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Hospital cars built by the Commonwealth Railways at its Port Augusta Workshops on existing flat wagons.



RA 652 -- O/EB 45 -- NEB 45

Built by the Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops, as 45 foot Hospital Ambulance van with accomodation for 1 attendant and 4 patients, being allocated to the accident train at Rawlinna. "G 652" (original RA underframe) placed under this car.

1916Entered service as "RA 652" flat wagon.
-Converted to "G" class open wagon.
2.11.1918Entered service as "O 45" Hospital van.
1956Interior stripped and converted to "EB" class employees van.
10.2.1959 To narrow gauge coded ""NEB 45"".
23.2.1960Reverted to standard gauge "EB 45".
4.4.1967Written off as a result of derailment.

R/G 267 -- O 48 -- R 48

Constructed by the Commonwealth Railways Port Augusta Workshops, as 35 foot "O" class Hospital Ambulance van with accomodation for 1 attendant and 12 patients, being stationed at Tarcoola. It was built on the underframe of "R 267" flat wagon, built by "Gray BroS".

15.8.1914Entered service as "R 267" flat wagon on Western Division
9.3.1915Converted to "G 267" open wagon[blc]
15.6.1917Converted back to "R 267" flat wagon[blc]
22.7.1922Entered service as "O 48" Hospital car.
24.8.1957Recorded as being used as a workvan - still coded "O 48"[blc]
4.3.1968Body Condemned.
14.1.1970Underframe converted to "R 48" flat wagonblc - fitted camp unit "R 90"