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January 15, 2023
mullewa, meekatharra, railway, section, northern, railway, western, australia, abandoned, section, former, railway, line, east, mullewa, contents, branch, lines, part, northern, line, conditions, closure, sections, also, notes, external, links, further, readin. The Mullewa Meekatharra railway was a section of the Northern Railway in Western Australia Abandoned section of the former railway line east of Mullewa Contents 1 Branch lines 2 As part of the Northern Line 3 Conditions 4 Closure 5 Sections 6 See also 7 Notes 8 External links 9 Further readingBranch lines EditThe Cue to Big Bell 1 and Mount Magnet to Sandstone 2 were branch railways that connected with this railway The Meekatharra to Wiluna railway was an extension of the line in operation between 1932 and 1957 As part of the Northern Line EditSee also Northern Railway Western Australia Northern Railway The Mullewa station was connected to both Geraldton and to Perth and Meekatharra was not the final location of the line but Wiluna further east Conditions EditThe Mullewa to Meekatharra line was regularly affected by washaways during wet weather 3 4 Closure EditThe Mullewa to Meekatharra line was closed on 1 May 1978 5 Sections EditMullewa to Meekatharra line sections 6 Mullewa opened 1894 Mullewa Pindar opened 1 July 1898 closed November 1996 Pindar Cue opened 1 July 1898 closed 29 April 1978 Mount Magnet junction with Sandstone Branch Railway 1 August 1910 closed 28 May 1949 Cue Nannine opened 1 June 1903 closed 29 April 1978 Cue branch line to Big Bell Western Australia opened 2 August 1938 closed 1 January 1956 Nannine Meekatharra opened 11 August 1910 closed 29 April 1978 Meekatharra continued to Wiluna Branch Railway opened 2 November 1932 closed 5 August 1957See also EditWestern Australian Government Railways Rail transport in Western Australia Midland Railway Company of Western AustraliaNotes Edit Big Bell Railway The West Australian Perth 21 December 1936 p 18 Retrieved 25 July 2012 via National Library of Australia Sandstone Railway Geraldton Guardian and Express WA 22 July 1933 p 1 Retrieved 25 July 2012 via National Library of Australia STATE PARLIAMENT The West Australian Perth 30 May 1918 p 8 Retrieved 25 July 2012 via National Library of Australia RAILWAY WASHAWAY Daily News Perth 1 February 1928 p 6 Edition HOME FINAL EDITION Retrieved 25 July 2012 via National Library of Australia Western Australian Railways Institute 1977 RIM The Institute retrieved 25 July 2012 May 1978 front page The Last Farewell Mullewa Meekatharra line closes photos front cover and page 7 including XA 1405 at head of final train details from page 69 Quinlan Howard Newland John R Australian Railway Historical Society New South Wales Division 2000 Australian railway routes 1854 to 2000 Australian Railway Historical Society New South Wales Division ISBN 978 0 909650 49 0External links Edithttp heritage wa gov au register PDF Files R 20 20A D 13253 20RwCottBluffPt P AD PDFFurther reading EditAffleck Fred 1978 On Track The Making of Westrail 1950 1976 Perth Westrail ISBN 0724475605 OCLC 6489347 May Andrew S Gray Bill 2006 A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages Midland WA Bill Gray ISBN 0646459023 Quinlan Howard amp Newland John R Australian Railway Routes 1854 2000 2000 ISBN 0 909650 49 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mullewa Meekatharra railway amp oldid 1106508786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
