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Nov 17, 2018 17:47:22   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
Guessing WW1, somewhere in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbKIoohPPMY

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Nov 17, 2018 17:51:49   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
Found the following description on the same video with a different name.

Allied forces constructing railways throughout France to help move men and supplies during World War One. We see Army personel laying the sleepers and track for the extensive network of two foot (60cm) narrow gauge lines, ballasting work, loading and laying of pre-built trackwork. We also see scenes of the railway in action as the little trains trundle along country lanes and through the town streets. The film ends with scenes of the train taking soldiers towards the front lines.

After the war the lines were abandoned and most of the locomotives and rollingstock simply left where they were last used, with many being salvaged by the locals to help with logging activities. .

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Nov 18, 2018 06:46:23   #
Stephan G
 
Jay Pat wrote:
Guessing WW1, somewhere in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbKIoohPPMY


I wonder if it was tongue-in-cheek to show the troops marching ahead of the tracks. (In the beginning.)

Interesting to note that the ballast was basically what held the track together. A reliance on the weight of the sleepers and track. It does allow for quick repair.

Thanks for sharing the link.

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Nov 24, 2018 20:15:34   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
Jay Pat wrote:
Guessing WW1, somewhere in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbKIoohPPMY


That's a nice vid Pat, definitely not a union job!

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Nov 28, 2018 21:48:21   #
John Lawrence
 
Interesting comparison between your two track laying videos, Pat. Man versus machine.

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