TM 55-203
the same overall dimensions.
for transporting baggage and supplies incident to the
movement of patients between points in CONUS.
(1) Ambulance car.
These cars carry road numbers 89612, 89623, 89625,
89634, 89640, 89637, 89644, 89657, 89661, and 89670
stenciled on each side and on the end doors.
conditioning facilities are patterned after those of the
e. Ambulance Kitchen Car. This car, mounted on
domestic ambulance unit car (TM 55-2020).
standard passenger-type, roller bearing, fourwheel
(b) Ward section berths accommodate
trucks, is divided into three sections, a dining area
30 litter patients. Six sections are two tiers high, and six
seating 16 people, a kitchen and work area in the
sections are three tiers high. Lower berths can be
center, and storage area at the opposite end. It is air
converted to seat four. Upper berths are hinged to fold
conditioned, equipped with electric griddles and steam
to the ceiling.
jet cookers, coffeemakers, an eight-unit electric range,
(c) A receiving room is located at the
dishwasher, hot food table, icemaker, etc. Heat and
platform end. Side sliding doors are provided to receive
electricity are provided from trainline connections. A
patients.
180gallon hot water tank in the roof supplies the sink
(d)
The
car
has
medical,
and dishwasher. Cold water is stored in three tanks
communications, and administrative facilities.
under the car, with a total capacity of 651 gallons. The
storage area contains two 72.1-cubic-foot refrigerators
(2) Kitchen-dining car
and one 72.1-cubicfoot freezer cabinet for the storage of
food. These cars carry road numbers 89600, 89603,
(a) Steam heat and lighting are the
89606, 89614, 89635, 89641, 89642, 89643, 89667, and
same as for the ambulance car (TM 55-2020).
189680, stenciled on each side and on the exterior of
(b) There is no air conditioning. The
each end door.
car is ventilated by a blower.
(c) The kitchen facilities prescribed by
f.
Maintenance.
Detailed maintenance
the Surgeon General include a refrigerator, steam
instructions for all the cars in ambulance trains are
tables, urns, etc., to prepare complete meals.
contained in SB 740-2220-97-E02. Those cars in
standby status will be inspected on a weekly (visual) and
(3) Personnel car
monthly (technical) basis. Ambulance train cars in
reserve storage status will be inspected monthly (visual)
and semiannually (technical). The frequency will be
the same as in the kitchen-dining car.
increased if evidence of deterioration is detected. All
(b) There is no air conditioning. The
systems of the complete ambulance train will be given
car is ventilated by a blower.
an operational test in conjunction with the monthly
(c) The car has personnel sleeping
technical inspection. This will include moving the cars
quarters, dressing rooms, and toilet facilities as follows:
(exercising) at least two brake applications, check of
an officer-personnel stateroom two berths high, a nurse-
electrical appliances, etc.
personnel stateroom two berths high, and an enlisted-
personnel stateroom three berths high.
9-6. Ambulance Trains in Theaters of Operations
9-7. General Maintenance
a. Normally, the standard ambulance train in a
The transportation railway service in a theater of
theater of operations consists of six ambulance cars,
operations normally will have little passenger equipment
two ambulance personnel cars, and one ambulance
to maintain. This equipment will usually be limited to
kitchen-dining car. This grouping is not considered a
ambulance and hospital train cars and some few
fixed requirement nor is it intended to limit the Army
passenger type cars used for official travel by higher
Medical Department to a nine- car train. Trains may be
headquarters. Passenger service in forward areas, if
regrouped in accordance with rail line capabilities and as
any, will be limited to the movement of troops in any
the theater patient evacuation load may dictate. The
type of equipment available Any passenger service
number of cars in an ambulance train may vary
operated in communications zone for the local native
depending upon available locomotive power, number
population would be by civilian railway authorities.
and type of patients being transported, and the size of
Army-owned passenger equipment in CONUS located at
the medical staff.
other than military installations having railway
b. General coverage of the facilities of each type
is shown below. All oversea ambulance train cars have
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