WW1 Narrow gauge train lines in France - World War One Archive Footage - WDTVLIVE42

During World War One the allies needed to construct railways throughout France to help move men and supplies. The quickest method available was to construct a network of two foot 60cm narrow gauge lines.

First we see archive footage of 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 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. .