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Hospital cars built by the Commonwealth Railways at its Port Augusta Workshops on existing flat wagons.
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.
1916 | Entered service as "RA 652" flat wagon. |
- | Converted to "G" class open wagon. |
2.11.1918 | Entered service as "O 45" Hospital van. |
1956 | Interior stripped and converted to "EB" class employees van. |
10.2.1959 | To narrow gauge coded ""NEB 45"". |
23.2.1960 | Reverted to standard gauge "EB 45". |
4.4.1967 | Written off as a result of derailment. |
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".
15.8.1914 | Entered service as "R 267" flat wagon on Western Division |
9.3.1915 | Converted to "G 267" open wagon[blc] |
15.6.1917 | Converted back to "R 267" flat wagon[blc] |
22.7.1922 | Entered service as "O 48" Hospital car. |
24.8.1957 | Recorded as being used as a workvan - still coded "O 48"[blc] |
4.3.1968 | Body Condemned. |
14.1.1970 | Underframe converted to "R 48" flat wagonblc - fitted camp unit "R 90" |