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The No 1 Armoured Train entered service in June 1942, was put into reserve in September 1943, and dismantled the following year. [34] Twelve armoured trains were formed in Britain in 1940 as part of the preparations to face a German invasion; these were initially armed with QF 6 pounder 6 cwt Hotchkiss guns and six Bren Guns.
The train was armed with 4-6 French 75 mm Schneider field canons, 2 German 105 mm fieldhowitzer, arranged on open platforms, it had 2 armoured cars armed with 4-16 German 7,92 mm Maxim 08/15 machine guns.
Besides the DRG, the German Armed Forces had their own locomotive classes. A field railway locomotive belonging to the Army were known as a Heeresfeldbahnlokomotive or HF. Standard gauge engines for the Wehrmacht , mostly diesel switchers, were designated "Wehrmacht Standard Gauge Locomotive" ( Wehrmachtslokomotive für Regelspur ) or WR.
To achieve such numbers, the German locomotive manufacturers were merged into the 'Community of Greater German Locomotive Manufacturers', Gemeinschaft Grossdeutscher Lokomotivhersteller (GGL), which was a subdivision of the 'Rail Vehicles Main Committee', Hauptausschuss Schienenfahrzeuge (HAS) founded in 1942.
Light armoured train [116] Belgium & United Kingdom. Heavy "Anglo-Belgian" armoured train [117] Germany. Deutsches Heer armoured train [118] Russia. Zaamurets armoured train [119] South Africa. South African Engineer Corps armoured train [120] The LNWR built two armoured trains for the defence of the east coast of England United Kingdom. GNR(I ...
The train was originally named Führersonderzug "Amerika", purportedly because Hitler wanted to pay homage to the European conquest of the Americas. [3] After Germany declared war on the United States, on December 11, 1941, the train was renamed to the Führersonderzug "Brandenburg". [1] [3] [4]
The Czech LT-38 tank, then in production, was produced for German use as the Panzer 38(t) ("t" standing for tschechisch, German for Czech). By the start of the war, 78 Panzer 38(t) tanks had been produced. Germany continued producing the Panzer 38(t) during the war. By early 1942, it was clearly obsolete.
However the Austrian engines had some of the most spectacular duties, including working double-headed on heavy, empty, ore trains with a DRB Class 52. TKt3-16. The Bundesbahn stationed most of its 86's in Nuremberg for the Franconian branch lines and the marshalling yards there. The locomotive shed at Hof, Germany was also renowned Class 86 ...