Rail Away — Season 1, Episode 5: Eastern & Oriental Express: Singapore - Butterworth - Penang - Bangkok - River Kwai - Ayutthaya

Episode synopsis

The Eastern & Oriental Express makes a journey of more than 3500 kilometers through Southeast Asia, from Singapore to Bangkok. It is one of the world's most luxurious train routes. The final destination of this trip is the bridge over the River Kwai.

About Rail Away

Series about striking railways in the world. Each episode travels along a number of special locations, where the train serves as a guide and there is also attention for the landscape and culture.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1United States: Manitou - Pikes Peak & Denver - Glenwood Springs & Georgetown - Silver Plume
• E2Portugal: Pinhão - Peso da Régua - Lousado - Porto
• E3Sri Lanka: Galle - Hikkaduwa - Colombo - Kandy - Nanu Oya
• E4Denmark & Sweden: Kopenhagen - Helsingborg - Göteborg - Stockholm - Luleå
• E6Orient-Express: London - Folkestone - Boulogne - Paris - Interlaken - Jungfraujoch - Venice
• E7India: Delhi - Agra - Taj Mahal - Udaipur - Jaipur
• E8Greece: Kalavryta - Diakofto - Athens - Cyclades - Thessaloniki
• E9Cuba: Matanzas - Havana - Pinar del Río
• E10Spain: Madrid - Seville - Granada - Jerez
• E11Scotland: East to West Coast: Berwick - Edinburgh - Glasgow - Fort William - Mallaig
• E12Tunisia: Sidi Bou Said - Tunis - Sousse - El Djem - Sfax - Gabès
• E13Finland: The South-East: Helsinki - Riihimäki - Kouvola - Parikkala - Savonlinna