Gathering place Kanchanaburi. The end of a horrific journey from the living world; the start of a long march by foot to endure the hell of the construction of the Burma railway.

On the way to a workcamp. Wading a path through the jungle to an unknown destination with axes and machetes in the searing heat.

Nong Pradai camp. After endlessly marching through the jungle, a clearing appeared; the first camp. Beyond exhaustion, prisoners of war slept on the ground in the open air.

Embankment Lin Tin. The prisoners of war were ordered to move one cubic metre of land per person per day. They loosened the ground with a patjol, and dragged it away in a bamboo basket.

Killing Field Lin Tin. A temporary grave for more than 200 Dutch prisoners of war, who succumbed to tropical diseases and exhaustion. Two boys who attempted to escape the camp were executed. and are also buried here.

Railwayyard Kinsaiyok. Pieces of coal among dead leaves. Silent witnesses to the shunting of trains towards the mountains between Thailand and Burma.

Rail Track Wang Poh. A single rail, now used as a telegraph pole, marks the place where Dutch prisoners of war began the preparation for a railway viaduct.

Viaduct Wang Poh. Where a steep cliff rose from the Kwai Noi, prisoners of war chopped away the rock with hammers and chisels to make way for the wooden rail bridge.

Wang Poh Tent Camp. A prisoner of war camp was located on the dry riverbed of the Kwai Noi. It is now a holiday resort for tourists.

Railway employee in Tha Makham. Bridge 277 also known as "The Bridge on the River Kwai" was many times the target of bombings by the Allies. This bridge was for the Japanese the only passage over the river Maekluang.

The State Railways of Thailand. The 130 kilometre part of the Burma-Siam Railway, between Nong Pladuk and Nam Tok, has been used daily since 1957, and is free for the local population.

Bridge Tha Makham. The Oriental Express, a luxury tourist train, runs weekly over the "Bridge over the River Kwai". The Japanese took the bridge in parts from the former Dutch East Indies.

Elephant in Tha Makham. 
During the construction of the railway, prisoners of war had to work together with elephants, who were used as bulldozers.

Railroad switch station Banpong. The construction of the Burma-Siam Railway, to Thanbyuzayat, began in Banpong. The Japanese brought the railroad switch mechanism, that was built by the British, from Malaysia.

Mass Grave Chungkai. With the imminent arrival of the Allies, prisoners of war were forced to dig a trench around the camp. Japanese machineguns were directed at the camp ready to kill. Fuel tanks were ready to burn the dead.