whistlehead
Lurking
You're welcome, keep going!
world war frontline railway
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You're welcome, keep going!
This is not true. As WW1 was static the majority of the lines were fairly permanent and laid by professional railwaymen to professional standards. If they didn't do this they would have masses of derailments. The trench tramways were however laid quickly and would often need relaying because of shellfire damage. However these lines were hand operated (or perhaps with mules) the steam engines being confined to the rear main supply lines and the petrol tractors being used nearer the trenches. The German feldbahn were even more like civil railways complete with signalling etc.
Some good references for WW1 British ROD light railways, with plenty of pictures are:
Light Railways of the First World War by W.J.K.Davies (1967)
Narrow Gauge at War (1987) and Narrow Gauge at War 2 (1996) both by Keith Taylorson
The first is long out of print and I doubt if the others are still available but in Britain they could probably be obtained through your local library. Also members of the (British) Narrow Gauge Railway Society can borrow them through their postal library service.
whistlehead
Lurking
And 'railways at war before 1918'. That's a good 'un.
The closer to the front lines, the lighter laid the rails became. And look at any British quarry (for example, the one in Ffestiniog) the rails are so wonky that you wouldn't believe it, and those were laid as permanent rails from the start.
Keep going, and just do what you think looks best.
Oh, and for a loco: http://whr.bangor.ac.uk/msts.htm
scroll to the bottom of the page for trainz downloads, and it's called Baldwin 590.
The closer to the front lines, the lighter laid the rails became. And look at any British quarry (for example, the one in Ffestiniog) the rails are so wonky that you wouldn't believe it, and those were laid as permanent rails from the start.
Keep going, and just do what you think looks best.
Oh, and for a loco: http://whr.bangor.ac.uk/msts.htm
scroll to the bottom of the page for trainz downloads, and it's called Baldwin 590.
schoolhater
huh?..........
may all you people need anyhelp with any 2ft gauge locos?
world war locomotives will be interesting
cheers
tom
world war locomotives will be interesting
cheers
tom
whistlehead
Lurking
That's what the Feldbahn 0-6-2t you're making IS. A German 2ft gauge war locomotive.
schoolhater
huh?..........
well i haven't started it just yet, when i've finished updating mountaineer
this is the only thread ive posted this on but after loosing my hard drive:'( with the ww1 trench railway i lost most of my work but the good news isamigacooke
Well-known member
Sorry to hear about your bad news. Maybe you will get a chance to finish this railway in the future when life is easier for you.
stuartsteel14
Trainzing Scotsman
Amazing
people i am back :wave: (well for 3yrs till i enlist) and this route is going to be built again and i am even going to make a promise that this route will be finished (as soon as i get my trainz legs back
) all i need to know is, is there the same amount of interest as before and if you dont mind helping out would you wonderful people point me in the direction of anything found that would contribute to this route would be greatly appreciated 
the reason im asking if theres interest theres no point in making a wonderfuly detailed route if no one is interested
) all i need to know is, is there the same amount of interest as before and if you dont mind helping out would you wonderful people point me in the direction of anything found that would contribute to this route would be greatly appreciated the reason im asking if theres interest theres no point in making a wonderfuly detailed route if no one is interested
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