Hi Mark, You might be able to get an answer from these people http://www.mgncircle.org.uk/html/m_gn_circle.html They are into the history of the M & G N. line,the answer about 'crocodile guns' was misleading as the GWR. stands for Great Western Railway opposite side of the country. Richard Myhill richardmyhill43@btinternet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Howells" <markhow@oz.net> To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 5:27 PM Subject: [NFK] Norfolk History - Great War armed coastal trains > Hi Norfolkies - > > A history oriented question for which I hope to get some direction > from the mailing list. > > I found a throw away reference to the War Office having > commissioned armed trains along the Norfolk coast in 1914. They > were always kept under steam apparently to protect from enemy > invasion. (Because obviously if Happisburgh was to fall, that would > lead directly to the fall of East Ruston and then the rest of the > dominoes would tip! Picklehaubes in North Walsham - unthinkable!) > > Can anyone point me to references regarding what these coastal > protection trains were like and how long they were in service? > > Thanks - Mark > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message