Trains At War

The war revolutionised British railways as the country had to build new trains, set up secret headquarters, and move men, weapons and equipment between 1939 and 1945.

The German railways were considered the most successful in the world during early 1930s, but this changed with the rise of Nazism and its growing inclination towards automobile power.

Trains were at the heart of the D-Day landing strategy and the liberation of Europe, starting with strategic bombings that aimed to paralyse the entire French rail system.

Sabotaging railways acted as one of the levers of the French Resistance, and an effective weapon in the fight to liberate France.