The Archive · 1939

Special Hospital Trains Built in Britain

Full Equipment for Doctors — And Nursing Staff

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London, Sept. 30.

Casualty and evacuation trains have been built for immediate use in the event of casualties occurring as a result of air raids in order to assist in the distribution of injured civilians to hospitals throughout the country.

British railways are also engaged in the construction of a number of ambulance trains for use both at home and overseas.

Each train is fully equipped with cars for travelling staffs of nurses and doctors; kitchens and wards for stretcher cases and sitting-up and mental cases, Cars are also provided for infect tious cases and as travelling pharmacies.—Reuter.

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