DVD B&R 149: Locomotives Of WarDVD B&R 149: Locomotives Of War 19. 75 The railways of Europe and the Far East played a vital role in periods of war. In the 20th. Century there were two World Wars and this production portrays most of the locomotive types that were built for service in both conflicts, primarily for the Allies. We include the ROD types from WW1 such as ex GCR 2 8 0s and Eastern 0 6 0s. During WW2, the War Department initially adopted the LMS Stanier 8F 2 8 0 for