail looks very similar to the British Rail class 33
Sawadee krap !! I'm not on the tourist train side, so for those who want to make this trip ( and stay few days in Kanchanaburi ) on their own, head up to Thonburi railway station ( left side of Chao Praya river of Bangkok )...trains leave every day to Kanchanaburi.....by the way Indonesia is not far, that means you're gonna head the high speed train grand opening from Jakarta ? :)
I will be ✌🏻
When you point out that there is no level boarding, I always wonder, would there be a couple of spry gentlemen I could impose on or hire to clean and jerk my chair onto the train? I could drag my own carcass in, but would need help with the chair? Thailand seems to be the sort of place one could find a few gentlemen for the quick task of loading or unloading help fairly economically?
I guess it's a possibility but I wouldn't like to guarantee it I'm afraid. Accessibility is much better at the new station, but still not perfect
the new station will only fix your problem at one point....it will be an issue at all of the stops. There's always people around to help and the Thai railway staff are very friendly and helpful. I'd be very confident it can all be sorted out for you. Around the stations can be pretty rough and ready,.....I hope you have an all-terrain chair :) good luck
@@glenn9229 Thank-you for the helpful advice!
I wonder why the railway is so dangerous but also breathtaking. Still I do like your videos and your videos are amazing. 😊
Thanks Andrew 😁
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Lest We Forget
Amen 🙌🏻
A little note. This is an excursion train departing Bangkok Hua Lamphong. There're also 6 regular services to Sai Yok departing from the old Thonburi Terminal ( The first and last train of the day departs and terminates at Nong Pladuk Junction on the sounthern line ) so don't confuse the 2 when you book the ticket. Obvious benefit of the excursion train is of course everyone has booked seat so the train isn't subjected to overcrowding which is a massive plus when you're trying to film or take photos of Tham Krasae trestle and the train itself is in much better shape than the regular 3rd class cars. Tho should you decide to stay in Kanchanaburi instead of doing the one day trip the regular trains will no doubt be more beneficial to you and if you miss out on the excursion ticket well there's the 2nd option for you. And if you choose to ride the regular trains the evening view on the 3pm train ( last train ) departing Sai Yok is pretty stunning especially when approaching Kanchanaburi the sun will be setting while running through fields with mountain backdrops
Thanks for the information ℹ️🤠
Also the Thai railways have a KiHa 183? That’s cool
Ikr! I hope to ride one soon 😃
Thanks, great video, we did this trip some thirty-five years ago, our guide (in English) apologised for the high temperature 44c; as if she could have done anything about it...The visit to the crematory was extremely moving, we were struck by the ages of the deceased, most between 19 and 24, such a waste of young lives.
Such a moving but interesting trip right 👍
Watching from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
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Sangat mengerikan,
Jika terjatuh,
Selamat tinggal..😮
Most of land views looks like rural india❤
Are there stewards present who will help with luggage?
Maybe if you asked, but I'm not sure sorry
On the officiail Thai Train Page is no Station named Nam Tok Station. How can I book this train tickets?
Check out the guide on thaitrainguide.com for all the information!
wow! wat an amazing journey, if you see the movie you will observe it 😇
Hope so!
Do a update video of the new train station
This excursion still runs from Hua Lamphong
Fun fact: 13:41 What the menu says on top is actually "List of souvenir - travel train" not dinner menu :D
But it was a menu 🙃
@@NonstopEurotrip The reason why they say it’s a souvenir list is because they want you to order a lot more. If it’s “Dinner menu” you’ll normally only order what you’d eat. By saying it’s souvenir many people will think to buy it as gifts for other people even if they don’t want to eat dinner.
@@dosaussiethai2127 Souvenir food? That's a new one on me...
@@NonstopEurotripYes, the term "souvenior" is just a rough translation for a Thai word (Khong Fak - ของฝาก) which literally means gift item. It can be anything including food. In fact, food items are the most famous "Khong Fak" in basically every province of Thailand.
BBC Top Gear presenter's James May, Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond built a bridge over the river kwai back in 2012 as a challenge for their annual Christmas special 👀😂👍
Khushnuma my God-sister worked in Thai Scan-dina-v-ian Airways - Ticket counter right till she left for New Zealand n stayed there. Her father lived in UK for 10 yrs before he came back n got married. His wife Dhun Aunty was fm a village, she said, theirs was an arranged marriage, hers was luv marriage. She started wkg around i think 1985-86.
Thanks for sharing 😌
10:15 looks much faster than 105kmh!
A bit shaky 😂
For some reason, I'm usually the first one to comment. Lucky me. I wonder why they promote that first bridge as the Bridge over the River Kwai. The second bridge is the one seen in the film.
No matter. It was a very picturesque ride. You've been all over Asia, India. Are there any countries that you haven't visited yet?
I appreciate your comments Rick! I'm yet to go to Indonesia but that will be rectified soon!
One sleepers is one life…
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You got your armies mixed up it was the Japanese army the red army were the Chinese communists who were also fighting against the Japanese and they certainly didn't have anything to do with building that bridge !
Deliberate mistake 😉
Are going to visit nearby indonesian too?
Yes!!
@@NonstopEurotrip oh thats what I waiting for.. But you better come a bit later when the high speed line open ...
@@agungheryadi4226 that's the plan! ✌🏻
Another fun fact: The bridge is not on the original location, the wooden one was further downstream.
Yet another fun fact: The river it passes over wasn't called the Khwae until it became a tourist destination. The actual River Kwai is the one the railway follows upstream from Kanchanaburi. Yet in a typically Thai fashion they simply renamed it to Kwhae Yai - the New Kwai - and renamed the fork before the confluence to Kwhae Noi - the Old Kwai...
Minor correction: yai means large and noi means little. Another fun fact is that Khwae also means river/stream but it's called river Khwae even in Thai
@@mono2go OK, so it was big/little. That's what happens if you answer from memory ;)
But wasn't menam the word for river? or are those two different words like river and stream?
@@sethanix3969 yes! Many regional words meaning river here. Same as mountains
The bridge is the original and most certainly in the same location.
@@user-ed3yj9uz7i Sorry, but no... Maybe read the Wikipedia article for the Death Railway?
Hint: The original bridge wasn't made of steel...
My Grandfather is among the Labourers who died there.
Sorry to hear that 😞
looks scary
Great edit!
Too scary for you xx
คนไทยมาทางนี้
People who Thai come here
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I went there already its kinda harsh
Why?
@NonstopEurotrip I walked on the Tham krasae bridge, it's so hot and very dangerous, I hurt my feet a little also but I was with my friends and teachers
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Hello Friend !!! You said this train made you sick !!! 6h for 271km right ??? this is apoor country !! Not just poor of money !!!
I never said this made me sick.
Similar to Indian trains. No major difference .
Why go on the excursion train ? Ordinary Train 257 from Thonburi Station, with 258 back is much better, especially for the rail fan, since is loco hauled. I know it only goes to Nam Tok, but Sai Yok does not add much to the trip. Those diesel units are not nice to travel in, the normal third class coaches are so much better, and if busy, will be with Thai people, and not tourists, Additionally, you don't have to pre-book, am surprised you didn't even give it a mention, since most folk only want to see the Bridge and the viaduct anyway, is only the short hop from Nam Tok to Sai Yok missed, and it is real Thai , not a tourist thing !
Because I wanted to?
Thailand Railways is much better as compared to the railways in the Philippines.
There aren't any national railways 👀
8 minutes in...bored to death...end video
Thanks for watching!
The imperial Japanese army built a monument for those that died building Thai Burma railways 1.5 year before the end of the war. But this monument is not well known. However the allies place nearby is well known and heavily promoted, telling people about the brutality of imperial Japanese military. When in fact, most people actually died from diseases and illnesses. History is written by the victors. Japan lost the war that’s why Japanese voice isn’t as loud as the allies.
Thailand also sent Phayap army to invade Burma and same thing happened, most Thai soldiers died from diseases and illnesses.
The suffering experienced by prisoners of war who were forced to labour on the brutal Thai Burma railway during World War II is a grim reality that should not be forgotten. Captured by the Japanese, these men faced unspeakable horrors as they endured harsh conditions in the sweltering jungles.
Deprived of food and basic medical care, the POWs were pushed to their limits as they struggled to survive on minimal rations without access to essential medications or equipment. Medical officers had to work with limited resources, resulting in treatment methods that can only be described as primitive.
The POWs not only endured physical abuse but were also subjected to beatings and torture at the hands of their captors. The brutal living conditions and lack of adequate nutrition led to the spread of disease, with many deaths directly attributed to the starvation and mistreatment inflicted by the Japanese.
Despite the undeniable suffering of the POWs on the Thai Burma railway, the details of the atrocities committed by the Japanese during this time are often concealed from their own people. Japanese schools do not teach the truth about their country's actions in World War II, creating a blind spot in understanding and a failure to acknowledge the brutal conduct of their forebears.
It is crucial to acknowledge that the history of the Death Railway and the treatment of POWs is not a fabrication or distortion of facts concocted by allies. Those with personal connections to former POWs can attest to the harsh realities these men faced, and we have a responsibility to ensure that their memories and stories are preserved.
Those who ignore or minimise the suffering of the POWs are ignoring the realities of war, perpetuating ignorance and denial. We must confront the uncomfortable truths of history, no matter how painful, and honour the sacrifices made by the brave men who suffered and perished on the Thai Burma railway.
Approximate figures for groups involved in the construction of the Railway are as follows:
- Malaya: 75,000 employed, 42,000 deaths
- Burma: 90,000 employed, 40,000 deaths
- Javanese: 7,500 employed, 2,900 deaths
- Singapore: 5,200 employed, 500 deaths
The figures for the POWs are relatively accurate, as deaths were recorded at the time of passing. Despite the difficult circumstances, the command structure among the POWs allowed for accurate record-keeping.
POW figures:
- British: 30,131 employed, 6,904 deaths
- Dutch: 17,990 employed, 2,782 deaths
- Australian: 13,004 employed, 2,802 deaths
- American: 686 employed, 131 deaths
These figures were sourced from the book "The Colonel of Tamarkan" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai."
This is a good example of a blog. Wannabe should take a leaf from this video. In other word, we want to see places of interest, etc especially with subtitles and most important we don't want to see your profile occupying 90% of the screen time, ie. from the start to the end of the video.
Thanks so much, glad you enjoy it 😄