Comments on: Queensland Railway Ambulances http://www.modeltrainsnthings.com/2009/06/07/queensland-railway-ambulances/ Model train, prototype photos information, articles and links to model train sites Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:15:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ken http://www.modeltrainsnthings.com/2009/06/07/queensland-railway-ambulances/#comment-2637 Ken Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:20:20 +0000 http://www.modeltrainsnthings.com/?p=125#comment-2637 There is an article featuring this Railway Ambulance in the October edition of Narrow Gauge Down Under magazine Regards Ken There is an article featuring this Railway Ambulance in the October edition of Narrow Gauge Down Under magazine

Regards

Ken

]]> By: admin http://www.modeltrainsnthings.com/2009/06/07/queensland-railway-ambulances/#comment-2498 admin Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:49:15 +0000 http://www.modeltrainsnthings.com/?p=125#comment-2498 G'day Nelson The top speed for these railway ambulances was probably no more than 20 mph. Their normal use was on light rural branchlines so they didn't have to travel at high speeds. Those branchlines didn't see a lot of traffic ... maybe one or two trains a day at the most ... and the ambulances would have been operated as a train so they would be governed by whatever safeworking system was in use on that particular line. If it was a typical staff and ticket type safeworking they would have had to wait for a staff to become available if there was an opposing train in the section ahead. Stuart G’day Nelson

The top speed for these railway ambulances was probably no more than 20 mph. Their normal use was on light rural branchlines so they didn’t have to travel at high speeds.

Those branchlines didn’t see a lot of traffic … maybe one or two trains a day at the most … and the ambulances would have been operated as a train so they would be governed by whatever safeworking system was in use on that particular line.

If it was a typical staff and ticket type safeworking they would have had to wait for a staff to become available if there was an opposing train in the section ahead.

Stuart

]]> By: Nelson http://www.modeltrainsnthings.com/2009/06/07/queensland-railway-ambulances/#comment-2496 Nelson Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:12:43 +0000 http://www.modeltrainsnthings.com/?p=125#comment-2496 Great find! The interior of the railway ambulance does look "spartan" indeed. How fast did these trains generally run? It looks like the fumes from the exposed motor might fill the cabin. The rail amulance is really a smart idea when you think of it though. We really take modern roads and hospital access for granted these days. They must have really had to carefully coordinate what tracks the ambulance would run on though, it seems very dangerous sharing the line with huge locomotives. Great find! The interior of the railway ambulance does look “spartan” indeed.

How fast did these trains generally run? It looks like the fumes from the exposed motor might fill the cabin.

The rail amulance is really a smart idea when you think of it though. We really take modern roads and hospital access for granted these days.

They must have really had to carefully coordinate what tracks the ambulance would run on though, it seems very dangerous sharing the line with huge locomotives.

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