WW1 Railways

A small selection indicating the various uses of railways during the First World War.
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: Giant Gun On Railway (1914); Enormous gun sits on railway track while soldiers crank the barrel up.; British Pathé

: Night Railway For Shells (1914); Light railway brings shells up to the Front.; British Pathé

: Huge Artillery Guns (1914); Huge guns on warship and on armoured railway wagon.; British Pathé

: Men Board Train And Depart AKA French Recruits Boarding Train (1914); New recruits to French army depart on train during WW1.; British Pathé

: Troops Move By Train (1914); French Army regiments travel by train.; British Pathé

: Railway Station Canteen (1914); Makeshift canteen for soldiers in a railway station.; British Pathé

: French Gun Battery On Railway (1914); Guns mounted on armoured cars on track.; British Pathé

: Wrecked Train (1914); Footage of wrecked train burning fiercely.; British Pathé

: Wireless Installation On Train (1914); Soldiers attach wireless installation to train carriage.; British Pathé

: Soldiers Embarking (1914); Soldiers embark on train.; British Pathé

: Troops Embark (1914); French cavalry load train before embarking.; British Pathé

: Train Engines Transported To Russia AKA A Industrial Victory (1916); 80 dismantled Belgian train engines sent on trains from France to Russia.; British Pathé

: Russian Troops Arrive (1916); Russian soldiers arrive by steam train at unidentified location.; British Pathé