Armoured trains used in war - in pictures

  • Circa 1942: a Russian armoured train proceeds to the front line. All photos: Getty Images
    Circa 1942: a Russian armoured train proceeds to the front line. All photos: Getty Images
  • 1918: an armoured Soviet train during World War I.
    1918: an armoured Soviet train during World War I.
  • September 22, 1942: a group of Churchill tanks on railway tracks.
    September 22, 1942: a group of Churchill tanks on railway tracks.
  • April 9, 1942: tanks from an Ordnance factory on route to the Russian front.
    April 9, 1942: tanks from an Ordnance factory on route to the Russian front.
  • Circa 1900: a locomotive engine camouflaged with rope at the Northern Heights, Ladysmith, a British outpost, during the Boer War.
    Circa 1900: a locomotive engine camouflaged with rope at the Northern Heights, Ladysmith, a British outpost, during the Boer War.
  • Circa 1900: a British six-inch naval gun mounted on a railway truck ready to be sent forward to the Modder River Station.
    Circa 1900: a British six-inch naval gun mounted on a railway truck ready to be sent forward to the Modder River Station.
  • April 4, 1942: British Valentine and Matilda tanks are loaded onto a train bound for Russia.
    April 4, 1942: British Valentine and Matilda tanks are loaded onto a train bound for Russia.
  • Circa 1943: a lightweight tank is loaded onto a train as British military personnel look on.
    Circa 1943: a lightweight tank is loaded onto a train as British military personnel look on.