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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 3 (June 1, 1940)

Railway Buildings for National Use

Railway Buildings for National Use.

Railway buildings of various kinds continue to be turned over to the authorities, and many railway hotels now house servicemen or Government departments. One of the first railway buildings to be acquired for national use was the Southern Railway Orphanage, one of the finest institutions of its kind in the country. Fortunately, it has been possible to find suitable homes for all the children, and to-day the orphanage serves as a splendidly-equipped hospital. Four of the largest establishments run by the Railway Convalescent Homes movement also have been transformed into hospitals. Waiting-rooms and other
Casualty Evacuation Train Rehearsal on the London and North-Eastern Railway.

Casualty Evacuation Train Rehearsal on the London and North-Eastern Railway.

accommodation at stations has in many cases been turned into rest-rooms and canteens for the troops; while another useful contribution of the railways has been the provision at junction stations of rest carriages for men of the forces. Voluntary helpers of both sexes gladly give their services in the station rest-rooms and canteens, and railway-men and their wives are well to the fore among those who give their leisure to care for our gallant fighters.