We arrived with time to spare and my driver walked to the station and stayed with me while I bought my ticket, then checked it to make sure it was the right one.
This was my driver for the day, a pleasant fellow whose car had suspension!
This is what the train tickets look like. Namtok to Kanchanaburi is 100 baht.
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Wooden seats with straight backs, they're not really all that bad, and it's nice sitting on the train anyway looking at the passing scenery. Vendors go up and down several times selling drinks and sometimes fruit. The fans on the ceiling at least move the air and it's surprising how pleasant it can be if you're sitting in the "breeze".
Station Master getting ready to wave the flag for the train journey.
"Tickets please, tickets please", called the conductor - only in Thai of course. Even though most of us on the train didn't understand Thai, we all knew what he was saying. A happy, jolly fellow, he was quite happy to have his photo taken, something which I'm sure he must be asked many times a day.
As the tain pulled out, this was my last view of Namtok. The station itself was quite a pretty place and had I had more time, I'd have pottered around the stall vendors and had a cuppa. There were many people milling about, quite a hive of activity.
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