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THE ELECTRIC WORKSHOP REPAIR TRAIN.

Everybody has heard about the wonderful system of light railways which the British constructed for military transport in Flanders, but only now has information been made available about the repair trains which travelled backwards and forwards on three lines for the purpose of effecting repirs. There were six of these trains, each consisting of six vehicles, carrying electric generating plant and all necessary machinery. The cars were lit and heated by electricity. Owing to the narrowness of the gauge —jn«st under two feet—-the sides of the vehicles containing the generators and machines were divided longitudinally and hinged at the bottom an-1 the top so that the lower half might form a p'atform and the upper part a canoipy when the train was "in action.1' During bad weather : tarpaulins were fixed to the canopies and completely screened the men from wind and rain. Excellent service was rendered in many parts of the front by these workshop trains.

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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17552, 23 April 1919, Page 8

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THE ELECTRIC WORKSHOP REPAIR TRAIN. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17552, 23 April 1919, Page 8

THE ELECTRIC WORKSHOP REPAIR TRAIN. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17552, 23 April 1919, Page 8