The Railway Man Page #5

Jackson, I think.

But he's up the line.

Oh, great.

Major?

(METAL CLINKS)

Major York?

It's Lomax, sir.

Signals.

(THUD)

(WHIMPERS)

(GROANS)

What's the problem?

She's knackered, mate.

Just like the rest of us.

Jackson...

(ENGINE CHUGS)

(HISS)

(JAPANESE SOLDIERS SHOUT)

It's, um, very beautiful.

What's it called?

The river?

(MUSIC STOPS)

Ah... Maenam Kwae Yai.

Maenam Kwae Yai?

Maenam Kwae Yai.

Thank you.

Maenam Kwae Yai.

Maenam Kwai Yai.

(CRICKETS CHIRP)

(FOREBODING MUSIC)

(STARTER TURNING ENGINE)

(SOLDIER IN JAPANESE)

No good. Yeah.

(SOLDIER IN JAPANESE)

(TURNS ON STARTER)

(MUSIC BUILDS UP)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(CRACKLE)

Ready?

What if Hitler's in London?

What do we tell the men?

I can't say it

sounds very likely.

It's running!

(STATIC)

(TUNING)

(MUSIC OVER RADIO)

It's working.

ANNOUNCER:
This is the BBC

Home and Forces program.

This is Bruce Belfidge.

The Axis forces

in the Western Desert

after twelve days and nights

of ceaseless attacks

by our land and air forces

are now in full retreat.

Their disordered columns

are being relentlessly attacked

by our land forces and by the Allied

air forces by day and night.

In the morning

there was a rumour

that German tanks were

just over the hill.

Armed patrols went

out on the road.

Trees were felled at roadblocks

and thunderbolts and lightning appeared

low over the town and began weaving...

(ANNOUNCER'S VOICE FADES)

ANNOUNCER:
What we have

done is rekindle a fire

in British hearts

here and all over the world

which will glow...

(ANNOUNCER'S VOICE SLOWLY FADES)

Major... Major York.

The Russians have

retaken Stalingrad.

Got them on the run, sir.

Sir?

Come on, sir.

We've got Hitler on the run.

That's it, sir.

And we're bombing

Germany 24 hours a day,

now the US Air Force

has joined in.

(JAPANESE SOLDIER SHOUTS)

The men, sir, right?

You've got to let them

know it's going our way.

(SHOUTS IN JAPANESE)

We've got Hitler on the run.

Pass it round.

The Russians have

taken Stalingrad.

Be careful.

ANNOUNCER:
Went on fighting

until they had little ammunition left.

Our troops in the north

put down a smokescreen

and under cover

they withdrew a little

while our bombers went

in in three deadly waves

to deliver a large aerial

bombardment and one

of the heaviest

of the whole campaign.

They rang the church bells at home for the first

time since the beginning of the war.

(DISTANT CHIMES)

(BELL ALARM)

(ORDERS IN JAPANESE)

(FOREBODING MUSIC)

(SHOUTS IN JAPANESE)

(EXCHANGE OF ORDERS IN JAPANESE)

(ORDERS IN JAPANESE)

(YELLS IN JAPANESE)

(PANTS)

(JAPANESE OFFICER YELLS)

(YELLS IN JAPANESE)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(JAPANESE OFFICER SHOUTS)

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