'Thanks to Dudhub'...........Various scenes from this working 2' narrow gauge in South East England,

where one-coach passenger trains mix with skips full of horse manure;

transported and tipped at the end of a special siding onto one big dung

pile. The square grey wagon shown towards the end is a hydraulic end

tipping wagon; the long coupling rail/bar enables the loco to propel

this to the very end of the siding without compromising the safety of

the loco on the… Continue

A silent film courtesy of 'Poathjunction'. 'During WW1 the allies needed to construct railways throughout France to help move men and supplies. The quickest method available was to construct a network of narrow gauge (60mm = 2 foot) train lines.



The film opens with scenes of materials being unloaded from standard gauge wagons, we then see Army personel laying the sleepers and track, ballasting work, loading and laying of pre-built trackwork. Next we take a ride on the train and see… Continue