Those who arrived were in bad condition—particularly during the harsh winter of 1945–46, when arriving trains carried "the dead and dying in each carriage (other dead had been thrown from the train along the way)".
De som ankom var i dårlig stand – især i den hårde vinter 1945-46, hvor ankommende tog havde "døde og døende i hver vogn (andre døde var blevet kastet ud af toget undervejs)."