LSWR Saloon, later ambulance coach, built 1893
 | | LSWR Saloon, later ambulance coach, built 1893 |
| Present Location | EXPORTED | | Designed For | LSWR | | Type | SAL | | Later Numbers | 314 | | Present Number | None | | Gauge | 4ft 8 1/2in | | Wheel Arrangement | 4-w bogies | | Original Underframe | No | | Original Bogies/Wheelsets | No | | Additional Notes | One of a series of First Class Saloons built by the LSWR for American liner traffic from Southampton Docks (hence "Eagle" saloons). 12 of these (numbers 40-42, 45, 46, 49-54, 56) sold to War Department in 1916 and to Palestine for use there as two six-coach ambulance trains. After WW1 and with further conversion to Palestine Railways as 309-318, 556 and 557. Remains of 314 and 316 now in the care of the Israel Railway Musueum, Haifa. This one (314) is a complete shell on wheels and No. 316 is body and frame only. Both are in poor condition. No. 316 is the subject of a restoration project begun in 2014. | | Owner | Israel Railway Museum | | Rarity | n/a | | Photo Date | 01/01/2014 | | Photo by | Israel Railway Museum | | At Risk | No | | Date Record Last Updated | 14/08/2014 |
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