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WW1 Railways

A small selection indicating the various uses of railways during the First World War.

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Giant Gun On Railway

Giant Gun On Railway (1914)

Enormous gun sits on railway track while soldiers crank the barrel up.

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Night Railway For Shells

Night Railway For Shells (1914)

Light railway brings shells up to the Front.

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Huge Artillery Guns

Huge Artillery Guns (1914)

Huge guns on warship and on armoured railway wagon.

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Men Board Train And Depart AKA French Recruits Boarding Train

Men Board Train And Depart AKA French Recruits Boarding Train (1914)

New recruits to French army depart on train during WW1.

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Troops Move By Train

Troops Move By Train (1914)

French Army regiments travel by train.

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Railway Station Canteen

Railway Station Canteen (1914)

Makeshift canteen for soldiers in a railway station.

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French Gun Battery On Railway

French Gun Battery On Railway (1914)

Guns mounted on armoured cars on track.

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Wrecked Train

Wrecked Train (1914)

Footage of wrecked train burning fiercely.

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Wireless Installation On Train

Wireless Installation On Train (1914)

Soldiers attach wireless installation to train carriage.

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Soldiers Embarking

Soldiers Embarking (1914)

Soldiers embark on train.

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Troops Embark

Troops Embark (1914)

French cavalry load train before embarking.

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Train Engines Transported To Russia AKA A Industrial Victory

Train Engines Transported To Russia AKA A Industrial Victory (1916)

80 dismantled Belgian train engines sent on trains from France to Russia.

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Russian Troops Arrive

Russian Troops Arrive (1916)

Russian soldiers arrive by steam train at unidentified location.

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