Pinjarra to Narrogin railway

The Pinjarra to Narrogin railway was a 153 kilometre cross-country railway line built between the towns of Pinjarra and Narrogin in Western Australia.[1]

Pinjarra to Narrogin railway
Remnants of a bridge of the former line at Congelin, Dryandra Woodland
Overview
OwnerWestern Australian Government Railways
TerminiPinjarra
Narrogin
Service
Operator(s)Western Australian Government Railways
History
Openedin stages between 1910 & 1927
Technical
Line length153 km (95 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Route map

km
0
Pinjarra
00.02
Alumina
Junction
Alcoa
Refinery
8.9
Meelon
010.2
Isandra
11.2
Brookdale
13.4
13km Bridge
15.1
Bergining
15.9
16km Bridge
19.6
Marrinup
20.3
22.1
Ballast Pit
023.8
Dwellingup
27.1
Holyoake
28.9
30.4
Davis Brook
032.2
Etmilyn
33.8
Plavin's
36.8
Inglehope
40.4
Amphion
41.7
Chadoora
47.4
Pindalup
49.9
Wuraming
50.2
55.2
Hotham
59.3
Westwood
61.8
Tullis
62.1
Tullis Bridge
65.5
Farmer's Crossing
070.8
Boddington
73.4
Ranford
76.6
Mooliaman
83.3
Crossman
88.3
Waitemata
093.0
Dwarda
093.0
Dwarda
94.4
Hotham River
98.0
Hotham River
102.7
Ballast Pit
105.5
Mooterdine
118.6
Congelin
128.0
Contine
136.3
Minniging
145.6
Yorlok
Collie-Narrogin Line
152.7
Narrogin
Narrogin-Wickepin-Merredin
to Narembeen Branch

The line was opened in stages between 1910 and 1927 (with construction being delayed by the onset of the First World War) to service the booming timber industry as well as rural and fruit-growing establishments between the two termini. Pinjarra and Narrogin are located on the Western Australian Government Railways' South Western and Great Southern main lines respectively, and as such the Pinjarra to Narrogin railway provided an important link between the two, providing a rail transport link to towns and mills along the way, such as Dwellingup and Boddington, both of which continue to be significant settlements in the region.

The closing of many of the local timber mills led to a gradual decline in traffic on the line and, accordingly, commercial services were withdrawn progressively until cessation of the last remaining service in 1984. However, the Hotham Valley Railway has operated a heritage railway over a thirty-two kilometre section of the line as far as Etmilyn from 1974 onwards and continues to do so.[2][3]

References

  1. "Locations or Stopping Places - Pinjarra to Narrogin". Hotham Valley Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. "History of HVTR". Hotham Valley Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. Hotham Valley Tourist Railway State Heritage Office of WA
  • Sallis, Roger W. (2009). The Pinjarra–Narrogin Railway: A History of Western Australia’s Hotham Valley Line. Salisbury, SA: Roger W. Sallis. ISBN 9780646510224.
  • "News 2008". Hotham Valley Railway. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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