The Railway That Returned From The Deep

Trackbeds and craters

The Railway That Returned From the Deep Imagine discovering that there is a railway station at the bottom of a lake. You know it’s there, because old maps and photographs tell you so, but unless you’ve developed a particularly good technique for underwater archaeology, there’s not much chance of going to have a look. Then, … Read more

The POW Surgeon Who Cheated Death

The courage of Weary Dunlop

History G The POW Surgeon Who Cheated Death I’ve always found it remarkable that when we stand among the quiet forests and mist-covered hills of Kanchanaburi today, it’s almost impossible to imagine the suffering that unfolded here in 1943. Yet these peaceful mountains became the route of the infamous Japanese Death Railway where thousands of … Read more