Trains in WWII

Nice pics of th trains being unloaded, it is a great way of doing it instead of doing it all with cranes. To me it is one of those things which you never really think about, but when I do I find it so fascinating

 

Thanks. I never really put any thought as to how the Rolling stock was transported across the Channel to the Continent. It is interesting to see how it was done and by who. Roll on and Roll off LOL.

 

Here are a couple you might want to check out.
WW2 Rail-road armor
Armored Trains

 

Like no one would notice a large tree or bush on railroad tracks LOL.

 

These pics bring up a few questions now for me. Were the US Transporation Corps the only one to run Railroad Rolling Stock in Europe for the Allies after the Normandy landings? Or did the French take over at some point? Did the British operate any?

 

Don't know whether this should be trains.. or modifed... threads. Railroad GMC looks too short a wheelbase for a AFKWX 353, photo title just says GMC railroad truck

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It fits both .

 

And like vehicles and guns. Horses had to be transported too.

 

A belated thank you Falkenberg, for suggesting the two wonderful websites, though I have already added them to my favorites awhile ago =)

I am more interested in operational histories or AARs. I have only read one from the German side, which was Panzer Myer's encounter with one near Preobrashenko resulting in the near destruction of his battalion. A very interesting story to say the least.

 

Sorry to hear that LOL. There is quite a bit out there on the Polish and German Armored trains but not alot on the Soviet.

 

Sorry to hear that LOL. There is quite a bit out there on the Polish and German Armored trains but not alot on the Soviet.

 

heavy armored railcar BTD with T-26 turret

 

An armoured train patrol for Norwegian Partisans

 

Of interest to weapons enthusiasts 7.9mm MG 245/1(n) or 245/2(n) shown in the centre of photo.
A Colt commercial version of the M1917 U.S. MG (original designation Colt Mitraljose m/29T)

A useful addition to the German arsenal in the standard 7.92 x 57 ammunition.

 

Also noticed how they are placed. I wouldn't have wanted to get in thier way LOL.



A German armored train captured by Allied forces at St. Layare, France, ca. 1944.

 

Close up of the SPG on the previous post. Conversion of a conversion a 105mm Le FH 18 auf Gw Lorraine Schlepper with its gun replaced by a 122mm F.H model 1938 Russian

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What happened to it? It was taken to the country side and blown up for a film about the French resistance.

 

Nice to see another pic from the same train. . Sad end though .