Red Line Armoured Train

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The armoured train is a functioning vehicle and special weapon of the Red Line, utilised as an incredibly powerful battering ram.

Overview

The Armored Train on Revolution

Salvaged from an unknown tunnel or station and built up with a massive amount of steel, the armoured train stands as the single most dangerous weapon of war in possession of the Red Line. Despite this, it remains relatively inactive and unheard of for most of Metro Last Light. It is a set-piece item for the opening of the level Revolution, where it is seen being constructed, and is mentioned in passing by Andrew in Regina but is not used and not vital to the plot until the final wave of enemies in D6. The armoured train is possibly the answer to the Rangers' fortification of D6 and the "Panzers" used by the Nazis. In its brief last appearance, it is the deciding weapon that cripples the Rangers by destroying D6's platform - who had previously killed several dozen soldiers of the Red Army, a tank, as well as a shield and flamethrower unit. Though it is obviously destroyed in the C'est la Vie ending to Last Light, what exactly happens to it in the Redemption ending is unknown, though it is possible that the train was rendered useless by destroying the platform.

Trivia

• In the level Separation, Reich has an armored train which can be seen in most of the entire level, with their logo on the front replacing the red star.

Gallery

Concept art of the armoured train by Vlad Tkach