#Queensland_RailAmbulances
Queensland Ambulance Transport Brigades (QATB) were throughout the state. Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) 1 July 1991 amalgamation of 96 QATBs
Many had rail ambulances.

Rail ambulance at Roma, c. 1921
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The rail ambulances were used because roads poor & often impassable. Railway employees would volunteer to operate to ensure safe working. Most converted road vehicles or rail trolleys.

Rail ambulance near Charters Towers, c. 1920 hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/14… - #slqdigital @slqld Image
Baralaba rail ambulance c. 1923
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Model T railcar ambulance
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Charleville rail ambulance c. 1922
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The Charleville rail ambulance restored and on display at Charleville Historic House Museum
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Interior rail ambulance Warwick c. 1920
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Rail ambulance Charters Towers
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Rail Ambulance in Cloncurry, Qld - circa 1960s
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Citroen Rail Ambulance 1926 at Herberton Pioneer Village, Herberton Queensland.
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Video:
1926 Citroen Rail Ambulance at Historic Village Herberton
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The last rail ambulances were withdrawn in 1990 from Mareeba and Blackall

Blackall rail ambulance, September 1989
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Floods were one of the reasons for the rail ambulances. Sometimes QR trains and rail motors also used in emergencies.

Rail Ambulance - Mary Kathleen Memorial Park and Museum, Cloncurry
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The interior of the Gayndah rail ambulance (from rear)
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'Ambulance Train in Blackall Museum, Queensland'
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