Melbourne Military Railway
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The Melbourne Military Railway was a military railway in Melbourne, Derbyshire and King's Newton used by the British Army during the Second World War from 1939 until 1949.
Used by the military to assist in the preparation for Operation Overlord allowing units to practice demolition and rebuilding of railways.
[edit] References
- Alan Cooper (1990). The Melbourne Military Railway: A History of the Railway Training Centre at Melbourne and Kings Newton, 1939-1945. Oakenwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-411-3.