This disjointed report left out the better important points that this was a German rail gun captured by the Australian diggers in the final turning of the stalemate under Sir John Monash. Far more significant in world history than the concentration on barely used internment camps.
Really interesting video series, thank you for these! I would love to know more about the Tuggeranong railway station that closed in the mid-70s and the planned rail line to the planned Tuggeranong Arsenal.
An excellent video, very interesting and professionally produced. One point however- the shameful dismantling of the Amiens Gun by the Department of Defence was not undertaken during the Second World War, but much later. I can remember the complete Gun parked at the edge of the station on Wentworth Avenue in the early 1960s.
I've seen the gun barrel, but how much more impressive it would appear if it were still on it's carriage. It would by now have bought in so much more money than it realised as scrap.
This disjointed report left out the far more important points that this was a German rail gun captured by the Australian diggers in the final turning of the WW1 stalemate under Sir John Monash. Far more significant in world history than the concentration on barely used internment camps etc.
This video is about the rail gun’s relation to Canberra’s railways specifically. We could always do a deeper dive on the rail gun itself in a future episode.
I'm really looking forward to riding one of your historic trains early April, here in Hobart the transport museum is only allowed to use about 500 metres of the now disused main line into Macquarie point and out to Bridgwater, which is just a sad inditement of the anti rail state liberal government.
What ever happened to the ‘Government Siding’ behind Yallorn Street? Is it still Government owned? The museum is not Brambles, it is Bill Cleary’s place next door.
There's government priorities for you. They could waste time and massive resource's to bring that stupid gun back to Australia, but not the troops senselessly murdered in Europe.
Great video
I had absolutely no clue about this! Fascinating episode of all time, I would never have guessed we would ever have had railway cannons.
This disjointed report left out the better important points that this was a German rail gun captured by the Australian diggers in the final turning of the stalemate under Sir John Monash.
Far more significant in world history than the concentration on barely used internment camps.
Really interesting video series, thank you for these! I would love to know more about the Tuggeranong railway station that closed in the mid-70s and the planned rail line to the planned Tuggeranong Arsenal.
The water supply reservoir for the Molonglo Camp is still on the hill in the trees cnr of Canberra Ave and Newcastle St.
An excellent video, very interesting and professionally produced. One point however- the shameful dismantling of the Amiens Gun by the Department of Defence was not undertaken during the Second World War, but much later. I can remember the complete Gun parked at the edge of the station on Wentworth Avenue in the early 1960s.
Great video. I've always wondered why there were so many tracks
2:20 how did they get the gun to Canberra? How did it fit through the tunnels?
I've seen the gun barrel, but how much more impressive it would appear if it were still on it's carriage. It would by now have bought in so much more money than it realised as scrap.
This disjointed report left out the far more important points that this was a German rail gun captured by the Australian diggers in the final turning of the WW1 stalemate under Sir John Monash.
Far more significant in world history than the concentration on barely used internment camps etc.
This video is about the rail gun’s relation to Canberra’s railways specifically. We could always do a deeper dive on the rail gun itself in a future episode.
I'm really looking forward to riding one of your historic trains early April, here in Hobart the transport museum is only allowed to use about 500 metres of the now disused main line into Macquarie point and out to Bridgwater, which is just a sad inditement of the anti rail state liberal government.
Sad
What ever happened to the ‘Government Siding’ behind Yallorn Street? Is it still Government owned? The museum is not Brambles, it is Bill Cleary’s place next door.
Where is Bork? Is it anywhere near Bourke? 🙂
I have the drawings for the original Trackfast.
There's government priorities for you. They could waste time and massive resource's to bring that stupid gun back to Australia, but not the troops senselessly murdered in Europe.