His Imperial Majesty Personal Railway Regiment

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The fist units of the Russian Railway Troops – the railway armed guards – were established in 1870; they were attached to railways. The total number of the Troops didn’t exceed 1000 people.
The 1st Railway Battalion was established in Moscow on May 16, 1878. A branch railway connecting the Vitebsky Railway Station and Tsarskoye Selo was built in 1900-1902. The 1st Railway Battalion took part in the construction of that branch railway. The Battalion was quartered in Tsarskoye Selo when the construction of the branch railway was finished in December of 1902. The 1st Railway Battalion was reformed into the 1st Railway Regiment in 1910.
The Regiment’s duty during the First World War was to arrange trips of Nikolay the Second to the army field forces and ensure his safety.
The Regiment was discontinued in March 1917. Vitebsky Railway Station
February Revolution of 1917