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==Heritage==
==Heritage==
[[File:Caron Coal Stage, September 2021 04.jpg|thumb|240px|The state heritage listed Caron Coal Stage]]
A number of buildings associated with the railway line are listed on the Western Australian [[State Register of Heritage Places]]. The Mullewa railway station with its goods shed and water tank are state heritage listed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Greater+Geraldton&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=City of Greater Geraldton State Register of Heritage Places|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=24 August 2024 |quote=}}</ref>
A number of buildings associated with the railway line are listed on the Western Australian [[State Register of Heritage Places]]. The Mullewa railway station with its goods shed and water tank are state heritage listed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Greater+Geraldton&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=City of Greater Geraldton State Register of Heritage Places|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=24 August 2024 |quote=}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:49, 24 August 2024

Avon Yard to Mullewa railway line
The state heritage listed Mullewa railway station
Overview
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
LocaleMid West and Wheatbelt, Western Australia
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Arc Infrastructure
History
Commenced1900
Opened5 March 1915 (1915-03-05)
Technical
Line length429 km (267 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

The Avon Yard to Mullewa railway line is a 429-kilometre (267 mi) long railway line operated by Arc Infrastructure in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, connecting the Avon Yard at Northam with Mullewa. The 104-kilometre (65 mi) section of the railway line from Perenjori to Dalwallinu is, as of 2024, not in operation while the sections north, Perenjori to Mullewa, and south, Dalwallinu to Northam, are.[1][2][3][4]

At Mullewa, it connects to the Geraldton to Mullewa railway line. Historically, it also connected to the former Mullewa to Meekatharra railway line but only the 30-kilometre (19 mi) section from Mullewa to Pindar is still listed on official railway maps. At Northam, it connects to the Eastern Railway and the Eastern Goldfields Railway.[1][2][3]

At Tilley Junction, north of Morawa, the Karara railway also connects to the line, while, at Goomalling, the Goomalling to West Merredin railway line connects to it.[2][3]

History

The Northam-Goomalling Railway Act 1899, an act by the Parliament of Western Australia assented to on 16 December 1899, authorised the construction of the 55-kilometre (34 mi) long railway line from Northam to Goomalling.[5][6]

The contract to construct the first section of the line, to Goomalling, was awarded to the Western Australian Public Works Department in March 1900 and the line was officially opened on 1 July 1902.[6] The new railway line branched off in East Northam from what was then called the Yilgarn Railway, now the Eastern Goldfields Railway and became known as the Northam–Goomalling railway.[5]

The Goomalling-Dowerin Railway Act 1905, assented to on 23 December 1905, authorised the construction of the 24-kilometre (15 mi) spur line to Dowerin, which would become the Goomalling to West Merredin railway line.[7]

The Goomalling-Wongan Hills Railway Act 1909, assented to on 21 December 1909, authorised the construction of the second section of the railway line, the 55-kilometre (34 mi) long section from Goomalling to Wongan Hills.[8] The contract for the construction of this section was awarded to Atkins & Finlayson on 11 July 1910 and the line was officially opened on 22 August 1911, under the name of Goomalling-Wongan Hills Railway.[6]

The third and final section of the railway line was authorised through the Wongan Hills-Mullewa Railway Act 1911, assented to on 16 February 1911. It authorised construction of the 319-kilometre (198 mi) long section from Wongan Hills to Mullewa.[9] The contract for this line was awarded to the Public Works Department on 22 May 1912 and it was officially opened on 5 March 1915.[6]

As of 2024, the railway line is shown as operational on the 135-kilometre (84 mi) section from Mullewa to Perenjori. The 104-kilometre (65 mi) section from Perenjori to Dalwallinu is shown as not in use while, from Dalwallinu to the Avon Yard, the 190-kilometre (120 mi) section is active again.[2][3]

Heritage

The state heritage listed Caron Coal Stage

A number of buildings associated with the railway line are listed on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places. The Mullewa railway station with its goods shed and water tank are state heritage listed.[10] In the Shire of Perenjori, the Caron Coal Stage, dating from 1930, is also state heritage listed.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). pta.wa.gov.au. Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Arc Map Network" (PDF). www.arcinfra.com. Arc Infrastructure. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Track Inventory Data". www.arcinfra.com. Arc Infrastructure. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Northam-Goomalling Railway Act 1899". www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 16 December 1899. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d 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
  7. ^ "Goomalling-Dowerin Railway Act 1905". www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 23 December 1905. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Goomalling-Wongan Hills Railway Act 1909". www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 21 December 1909. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Wongan Hills-Mullewa Railway Act 1911". www.legislation.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 16 February 1911. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ^ "City of Greater Geraldton State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Caron Coal Stage". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

Category:Railway lines in Mid West (Western Australia) Category:Wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia Category:Railways constructed by the Public Works Department of Western Australia Category:Railway lines opened in 1915 Category:1915 establishments in Australia Category:3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Australia

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