The Laos – China Railway The story starts with a harsh economic fact. Laos now has an almost high sp… Read More >
The Slow Train to Laos The new line from Boten on the Chinese border down to Vientiane may be fast… Read More >
Steam Week on the River Kwai I have referred to ‘steam week’ in Kanachanaburi as one of Thailand’s… Read More >
Bukit Timah to Bangkok In the 1920s the southern line in Thailand connected to Malaya and travel w… Read More >
The King’s Birthday One of the problems of Thai ‘excursion trains’ is guessing when they mi… Read More >
The Khao Yai Express I took the train to Pak Chong last week, departing from Bangkok’s new Cen… Read More >
The Floating Train This was my first ever ‘excursion’ train trip in Thailand. These are sp… Read More >
Bang Sue Junction The 1st of November has rushed towards me like an express train in my diary… Read More >