A new ambulance train for use in France will be on view to the public in the Carriage Works at Wolverton from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday 25th March at a charge of 6d per person. The money collected from this source will be added to the Works Relief Fund. Visitors will have the opportunity of seeing the interior of the whole of the coaches and exactly how they are fitted up. The detailed description of this, which we append, scarcely does justice to the admirable manner in which these trains are fitted up and the opportunity of viewing it is really one which Wolverton and the neighbourhood should not miss.

The train consists of 16 vehicles and the total length is well over 900 feet: it has accommodation for 562 patients, together with the medical and other staff.

The whole train is painted khaki colour outside and this has given rise to the popular name in the Works of the “Khaki train”. A large red-cross on the outside of each vehicle indicates beyond any possibility of mistaking the purpose of the train when it is in use. The interiors of the open coaches, corridors, cooking and store compartments mess rooms, etc. are all painted with white enamel and designed so that there are no corners where dirt may accumulate on the floor.