Railway gun, Krakow Poland

[enfield303t]

First attempt at posting pictures on this site so hopes it works. Thought some may not have seen this gun, great RR Museum if you ever get to Krakow Poland.

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[blazer91]

nice pics, is this WW1 firepower, as in Germany's Big Bertha?
Jim

[enfield303t]

nice pics, is this WW1 firepower, as in Germany's Big Bertha?
Jim

I am not sure, however do believe it looked more recent than WW1. My son is going to install some program on my computer today that will let me post my pictures in a smaller format so after that I will try to put a few more on of the steam engines that were at the Museum. It like most Museums in the Krakow are was very inexpensive to see.

[browningautorifle]

I think the Big Bertha types were long as the rail car. I've never seen one in museum but I have seen the shell. It was being used as a garbage can in the Canadian War Museum in 1979. Right by the door. It was like a 45 gal drum. Where did these guns go?

[Paul S.]

That Lads, isn't a railway gun but an armoured train! Great photos.

[enfield303t]

That Lads, isn't a railway gun but an armoured train! Great photos.

I stand corrected.

[blazer91]

yes, the "big Bertha" guns (German WW1 and who else?) were monstrous and apparently could be heard from across the channel. This one shown is clearly not a long range gun but more info would be interesting. Whose is it and what time frame and how did it end up in the Krakow museum? The Germans had armoured trains all over in WW2.
cheers, Jim

[Capt Mil Coll]

That is a really really cool pic. Thank you for showing me that.

[gunner]

Great Panzerzug!