
Kiwi Troops Win A Significant WW1 Battle Using Medieval Tactics
During the Second World War, New Zealand railwaymen constructed and operated the desert railway in the North African campaign, which became a crucial strategic operation, transporting soldiers, equipment and supplies to the front line—one that that the Germans were determined to destroy.
A steam engine on the desert railway operated by the 16th Railway Operating Company of the New Zealand 2nd Expeditionary Force in 1942/43. Photo: © Historical Aviation Film Unit
....the untold story of the hundreds of New Zealand railwaymen--shunters, builders, engine drivers, firemen, engineers, who answered the call to construct and operate a railway network in the Western Desert during the Second World War. The Desert Railway is a tribute to the courage and enterprise of these railwaymen who kept the trains running no matter what.
Sixteen year old Nerys Udy presents a speech she wrote to the gathered crowd at the Blenheim (New Zealand) Anzac Day Service on 25th April 2013, regarding the New Zealand Railwaymen who operated in North Africa during the Second World War.
Another engine of the 16th Railway Operating Company 2/NZEF, on the North African Desert Railway, in the yards waiting for its next run to the front. Photo: Copyright © Historical Aviation Film Unit
Slideshow of photographs of the rolling stock and railway line constructed and used to great effect by the Allies during the North African campaign of the Second World War. These previously unpublished photographs from the North African campaign, circa 1942, were taken from the personal photo album of a member of the 16th Railway Operating Company, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
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