List of railways constructed by the Public Works Department of Western Australia
List of railways constructed by the Public Works Department of Western Australia [1] The railways were operated by the Western Australian Government Railways after construction.
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 | 1874-02-24 | 1879-07-26 | ||
...TBC... | ||||||
1893 | South Western Railway | East Perth–Jarrahdale Junction | 1891-11-17 | 1893-05-02 | ||
1893 | South Western Railway | Jarrahdale Junction–Pinjarra | 1892-05-19 | 1893-05-22 | ||
...TBC... | ||||||
1898 | Fremantle - Robbs Jetty | South West | February 1898 | 22.10.1898 | ||
1899 | Mundaring - Mundaring Weir | Goldfields Water Supply | 25.4.1897 | 12.1898 | ||
1900 | Bellevue - Helena Vale Racecourse | Eastern Railway | 1900 | 12.1900 | ||
1902 | Kalgoorlie - Brown Hill loop | Eastern Goldfields Railway | 3.1901 | 17.03.1902 | ||
1902 | East Northam - Goomalling | Eastern Railway | 3.1900 | 01.07.1902 | ||
1903 | Menzies - Leonora | Eastern Godfields Railway | 25.02.1901 | 12.01.1903 | ||
1903 | Cue - Nannine | Northern Railway | 22.04.1901 | 01.06.1903 | ||
1903 | Robbs Jetty - Coogee | South West Railway | 1902 | 01.07.1903 | ||
1903 | Collie-Collie Cardiff | South West Railway | 1903 | 02.11.1903 | ||
1906 | Robbs Jetty - Jandakot | South West Railway | 12.01.1905 | 01.04.1906 | ||
1906 | Narrogin - Darkan | South West Railway | 22.03.1905 | 07.09.1906 |
References
- 1 2 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
- Higham, Geoffrey J. (2004). Where WAS That? An Historical Gazetteer Of Western Australia. Western Australia: Winthrop. ISBN 0-9758024-0-2.
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