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In the midst of it all, the Tablelands railway network
was vital. Not only was it
bringing patients in, it was also taking them away. {\an5}There were 25 trains a day,
at times, bringing troops here
for training and troops who were injured or sick. There are photos I've seen of them
putting people on stretchers through the windows because
they didn't fit through the doors. There were so many patients that
Rocky Creek, despite being vast, was not enough. To remedy it, ambulance trains were working
around the clock to move patients on to hospitals in the south. Those trains were given
priority all along the coast
was vital. Not only was it
bringing patients in, it was also taking them away. {\an5}There were 25 trains a day,
at times, bringing troops here
for training and troops who were injured or sick. There are photos I've seen of them
putting people on stretchers through the windows because
they didn't fit through the doors. There were so many patients that
Rocky Creek, despite being vast, was not enough. To remedy it, ambulance trains were working
around the clock to move patients on to hospitals in the south. Those trains were given
priority all along the coast
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In the midst of it all,
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the Tablelands railway network
was vital.
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Not only was it
bringing patients in,
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it was also taking them away.
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{\an5}There were 25 trains a day,
at times, bringing troops here
for training
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and troops who were injured or sick.
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There are photos I've seen of them
putting people on stretchers
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through the windows because
they didn't fit through the doors.
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There were so many patients that
Rocky Creek, despite being vast,
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was not enough.
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To remedy it,
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ambulance trains were working
around the clock to move patients on
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to hospitals in the south.
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Those trains were given
priority all along the coast.
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Movie Summary
Many of the world's most spectacular railways are surrounded by mysterious stories, tales and sagas. But these back stories have been lost to the passing years and are now unknown even to those using the railways daily.
