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	War Department Light Railways - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Light railways made an important contribution to the Allied war effort in World War I.
		The military light railways in France were of 60cm.
		Probably the most famous of these was class 10-12-D built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, U.S.A. Nearly 500 were built and those that survived the war found new homes around the world.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/War_Department_Light_Railways (136 words)

	world war i - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		The defeat of Germany in the war and failure to resolve the unsettled issues that had caused the Great War would lay the basis for the rise of Nazism, and thus the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
		The common view was that it would be a short war of manoeuvre with a few sharp actions (to "teach the enemy a lesson") and would end with a victorious entry into the capital (the enemy capital, naturally) then home for a victory parade or two and back to "normal" life.
		Dissatisfaction with the Russian government's conduct of the war grew despite the success of the June 1916 Brusilov offensive in eastern Galicia against the Austrians, when Russian success was undermined by the reluctance of other generals to commit their forces in support of the victorious sector commander.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/World-War-I (7028 words)

	Western Front Association Contributed Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		They foresaw that these light railway lines could be rapidly built to keep up with their advancing army, and to maintain the scale of the supply of food, equipment and munitions necessary for their army to wage continuous, total, war.
		Their light railway system was planned to be readily portable using the standard heavy gauge main line railway system to transport it — lock, stock and barrel - to the environs of the Battle Zone.
		The British light railway (or the WDLR as it was generally known), widely used steam locomotives of the 4-6-0 configuration for moving large amounts of supplies from the main line marshalling yards to the light railway depots nearer the Front Line but out of the range of artillery fire.
	www.westernfront.co.uk /thegreatwar/articles/research/lightrail.htm (2765 words)

	First World War.com - Who's Who - Sir Eric Geddes
		Geddes was therefore brought in by Lloyd George to serve in his department as Deputy Director of Supply, before being despatched to France in 1916 as Inspector-General of Sir Douglas Haig's British Expeditionary Force (BEF); for this role he was awarded the honorary title Major-General.
		After the war Geddes continued in public positions, gaining dubious renown for his policy of expenditure cuts in the civil service in 1922 (the so-called 'Geddes Axe').
		A "creeping barrage" is an artillery bombardment in which a 'curtain' of artillery fire moves toward the enemy ahead of the advancing troops and at the same speed as the troops.
	www.firstworldwar.com /bio/geddes_eric.htm (421 words)

	First Great War - IBWiki
		Following the war, many suggested that it was the end of the old world order, wherein absolute monarchies directed the ship of state at their own whim.
		Some say, because the war ended in stalemate, Germany was not sufficiently punished and because of that Wilhelm III was able to coerce, cajole and outright force the ther Germanic states into partisanship for the Second Great War.
		With the withdrawal of Russia from the war, German commanders were free to transfer large numbers of troops to the west to battle the Allies there.
	ib.frath.net /w/First_Great_War (7506 words)

	War Department Light Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Light railways made an important contribution to the Allied war effort in World War I.
		The military light railways in France were of 60 cm gauge and used a variety of steam and petrol locomotives from French, British and American builders.
		The ebb and flow of war meant that rail lines were built and rebuilt, moved and used elsewhere, but by the latter years of Passchendaele, Amiens and Argonne, light railways came into their own and pulled for the final victory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/War_Department_Light_Railways (477 words)

	The Prussian Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		An increase of the ration is usually authorized by the War Department upon the issuing of the order placing the army upon a war footing.
		Heavy rations are issued to horses of the cavalry and artillery, and to horses belonging to general officers and officers of their staffs, officers of the war ministry, of the engineers, intendance, administration high officials (civil officers transferred for special military service in war), officers in charge of transportation and pack-trains, postilions, and sutlers.
		In war they number 228 officers, 9378 men, 2288 horses, and 380 vehicles, besides 13 pontoon trains (which are, however, hardly ever all mobilized), of 65 officers, 2899 men, 3601 horses, and 533 vehicles.
	www.hillsdale.edu /personal/stewart/war/19e/1872-Prussia.htm (3391 words)

	Mountaineer - 5" Gauge Locomotive For Restoration
		She was built for the War Department Light Railways use, helped the British Armys cause in France during World War One.
		The Ffestiniog railway gave her the name 'Mountaineer' which was inherited, along with the bell, from an original Ffestiniog loco that had been dismantled in 1879.
		Extensive modifications have seen her regauged to FR loading gauge in 1967, converted from coal fired to oil burning in 1971 (when the chimney and smokebox were first painted aluminium), fitted with a new all-welded superheated boiler and piston valves in 1982 and new cab in the style of the double fairlies in 1983.
	www.littlelocomotives.com /Mountaineer.html (697 words)

	europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Provides a comprehensive history of the rise and fall of minor public railways in France and conveys the fascination of lines which stretched from sprawling multi-branched systems to miniscule town-to-station trams, using steam, internal combustion and a variety of electric traction.
		In 1914 the Hungarian State Railways could claim to be the second largest railway system in the world in mileage terms, although much of the territory served was lost to Hungary after the first world war.
		Railways of Western Europe, Adam and Charles Black, 1977, pp264, colour frontis, 80 photographs, and 31 maps and diagrams.
	members.aol.com /gbsteven/europe.htm (1536 words)

	3240
		Hunslet locomotives of this type were built for the War Department and used on the Continent on light railways serving the forward areas during the First World War.
		The first batch to be built (War Department Light Railways 301-375) was sent to France, followed by 2323-2337 for Italy.
		This depicts Hunslet 1356 of 1919 which was built for the War Department, WDLR 3240, but not delivered.
	www.irsociety.co.uk /Archives/1/3240.htm (477 words)

	iRail : Railway and Model Railway Web Directory, Search Engine and Links
		Index of all railway and model railway related websites in the UK and Ireland...
		Describes the 15" gauge Perrygrove Railway and the history of minimum gauge railways.
		A History of the East Kent Light railway.
	www.irail.co.uk /web_directory/historical_railways/light_railways/index.shtml (217 words)

	Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History \| links
		The Railway and Canal Historical Society was founded in 1954 with the aim of bringing together all those interested in the history of transport, with particular reference to railways and waterways.
		War Department Light Railways is a very informative and wide-ranging site which aims to illuminate this important but obscure aspect of twentieth-century military and railway history.
		The Midland Railway Society exists to bring together all those interested in the Midland Railway, and their web site is not only an attractively-presented and comprehensive introduction to the Society's activities but also constitutes an impressive internet railway history resource in its own right.
	www.york.ac.uk /inst/irs/irshome/links/links.htm (3199 words)

	Light Railways - UK offers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The tunnel extending the Dockland Light Railway under the River Thames to...
		Many industrial railways were built to light railway standards.
		Light rail traces its pedigree to horse-drawn street railways, whereas rapid...
	www.webscout.com /light-railways.htm (261 words)

	Government railways in Australia of less than 1067 mm gauge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A number of privately-financed narrow gauge railways were built throughout the district, but at Zeehan there were not only private 2 ft gauge lines but also a major government line of the same gauge connecting with the 3 ft 6 in gauge line it had built from the port of Strahan.
		The North-East Dundas Tramway of the Tasmanian Government Railways was built from 1896-8 and was almost 18 miles in length from Zeehan to the zinc-lead ore loading point at Williamsford.
		In 1977 ownership of the railway and rolling stock was transferred from the Victorian Railways to a new statutory authority, the Emerald Tourist Railway Board in which the Society has a significant role.
	www.lrrsa.org.au /govt_ng.htm (2240 words)

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		Central to the war in the trenches was the massive network of narrow-gauge railways, which was built to supply the front lines on both sides.
		A working First World War Baldwin steam engine was last seen in Britain nearly 60 years ago.
		Now War Department Light Railways No 778 is back in working order, and is scheduled to operate trains in public for the first time on Sunday 19th August--almost 60 years to the day since the last time an engine of this type hauled passengers in Britain.
	www.btinternet.com /~buzzrail/page21.html (235 words)

	[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Locomotives - General Information
		NA 791, a 4-4-0 from the Gwalior Light Railways (original number 2A), the Maharaja's personal locomotive, used to be at the Gwalior palace grounds but is now in front of the Gwalior station.
		Railways and Geoff Coward's list of steam survivors in India as well as in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar, and in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal may be of interest.
		After the war was over, it was one of fifty such wartime locomotives that were exported from the battlefields of Europe to the North Western Railway in India.
	www.irfca.org /faq/faq-loco3.html (4175 words)

	sociology - World War I
		Eighty seven years after the war ended there are few veterans of this war left, and not many who remember the period clearly.
		World War I became infamous for trench warfare, where huge numbers of troops were confined to trenches and could move little because of tight defences.
		On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/World_War_I (7205 words)

	WW Listing 2foot RR F-K
		The railway, which opened in 1997 and may be the most northerly passenger-carrying railway in the world, features a traditional narrow gauge steam-outline diesel locomotive.
		The railway used several steam engines; among the last ones (the longest surviving) were two of Belgian origin: "Milies", built in Tubize in 1903, and "Jason", built in Haine St-Pierre in 1912.
		It was a 600mm (2"0") horse drawn railway using 20-30 horses to draw the wagons uphill.
	members.shaw.ca /twofooter/ww2ftrrF-K.htm (3675 words)

	New material is continually coming to light regarding WW1 light railways.
		This second volume of 'Narrow Gauge at War' continues the story of the War Department Light Railways.
		The Ashover Light Railway By Robert Gratton and Stuart R. Band (ISBN 0 906867 72 X) Published in A4 hardback format, this book is THE complete history of the line from inception to demolition.
		The section of drawings will be of particular use to WDLR followers, depicting Baldwin 4-6-0T's, Class 'D' and 'E' open wagons, the elegant Coaches and the Petrol-Electric locomotives.
	www.wdlr.org.uk /WDLR/research.htm (1002 words)

	Leighton Buzzard Railway - London City Guide venues & listings
		The Leighton Buzzard Railway is one of the few surviving narrow-gauge light railways in England.
		It was built in 1919, using materials and equipment that were surplus from the War Department Light Railways that had supplied the battlefields in World War 1.
		The railway was originally built to carry sand from the extensive quarries to the north of Leighton Buzzard, and the collection of locomotives, wagons and quarry machinery reflects this heritage.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /london/museum/SE000482.html?ixsid=An9RA7nuA4P (439 words)

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		War Department Light Railways No 778 is now back in its original War Department Light Railways condition of 90 years ago.
		A champagne toast was proposed later by Mervyn Leah, Chairman of the Leighton Buzzard Railway.
		It is scheduled to work public passenger trains at Leighton Buzzard for the first time on Sunday 19th August, almost 60 years to the day since the final railtour over the Ashover Light Railway, which was the last time a Baldwin 4-6-0T hauled fare-paying passengers in Britain.
	www.btinternet.com /~buzzrail/page25.html (232 words)

	British Steam Locos on French Industrial & Lt Railways
		All the locomotives of this builder listed here were supplied new to the British War Department Light Railways for service on the Continent during the 1914-1918 War.
		The leaders were of the opinion that the tussle would be long and bitter so, instead of settling down to idleness and depending entirely on strike pay, nearly the whole of the men went and worked as navvies on the railway and were thus able to hold out.
		Within the works were 92 miles of standard gauge railway, operated from signal cabins, 84 locomotives, 46 steam cranes, 3,100 wagons of various types, 350 furnace-charging cars and 140 slag ladles.
	www.irsociety.co.uk /Archives/2/France.htm (1762 words)

	The Layout of the Motor Rail Simplex Locomotive
		It is on the top of this plate that the works number can be found stamped on locos built after c1936.
		When ex-War Department locos came for reconstruction and their works plate was missing and their number unknown, a new number would be allocated and this can be found be stamped on the left hand side of the rear engine bearer.
		It was made from tubular steel but was not all that strong and many extant locos show the signs of derailment - a bent skid bar.
	www.djr12ecg.demon.co.uk /spx/layout.htm (937 words)

	World Railway Historical Societies & Rail Preservation - RailServe.com
		Cavan & Leitrim Railway - Heritage railway in Dromod, Ireland
		Railway Preservation Society of Ireland - Aims to preserve, maintain, and operate steam locomotives and historic carriages on the main line railways of Ireland; excursions operate from both Belfast and Dublin at Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and regularly during the summer months
		Railways of the Far South - History of the railways, mostly narrow gauge, in the far south of South America and in the islands of the South Atlantic
	www.railserve.com /Historical/World (6281 words)

	Opposing Voices
		He wrote, "Because we are insensitive to the richness of Nature, we may be forfeiting our souls." His accommodating tone in the sonnet on "Steamboats, Viaducts, and Railways," written in his late middle age (1833), marked his hesitant acceptance of industrial change.
		Wordsworth, who had been named poet laureate the previous year, was protesting the construction of a railway line from Kendal to Windermere.
		With the line, it was argued that large numbers of factory workers would be able to take day trips to the Lake District, thus escaping urban blight.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /courses/rschwart/ind_rev/voices/wordsworth.html (718 words)

	Narrow Gauge Passenger Cars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Romulus locomotive is representative of industrial, narrow gauge engines typical of the early 20th century.
		24" (60cm) gauge railway lines were laid in France in the first world war to allow supplies to be delivered to the trenches.
		The ALR was stocked with locomotives and wagons surplus from the war department and the book is exhaustive in it's documentation.
	home.ca.inter.net /~mguy/narrow_gauge_passenger_cars.htm (243 words)

	40 H
		The 40 H.P. types were built for the Ministry of Munitions alongside the 20 H.P. for use by the War Department Light Railways in the First World War and they were built with varying degrees of protection for the driver to protect him from shrapnel and sniper’s bullets.
		Many of the later-build W.D.L.R. locos never made it to France and were auctioned off after the war to various concerns that required cheap motive power.
		Note 1: 480-489 are duplicated in the order books with different W.D.L.R. numbers, destinations and delivery dates.
	www.djr12ecg.demon.co.uk /spx/40_h.htm (507 words)

	ClearLead Search Engine: Recreation:Trains and Railroads:History
		A research site dedicated to the light railway equipment used by all combatents during WW1.
		Narrow gauge light railways were the primary method of transporting supplies to the front lines.
		History of the railway which ran between Merced, California and Yosemite Valley from 1905 to 1945.
	www.clearleadinc.com /category/3296-6.html (129 words)

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