Government railway lines in Western Australia in the nineteenth century, and early twentieth century were constructed by the Public Works Department of Western Australia[1] and then were operated by the Western Australian Government Railways after construction until the 1920s.
Year | Line | Section of line | WAGR division | Date of contract | Date opened | Notes or alternative names |
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1879 | Geraldton – Northampton | Northern Railway | 24 February 1874 | 26 July 1879 | ||
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1893 | South Western Railway | East Perth–Jarrahdale Junction | 17 November 1891 | 2 May 1893 | ||
1893 | South Western Railway | Jarrahdale Junction–Pinjarra | 19 May 1892 | 22 May 1893 | ||
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1898 | Fremantle – Robbs Jetty | South West | February 1898 | 22 October 1898 | ||
1899 | Mundaring – Mundaring Weir | Goldfields Water Supply | 25 April 1897 | December 1898 | ||
1900 | Bellevue – Helena Vale Racecourse | Eastern Railway | 1900 | December 1900 | ||
1902 | Kalgoorlie – Brown Hill loop | Eastern Goldfields Railway | March 1901 | 17 March 1902 | ||
1902 | East Northam – Goomalling | Eastern Railway | March 1900 | 1 July 1902 | ||
1903 | Menzies – Leonora | Eastern Godfields Railway | 25 February 1901 | 12 January 1903 | ||
1903 | Cue – Nannine | Northern Railway | 22 April 1901 | 1 June 1903 | ||
1903 | Robbs Jetty – Coogee | South West Railway | 1902 | 1 July 1903 | ||
1903 | Collie-Collie Cardiff | South West Railway | 1903 | 2 November 1903 | ||
1906 | Robbs Jetty – Jandakot | South West Railway | 12 January 1905 | 1 April 1906 | ||
1906 | Narrogin – Darkan | South West Railway | 22 March 1905 | 7 September 1906 |
References
edit- ^ a b Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff (2008). "Table Construction of the W.A Government Railways network, 1879–1931". Rails through the Bush: Timber and Firewood Tramways and Railway Contractors of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia: Rail Heritage WA. pp. 208–210. ISBN 978-0-9803922-2-7. OL 12330925W.
Further reading
edit- Higham, Geoffrey J. (2004). Where WAS That? An Historical Gazetteer of Western Australia. Western Australia: Winthrop. ISBN 0-9758024-0-2.
- Higham, G. J. (Geoffrey J.); Geoproject Solutions (2005), Gone West : explorer's guide to places from Western Australia's past (1st ed.), Geoproject Solutions, ISBN 978-0-9758024-1-0
- "Back along the line: An historical gazetteer of railway stations, sidings and related facilities along Western Australian railway lines" (PDF). www.geoproject.com.au. Retrieved 19 July 2024.