Ambulance trains

As in WW1 the railways were ready with ambulance

trains to move the wounded away from the battle 

area and indeed across the country once landed 

here in England

Some were very well purpose made

The stations wide platforms aided transfer from

field ambulances to the trains

Below and USATC S160 hauls an ambulance 

train somewhere in Italy during the Italian 

campaign

Others were not always so purpose built

Above goods vans converted to carry stretchers

Here goods vans converted to carry casualties are 

loaded somewhere in France