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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.

Data compiled from Gunzburg and Austin, 2008.[1]
Year Line Section of line WAGR Division Date of contract Date opened Notes or alternative names
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. ^ 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

  • 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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