The Royal Engineers in France and Belgium, 1915-1919. A detailed look at the history of the part the Royal Engineers of the Railway Operating Division played in the First World War on the Western Front in France and Belgium. Covered is the military and general railway history and the locomotives and equipment used in the conflict and the vital role the ROD played. Packed with information and with many photographs appearing in print for the first time, this is a valuable reference source for all historians.
This book describes the work of the Railway Operating Division (ROD)of the Royal Engineers in Flanders, Artois and Picardy during World War 1.The first part of the book describes the establishment and development of the ROD, and the work of the 'Broad Gauge' lines in the various stages of the campaign, and also lists the depots and workshops from which the ROD worked.Part 2 of the book is a comprehensive locomotive history, describingall the types of standard gauge engines used by the ROD.The book is well designed and laid out and will appeal to all interested in the railway history of the Great War.

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  PREMIERE GUERRE MONDIALE, HISTOIRE DES CHEMINS DE FER, LOCOMOTIVE A VAPEUR, DEPOT DE LOCOMOTIVES, VOITURE SPECIALE, PHOTOGRAPHIE, FLANDRE OCCIDENTALE, FRANCE, ROYAUME-UNI