Around 4 am I boarded the train and it took about 4 hours to get to Mandalay railway station.
See 2 videos below
See pics of Thazi railway station and the trip to Mandalay below.
This blog shows info, pics and videos from 2 trips made to Myanmar in 2012.
The first trip was 6 days in February 2012 and covered exploring Yangon and the Irrawaddy Delta.
The second trip was 15 days in May 2012 and covered exploring Inle Lake, Mandalay and Bagan.