Burma railway

The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand–Burma Railway and similar names, was a 415 kilometers (258 mi) railway between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), built by the Empire of Japan during World War II, to support its forces in the Burma campaign.

"The notorious Burma-Siam railway, built by Commonwealth, Dutch and American prisoners of war, was a Japanese project driven by the need for improved communications to support the large Japanese army in Burma. During its construction, approximately 13,000 prisoners of war died and were buried along the railway. An estimated 80,000 to 100,000 civilians also died in the course of the project, chiefly forced labour brought from Malaya and the Dutch East Indies, or conscripted in Siam (Thailand)…

Nightmares remind vet of Burma railway experiences - http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/nightmares-remind-vet-burma-railway-experiences.html

image: A scene in Konyu camp showing two lines of Prisoners of War in very poor physical condition, three showing theswollen legs of beri-beri. Two Japanese guards, one reading roll-call aloud from a list, stand to the left of the composition.

This bridge was nicknamed the "Pack of cards bridge" as it collapsed 3 times during construction, 91 prisoners lost their lives through accidents or killed by guards during it construction.

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High quality photograph of Mynamar Railways CKD 7 # DF 2052 at Mandalay, Myanmar.

DF2064 train @ Hsipaw, Myanmar

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The Pakokku Bridge (2012) across the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River near Bagan is the longest bridge in Myanmar (Burma). It's part of a route linking India to Thailand via Mandalay.

beautiful capture of steam power.

Still from film shot by the RAF Film Production Unit, showing Vultee Vengeances of No. 110 Squadron RAF dive-bombing targets near a railway bridge over a river in Burma. The extended dive-brakes on the wing of the aircraft from which the film was shot can be seen at top left.

British soldier Bill Norways was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore and forced to work on the infamous Thai-Burma railway. During his time as a PoW he created sketches and artworks under appalling conditions

The train departed later than scheduled and we soon discovered why the guidebook had described Myanmar rail as uncomfortable.

Steam engine train in Myanmar (Burma)

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Chindits prepare demolition charges on a railway track behind Japanese lines in Burma.

Bridge Over the River Kwai, Thailand-Burma Railway, Thailand.