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The heritage listed Wickepin Railway Precinct dates back to 1909, when the railway from Narrogin to [[Wickepin, Western Australia|Wickepin]] was completed. Apart from the railway station it also includes a goods sheet, a water tank and loading yards and a ramp.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/078a3021-73f9-4e7c-80b8-c4d4e200d72c |title=Wickepin Railway Precinct |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref> Also heritage listed within the [[Shire of Wickepin]] are the [[Yealering, Western Australia|Yealering]] Railway siding and the site of the former [[Toolibin, Western Australia|Toolibin]] Railway siding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/23b7df1c-fcc6-4703-ac15-1f89a0190240 |title=Yealering Railway siding |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/21ce5b12-de34-4d59-8ecd-d1e068809f7e |title=Toolibin Railway Siding |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref>
The heritage listed Wickepin Railway Precinct dates back to 1909, when the railway from Narrogin to [[Wickepin, Western Australia|Wickepin]] was completed. Apart from the railway station it also includes a goods sheet, a water tank and loading yards and a ramp.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/078a3021-73f9-4e7c-80b8-c4d4e200d72c |title=Wickepin Railway Precinct |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref> Also heritage listed within the [[Shire of Wickepin]] are the [[Yealering, Western Australia|Yealering]] Railway siding and the site of the former [[Toolibin, Western Australia|Toolibin]] Railway siding.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/23b7df1c-fcc6-4703-ac15-1f89a0190240 |title=Yealering Railway siding |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/21ce5b12-de34-4d59-8ecd-d1e068809f7e |title=Toolibin Railway Siding |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref>


The Railway Water Tank at Corrigin is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/084b9ec7-059c-4513-acfb-33e2bec0b9c6 |title=Railway Water Tank, Corrigin |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref> and part of the larger and also heritage listed Corrigin Railway Precinct.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/ddcad406-b881-45fc-b267-148aca4ab582 |title=Corrigin Railway Precinct |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref>
The Railway Water Tank at Corrigin is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/084b9ec7-059c-4513-acfb-33e2bec0b9c6 |title=Railway Water Tank, Corrigin |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref> and part of the larger and also heritage listed Corrigin Railway Precinct.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inherit.dplh.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/Details/ddcad406-b881-45fc-b267-148aca4ab582 |title=Corrigin Railway Precinct |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=27 July 2024|quote=}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 06:10, 27 July 2024

West Merredin to Narrogin via Corrigin railway
Two Merredin to Narrogin lines are in the right part of image
Overview
StatusClosed
LocaleWheatbelt, Western Australia
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Western Australian Government Railways
History
Commenced1908
Opened14 September 1914 (1914-09-14)
Technical
Line length216 km (134 mi)
Route map

Legend
Goomalling–Merredin railway
Eastern Goldfields Railway
216
 Merredin
201
 Ulva
194
 Korbel
189
 Korbelka
185
 Belka
176
 Jura
168
 Bruce Rock
York–Bruce Rock railway line
158
 Yalbarrin
149
 Ardath
136
 Babakin
124
 Bilbarin
117
 Nornakin
108
 Corrigin
Corrigin–Brookton railway line
98
 Dilling
No. 2 Rabbit-proof fence
84
 Bullaring
77
 Stretton
68
 Yealering
53
 Malyalling
43
 Wickepin
28
 Ockley
Yilliminning–Merredin railway
23
 Yilliminning
15
 Boundain
0
 Narrogin
Great Southern Railway
Brunswick Junction to Narrogin line
This diagram:

The Merredin to Narrogin railway were two railway lines in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, between Merredin and Narrogin.

The line to the west was also been known as the West Merredin to Narrogin via Corrigin railway.[1]

Via Corrigin

The route via Corrigin was built in separate sections over five years:[2]

  • Narrogin to Wickepin - 16 February 1909[3]
  • Bruce Rock to Merredin - 22 December 1913
  • Wickepin to Corrigin - 8 June 1914
  • Corrigin to Bruce Rock - 14 September 1914

It was constructed by the Western Australian Public Works Department.

It connected the Great Southern Railway route with the Eastern Railway.

The link via Corrigin was 216 kilometres (134 mi) long.[4][5]

Via Kondinin

The Merredin to Narrogin link was duplicated by a second line further to the east, via Kondinin, a length of 260 kilometres (160 mi). The official name of this line was the West Merredin to Yilliminning via Kondinin railway. It joined the West Merredin to Narrogin via Corrigin railway at Yilliminning, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Narrogin.[4][5]

Legacy

The two railway lines still exist, but are designated as Not in Use on the Arc Infrastructure map in 2024.[6] The status as Tier three lines has been discussed irregularly in the 2000s.[7] At the southern terminus of the line, the Narrogin Railway Station, built in 1907, is on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places. The heritage listed installations at Narrogin also include a goods shed, a signal cabin, a foot bridge and a number of associated houses.[8]

The heritage listed Wickepin Railway Precinct dates back to 1909, when the railway from Narrogin to Wickepin was completed. Apart from the railway station it also includes a goods sheet, a water tank and loading yards and a ramp.[9] Also heritage listed within the Shire of Wickepin are the Yealering Railway siding and the site of the former Toolibin Railway siding.[10][11]

The Railway Water Tank at Corrigin is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places[12] and part of the larger and also heritage listed Corrigin Railway Precinct.[13] Also within the Shire of Corrigin are the heritage listed Bilbarin Railway Reserve group, which consist of sheep yards, a bagged wheat depot and a goods sheet.[14]

References

  1. ^ Section 59 Narrogin - West Merredin Via Corrigin in "Back Along the Line" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ Opening dates for sections from 12. Construction of the W.A. Government Railways network, 1879 - 1931, pages 208-210 Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff; Rail Heritage WA; Gunzburg, Adrian (2008), Rails through the bush : timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Rail Heritage WA, ISBN 978-0-9803922-2-7
  3. ^ "Narrogin-Wickepin Railway". Western Mail (Western Australia). Vol. XXIV, no. 1, 210. Western Australia. 6 March 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Arc Map Network" (PDF). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  7. ^ "WA rail upgrade after record grain harvest". Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Narrogin Railway Station". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Wickepin Railway Precinct". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Yealering Railway siding". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Toolibin Railway Siding". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Railway Water Tank, Corrigin". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Corrigin Railway Precinct". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Bilbarin Railway Reserve Group". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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