1918 Sarina
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About this Railway Ambulance

Basic data
Name 1918 Sarina Power Hudson 3.5 hp
Wheel Arr 2-2wPMR Construction Timber
Gauge duel,sliding axles 2006 status
Builder * 2006 home
Year 1918 Miles Travel


* In John Kerr's book Triumph of Narrow gauge it states "..... A similar car went to Sarina in 1918.  The frame was narrow and the wheels were fitted on sliding axles to suit either the sugar mill's two foot gauge tramway, or the QR".  
The car referred to is Babinda RA which was built by Hamilton Engineering Works.
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In service summary by J.W.Knowles 1990
The Mackay QATB purchased a trolley (rail ambulance) for the sub-centre at Sarina, and it arrived at Mackay by sea in May 1918.  It's four wooden wheels had iron tyres, and could slide on its axles to allow operation on 2ft or 3ft 6in gauges.  
It appeared that the 3.5 hp (2.6km) Hudson motor cycle engine was not new, and that at first it was barely able to move the trolley.  By October, however it was giving excellent service, and in three months had covered 900 miles (1448.4km).  This vehicle does not appear in the 1925 list.

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Out of service - This RA does not appear in the 1925 list.
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About the railway line (extracts used from Triumph of Narrow Gauge, J Kerr)
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About the people helped
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More info from the JDK database
SARINA

1918: Mackay Ambulance Brigade - General Secretary Brisbane acknowledges cheque for £80 for Sarina quad.car (Daily Mercury 12.1.1918)

1918: Quad car for Sarina Ambulance - the quad car recently ordered by the Mackay ambulance brigade for the Sarina sub-centre arrived by the Wyreema on Tuesday.  Powered by 3 hp Hudson cycle engine set in a framework resembling a railway trolley and the extension on which patients are carried is a light cedar frame with bearers for the litter. The car is for use only on rails and the wheels, 4 in number, are constructed of wood with a soled iron tyre. They are affixed to a sliding axle which can be easily adjusted to permit the vehicle to run on 2ft or 3ft 6gauge. Car will probably be given a test run on the local railway line today but before it can be put to ambulance work, a windscreen and shelter for the patient will required to be fitted while certain alterations are needed to allow the lifters now in use to be carried. To all appearances eminently suited to work and should be a great benefit (Daily Mercury 16.5.18)

1918: The Ambulance quad car is not up to expectation. Superintendent Williams and several railway experts went on a trial run to Farleigh and on the return journey the engine would hardly pull the car. An examination revealed defects which led him to believe the engine was not new. It was decided to keep the Company which supplied the car to their contract or return the car (DM 24.6.18)

1918: The quad car recently installed a Sarina has been giving excellent results. Since its first run on a transport case, it has run 900 miles in 3 months. Very light on petrol, average 300 miles on one tin only (Daily Mercury 5.10.1918)

1920 - Sarina Sub-branch Ambulance - Mr C.Williams (Sec.) notified meeting that the Quad car which had been undergoing repairs in the south, had been returned and was expected to be once more in commission next week. It had been decided to keep the Quad car in reserve for wet weather work and thus relieve the road car when the roads are heavy, rough and boggy (DM 19.7.20 p7)

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