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Third Class Passenger Carriage No. 314 |
Track Gauge: Standard (143.5cm) Wheel Arrangement: Bogies Maker: L&SW Railway, UK Year Built: 1893/4 Seats: 60 Overall Length: 15.6m Tare Weight: 22.6t |
Built for luxury service on the British L&SW Railway. One of 12 such vehicles rebuilt in 1916/17 as ambulance coaches for the British Army in the Sinai and Palestine Front. After the war, car no. 314 was rebuilt by Palestine Railways as a 3rd class car, and remained in service until the 1950s. |