COMBAT TRAINS - LIVE on the SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL

J Daddy posted:

Just a friendly heads up that the Smithsonian Channel will be playing a new historical series called COMBAT TRAINS.

I caught the tail end of The Death Railway... sad how many POW's passed to build this railroad under the horrible regime of the Japanese Army.

Here is the link for the schedule... so far I am enjoying...

http://www.smithsonianchannel....lway/1004512/3437430

 

 

 

 

DVR Set!!!

Rats! #570 here and I don't get it.

Tonight is the Thai - Burma Railway again, 7 to 8 pm,  then Hospital trains from the Civil War years to WW1 is on at 8 pm to 9 pm... 

Not part of Comcast's Basic service here in Central MD.

I have a book on the WW I narrow gauge RRs that were in France and  Germany plus several books on the Civil War  RRs, mostly of  the North.  WW II railroading in Europe is pretty interesting too.

J Daddy posted:

Just a friendly heads up that the Smithsonian Channel will be playing a new historical series called COMBAT TRAINS.

I caught the tail end of The Death Railway... sad how many POW's passed to build this railroad under the horrible regime of the Japanese Army.

Here is the link for the schedule... so far I am enjoying...

http://www.smithsonianchannel....lway/1004512/3437430

 

 

 

 

Great novel based on fact, ""The Narrow Road to the Deep North" by Richard Flanagan.

Will wait for the DVD. Only available on Spectrum (formerly Time-Warner) Premium, and there's sure no way I would pay that much for 200 TV channels, only three or four of which are even remotely worth watching.

Allan Miller posted:

Will wait for the DVD. Only available on Spectrum (formerly Time-Warner) Premium, and there's sure no way I would pay that much for 200 TV channels, only three or four of which are even remotely worth watching.

I here yah... we some how get the Smithsonian channel on our basic package. Great channel to watch.

trainroomgary posted:

These WWI Ambulance Trains Could Care for 500 Men at Once / Play time two minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UM3N-f1BSU

Published on Jun 16, 2017

During World War I, the British converted a large number of commuter train cars into ambulance cars. These mobile hospitals had the facilities to cater up to 500 men.

From the Series: Combat Trains: Ambulance Trains / Full episodes will be free on: "YouTube", coming soon.        Smithsonian Channel

Gary

Good episode, solid history.  I can't remember if it was a commercial or spliced in stock footage, but there was a closeup shot with "475" which I recognized as a Strasburg locomotive

J Daddy posted:

What is nice is they will air full episodes free you can watch on line.... at their website

Not True: Your provided no links to the free Episodes. If you want the OGR Members to watch these Full Episodes, please provide your password. or they will have to wait, for the free episodes on their web page and YT or provide free links.

1.   Yes: You need a password to Unlock.....

2.  Yes: Need a password to get to the Full Episodes as of todays date. 

These Smithsonian Full Episodes will be free on their YouTube Channel and Web Page on the same day.  

Source: Smithsonian Magazine.

Gary