Overview
This 1911 manual on transporting troops by rail was reprinted with amendments after the outbreak of war in 1914. War by rail timetable - when vast numbers of men were moved by rail - was a vital part of the opening weeks of the war. The manual covers the general duties of railway transport personnel; the entraining and detraining of troops; the movement of stock supplies and animals; ambulance trains; armoured trains; the capacity of rolling stock and co-operation with and supervision of civilian railway personnel. It provides a very detailed picture of the organisation of railway traffic in wartime.
- | Author: War Office
- | Publisher: Naval & Military Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 08, 2009
- | Number of Pages: 68 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1847349404
- | ISBN-13: 9781847349408
