Light railways at Komen

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Light railway near Komen
First ride on the field railway near Komen
First ride on the field railway near Komen
Line of light railways near Komen
Light railway on the Doberdob Plateau
Gauge : Narrow gauge and 1435 mm

The field railways at Komen were military railways at the settlement of Komen near Štanjel in the municipality of Komen , in today's Slovenia .

history

On the occasion of the Isonzo battles of the First World War, the Austro-Hungarian army built several field railways in the Karst region of Komen to supply the front, for the logistical transport of supplies between the stations of Štanjel and Dutovlje and to the warehouses in the Karst hinterland. From Dutovlje to Kostanjevica na Krasu there was a standard-gauge railway with the main station in Komen, which was used to supply all units up to the front line. Unusual road -rail vehicles were used on it, which the towing vehicles equipped with a steerable front axle and petrol-electric drive could in principle also be moved without rails.

  • Construction of the light railway near Komen

  • Russian prisoners during the construction of the light railroad in Komen

  • Construction of the light railway near Komen

  • Ammunition transport near Berje, August 24, 1917

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ 1. Guerra Mondiale a Carso: Linee ferroviarie dell'esercito Austro-Ungario sul carso. (Italian)
  2. ^ 1. World War in Karst: Austro-Hungarian military tracks in the karst. (incomplete English translation)
  3. ↑ Transport of ammunition by narrow-gauge railway