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An armoured train (Commonwealth English) or armored train (American English) is a railway train protected with heavy metal plating and which often includes railway wagons armed with artillery, machine guns, and autocannons.
The No. 1 Armoured Train; During World War II, the Canadian high command implemented this armoured train for protection of the Canadian National Railway line between Prince Rupert, an important naval port for the Aleutian Island campaign, and Terrace, from potential attack by Japanese aircraft, submarines/gunboats, and infantry.
The Russian armoured train Baikal is an armoured train currently in use by Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in 2022. [5] Unlike the newer trains Yenisei and Volga, Baikal was already built long before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Russian armoured train Volga (call sign "Breakthrough") is an armoured train currently in use by Russia in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in 2022. [4] Unlike its sister train Yenisei, which is built primarily for logistics and refugee ferrying, Volga is primarily used for engineering, reconnaissance, mine clearance, restoration of damaged railway tracks, and escorting cargo within the ...
Now limited to 60 km/h (37 mph) due to the heavy weight, the Taeyangho travel with two additional auxiliary security armoured trains: [17] The first security train running ahead to check the safety of railway lines. The security train is a three-body configuration (1x locomotive and 2x troop sleepers) with anti-mine detection sensors. [2]
Zaamurets (Russian: Заамурец), also commonly called Orlik (Czech: Orlík) among other names, was an armoured train built by the Russian Empire in 1916. While originally made to fight in the First World War, it was extensively used in the Russian Civil War by Bolsheviks, Ukrainian anarchists and most notably the Czechoslovak Legion.
The protection and escort of supply trains (French: l'escorte des trains de ravitaillement) subjected to ambushes, required the creation of armoured trains. The armoured Legion train of Nha-Trang (La Rafale) [1] was armed by a regimental company of the 2nd Foreign Regiment 2 e RE as of 1948. The train was composed of armoured wagons, protected ...
Armoured trains of Slovakia (2 P) Pages in category "Armoured trains" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent ...