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German engine on one of their railways that got caught in our shell fire


Image by National Library of Scotland
Soldiers sitting on a beaten up and battered railway engine. According to the existing caption it is a German engine. Written on the side of the engine is ‘LEAVE TRAIN’ and ‘ANY MORE FOR BLIGHTY.’ One of the soldiers is standing at the back of the engine pretending to drive it, while two others sit on top looking very cavalier. There is a fourth man sitting at the very front.

In reference to the writing on the engine; ‘Blighty’ was an informal name for England or Britain, used by soldiers fighting abroad. It originates from Urdu and was first used by soldiers in the Indian Army.

[Original reads: 'ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT IN FRANCE - German engine on one of their railways that got caught in our shell fire.']

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