Bridge over the River Kwae

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Bridge over the River Kwae

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Photos by Tahlia Berelowitz. Sept 2008
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The famous steel bridge constructed with prisoner of war labour and which the Allied bombers blasted the two middle spans. Hence the difference in the way the bridge looks
The famous steel bridge constructed with prisoner of war labour and which the Allied bombers blasted the two middle spans. Hence the difference in the way the bridge looks
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Tourists walk across the famous bridge. There is also a train service run by diesels. However, in November, every year, there is a steam train service operating with two C56 class locos based in Thonburi depot, Bangkok.
Tourists walk across the famous bridge. There is also a train service run by diesels. However, in November, every year, there is a steam train service operating with two C56 class locos based in Thonburi depot, Bangkok.
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At the museum at Kanchanaburi, in Thailand, this locomotive is plinthed. This is the area of the Bridge on the River Kwae, also known as the 'Death Railway' during WW2.
At the museum at Kanchanaburi, in Thailand, this locomotive is plinthed. This is the area of the Bridge on the River Kwae, also known as the 'Death Railway' during WW2.
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Nathan wrote:Albeit a very hasty photo, one can see the plinthed class C56 locomotive at
the approach to the bridge. There are a number of preserved railway items
here.
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Photo:Tahlia Berelowitz. Sept 2008
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