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Re: Trains of all sorts ...
« Reply #50 on: March 13, 2022, 01:44:37 AM »
Potentialling interesting site:  https://railwaywondersoftheworld.com/index.html
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Re: Trains of all sorts ...
« Reply #51 on: December 09, 2022, 06:46:58 AM »
Fortress On Wheels: Russia Flaunts Its Heavy-Duty Armored Train Used For Critical Military Missions In Ukraine

https://eurasiantimes.com/fortress-on-wheels-russia-flaunts-its-heavy-duty-armored-train-used-for-critical-military-missions-in-ukraine/


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Re: Trains of all sorts ...
« Reply #53 on: November 28, 2023, 05:02:45 PM »
IMG_5887 by Diethelm Berlage, auf Flickr

IMG_5888 by Diethelm Berlage, auf Flickr


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Re: Trains of all sorts ...
« Reply #54 on: November 28, 2023, 11:46:40 PM »
They used that rail bulldog to pull a locomotive? Wow.

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Re: Trains of all sorts ...
« Reply #55 on: November 29, 2023, 01:10:57 AM »
So... the Lanz Bulldog engine was originally (?) meant for tractors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanz_Bulldog

Looks like the advantage on Feldbahn (narrow gauge railways), compared with steam locomotives, was that you could start it faster and operate it without a crew.