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/Wheelsets	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
Historical Importance	Very Important
Storage	Secure Open
Operating	No
Photo Date	01/06/1997
Photo by	Gary Gibbs: Army Medical Services Museum
At Risk	No
Date Record Last Updated	19/05/2024

Ken Rimell 12/2017: latest condition

Ken Rimell 12/2017: detail on underframe

Tim Ackerley 30/12/2023: see Notes above

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