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Choose a Page:Which were the biggest locomotives...Who built the first locomotives?What were the first railways used for?What is the record speed for a train?*What was the biggest gun train eve...*When was the first underground rai...Which is the world's largest under...What does 'gauge' mean on railways?What is a monorail?How does streamlining speed up trains?Are steam trains still being built?What is the fastest train in use t...Which are the longest rail and met...What sort of motors power today's ... What was the biggest gun train ever built? During the First World War, several armies put machine guns and artillery on railway trucks. But the largest-ever rail-mounted gun was the Second World War German gun called Schwere Gustav. Weighing 1,329 tons, it could fire 4.6 metres long shells at targets 30 miles (48 km) away, at a rate of one every 15 minutes. The largest and most powerful gun ever carried on a railway was the German gun Schwere Gustav.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Science and Technology Chapter: Railways