WWI Trench Locomotives Steam and Diesel Colorized 1918 on Western Front
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- I used Deoldify to convert B&W to color. WWI Trench Locomotives Steam and Diesel Colorized 1918 on the Western Front. France. I also slowed the frame rate down to 18fps.
lest we forget there were also armoured and armed versions of these! several were sued in ww2 on the Balken Front against partisans on narrow gauge railways and England has a rather famous one too.
This is true.
Look at those fine young men - all with dreams , families and girls back home .... may they rest in peace . God bless those boys
Many made it home but not all.
This looks so rare. Those steam Locomotives reminded me of the show called Thomas & Friends
Yes, but this setting is far more sinister. Many of those men died in the trenches.
Thomas the Tank Engine, Rather than Thomas and Friends. I think that's the crappy American version. We've got the original. I grew up with it. I'm 36 now.
The steam locomotives are the basis of Stanley of the mid Sodor railway the engine that was turned into a pumping engine in the story of Duke the lost engine.
Really good footage of the trench railways in action!
Amazing video, Thankfully somebody was able to record it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
it cannot be understated just how important the trench railroads where for supplying and moving the massive number of troops from the standard gauge lines to the trenches. nothing else available at the time could have done the job or even come close. a real tragedy of the BEF logistics during ww1 was they REFUSED to embrace the Trench railroad that everybody else was making massive use of LITERALLY until after the disaster at the Battle of the Somme which was in no small part due to the inability to efficiently supply the British troops due to the lack of these light railroads. TWO WHOLE YEARS it took the British generals to realize that the advantage was no longer with the Offensive and countless casualties that could have largely been avoided.
Hard to believe the line didn't move for so long, War is hell.
@@RailyardProductions This was mostly due to the "cult of the offensive" despite the fact that the technology of the time all favored the defense. As soon as the attackers got of their trains, they were reduced to only foot speed and could not count on heavy guns, which had to be pulled by horse teams.
I presume these are american troops?
Mostly yes, But I think I saw some Brits in the video.
Yes this was the American sector of the Front. Note the US Army then adopted the British style Helmet then and the uniforms were similar. Difference was off duty caps and of course the classic US Army officer/NCO hats.
@@floormankbhinteresting, thanks for the reply.