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Railway Magazine 2014 July The Remembrance Issue- Railways at War
Railway Magazine 2014 July The Remembrance Issue- Railways at War
Railway magazine is printed monthly in the UK. #1360 Vol.160. Front cover, MAIN IMAGE: Adorning the cover of our wartime edition is a single poppy - the simple yet poignant symbol used since 1920 to commemorate soldiers who have died In war. Its use was Inspired by vast numbers of such flowers that later sprang up on the battlefields and by the First World War poem entitled In Flanders Fields.
COMMEMORATIVE Section FEATURES
16 The role of railways in
the First World War
It was known as the war to end all wars', yet tragically was to prove anything but--- despite the deaths of millions. In the centenary year of its outbreak, David Stewart-David looks at the role played by railways in that conflict.
22 ROD of Steel
Hugh Heaton and Rex Carver explain the history of the Railway Operating Division of the Royal Engineers and the varied locomotives they used.
28 Tracks to the Trenches
Cliff Thomas describes the crucial role narrow gauge railways played in getting men and munitions to and from the trenches.
34 Ambulance Trains
Ambulance trains were vital for the evacuation of wounded soldiers from battlefields- Hugh Heaton explains the background to these'mobile hospitals'.
38 In the Front Line
Rob Langham looks at how Britain's railway companies contributed to the war effort, with emphasis on the North Eastern Railway and the battalion that fought in its name.
40 Home Trains Running
In Practice & Performance, Keith Farr looks at some of the gargantuan performances displayed by locos during the 1914/18 period-
46 The role of railways in
the Second World War
An overview of the vital way the railways helped influence the outcome of the Second World War - both at home and abroad - as told by David Stewart-David and Peter Wood.
54 The Engines that won the War
Editor Nick Pigott describes the various types of locomotive used by the War Department and US Army Transportation Corps-
64 Railways and the 'Holocaust'
Millions of people in Europe were sent by train to their deaths in Nazi concentration camps. Keith Fender provides a chilling reminder of those terrible years between 1939 and 1945.
66 Military Railways
Chris Milner looks at military railways and how they were created to train engineers on the operation, building and dismantling of tracks-
70 Wartime Weekends
The re-enactment of the wartime period of the 1940s has become a popular event at many heritage railways, as Chirs Milner explains.
TRACK RECORD
76 Steam & Heritage
West Coast trio storms MidNorfolk; Tickets on sale for more
Underground steam specials: Colne Valley buys'Austenty'
86 Steam Portfolio
89 Traction & Stock
RVEL shows off its 'Ultra Class 73'; New GERf Class 66 on the
way, HST trailer conversions for FGW at Kilmarnock
92 Traction Update
Scrapped, sold, renumbered, repainted? Full details here-
94 Class 68s begin in traffic
96 Traction Portfolio
98 Freight
99 Network
$ 2million facelift for King's Lynn; Dawlish sea wall height
to be raised; Flyover plan for Peterborough
101 Railtours
104 Classic Traction
Didcot diesels displayed; Class las prepare for anniversary-
109 Narrow Gauge
Gwynedd to steam at Penrhyn; Tom Rolt returns for Talyllyn.
111 Miniature
112 World
MS and Etihad Rail unite for Gulf network; New Zealand
loco restored for First World War centenary.
114 Metro
Edinburgh trams take to the tracks.
117 Operations
News from the train and freight operating companies-
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