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How did the Allies move the vast number of tanks around England in the run up to D/Day? I assume the Allies used trains to transport the many Shermans, Cromwells, Churchills etc around the county but i havent been able to come up with any decent reference pic showing them and how they we stowed. I suppose this major operation was done under cover of darkness and kept under intence lock and key but there must be something out there. Even pictures taken after DDay when the cat was well and truely out of the bag would be useful as they would still be using the same transporters & equipment.

Reason I ask is Im putting together a OO railway layout and figured, as i want it to be steam and based in the 1930's-40's, I might as well try to squeeze some tanks in there somewhere ... Its ok though, i can give them up any time a want to... Im just not ready yet

I used to build railways and always wanted to do a goods yard with tanks, transporters, etc etc. During my search for rolling stock and trains, accessories etc I came across others doing the same...none of us were having much luck.

Hope you find that elusive scene!

Rob G

whilst trawling youtube came across this (although modern may give an insite) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT4EoiEO ... ture=email


and this from the first world war http://www.landships.freeservers.com/ne ... _front.htm

this any good.




cheers oz.

one more.

last two.

Never seen those before, despite a misspent youth helping my Father model the pre-war LNER

Good find

these are the last i had on file sorry i didn't have any more, hope the're some use

cheers oz.

Nice Photos Oz ,I think the last 5 are in America and the last one with the Pershings looks like Koren war era.


regards pete

971wright wrote:Nice Photos Oz ,I think the last 5 are in America and the last one with the Pershings looks like Korean war era.


regards pete

I thought that too pete that the last on was in Korea