DB Deutsche Bundesbahn 508002-11-002-3 British Army of the Rhine Ambulance Car Built 1957
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| DB Deutsche Bundesbahn 508002-11-002-3 British Army of the Rhine Ambulance Car Built 1957 |
| Present Location |
Cockshute Sidings |
| County Location |
Stoke-on-Trent |
| Designed For |
DB Deutsche Bundesbahn |
| Build Location |
Munich |
| Type |
Ambulance |
| First Number |
508002-11-002-3 |
| Gauge |
4ft 8 1/2in |
| Wheel Arrangement |
4-w bogies |
| Original Underframe |
Yes |
| Original Bogies |
Yes |
| Additional Notes |
Built Munich as DB second class carriage. To 4-MOD Army ambulance train carriage 12/78 - converted to carry 33 stretchers: British Army of the Rhine ambulance trains were an important aspect of the Cold War medical planning where rail would have played a major role in any conflict in Europe. W 1989. To Marchwood Military Port 08/1992 via RCT landing craft 'Arakan'. Restoration at Marchwood by volunteers from 275 Railway Squadron & Ambulance Train Squadron. To Museum of Military Medicine at Keogh Barracks, Mytchett, Surrey, GU12 5RQ. 09/1993 and at 12/17 confirmed still there (as shown in additional photo), standing on WW2 rails and sleepers from Marchwood Military Port. 09/23: reported intended for the new Museum of Military Medicine planned for Cardiff Bay - and, by 12/23, moved to Reid Freight Services site at Cockshute Sidings, Stoke on Trent (see final additional photo below). |
| Owner |
Army Medical Services Museum |
| Rarity |
Unique |
| Importance |
Very Important |
| Storage |
Secure Open |
| Operational |
No |
| Date of Image |
01/06/1997 |
| Photo Taken By |
Gary Gibbs: Army Medical Services Museum |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
19/05/2024 |
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| Ken Rimell 12/2017: latest condition |
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| Ken Rimell 12/2017: detail on underframe |
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| Tim Ackerley 30/12/2023: see Notes above |
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