Opening in 1879 the Northern Line originated as a service between Geraldton port and mines at Northampton. It later extended to Ajana.
It was the first government built railway in Western Australia; other lines had been built prior to this date, but they were privately built. The Northampton line was serviced by two Fairlie double ended steam engines (which were some of the few to run in Australia) and two Kitson engines. The Northampton line was closed in 1957.
Midland Railwayedit
In 1886 the government of Western Australia contracted West Australian Midland Land and Railway Syndicate to build the Midland Railway of Western Australia line between Guildford and Walkaway. The contract was authorised under the Guildford–Greenough Flats (Walkaway) Railway Act of 1886, and included a grant of Crown land in return for construction. From Walkaway to Geraldton there was no Crown land available to grant and the government employed Edward V. H. Keane to construct this section for them completing the link from Perth to Northampton line, which opened 1 July 1887.
There was a branch line from Cue to the mining town of Big Bell. After the completion of the line to Cue work commenced on the line to Nannine, it was not until 1909 that the line was extended from Nannine to Meekatharra and for a while to Wiluna.
During the 1970s passenger services were terminated at Mullewa with services to places further along the line being replaced by road coach, while the overnight passenger service "The Mullewa" ceased altogether 1974.
Joondalup Lineedit
During the pre-construction stages the Joondalup line was referred to as the Northern line or Northern suburbs line.[1]
Affleck, Fred (1978). On Track: The Making of Westrail, 1950–1976. Perth: Westrail. ISBN0724475605. OCLC 6489347.
May, Andrew S; Gray, Bill (2006). A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Midland, WA: Bill Gray. ISBN0646459023.
Quinlan, Howard & Newland, John R. Australian Railway Routes 1854–2000 2000. ISBN0-909650-49-7
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northern, railway, western, australia, northern, railway, number, meanings, western, australian, railway, history, contents, northampton, line, midland, railway, northern, railway, joondalup, line, northern, railway, annual, reports, also, references, external. The Northern Railway has had a number of meanings in Western Australian railway history Contents 1 Northampton Line 2 Midland Railway 3 Northern Railway 4 Joondalup Line 5 Northern Railway in annual reports 6 See also 7 References 8 External links 9 Further readingNorthampton Line editMain article Northampton railway line Opening in 1879 the Northern Line originated as a service between Geraldton port and mines at Northampton It later extended to Ajana It was the first government built railway in Western Australia other lines had been built prior to this date but they were privately built The Northampton line was serviced by two Fairlie double ended steam engines which were some of the few to run in Australia and two Kitson engines The Northampton line was closed in 1957 Midland Railway editIn 1886 the government of Western Australia contracted West Australian Midland Land and Railway Syndicate to build the Midland Railway of Western Australia line between Guildford and Walkaway The contract was authorised under the Guildford Greenough Flats Walkaway Railway Act of 1886 and included a grant of Crown land in return for construction From Walkaway to Geraldton there was no Crown land available to grant and the government employed Edward V H Keane to construct this section for them completing the link from Perth to Northampton line which opened 1 July 1887 Northern Railway editSee also Mullewa Meekatharra railway Built by the Western Australian Government Railways during the 1890 1900 the Northern Railway provided for passenger and freight services from Perth into the Murchison Goldfields There was a branch line from Cue to the mining town of Big Bell After the completion of the line to Cue work commenced on the line to Nannine it was not until 1909 that the line was extended from Nannine to Meekatharra and for a while to Wiluna During the 1970s passenger services were terminated at Mullewa with services to places further along the line being replaced by road coach while the overnight passenger service The Mullewa ceased altogether 1974 Joondalup Line editDuring the pre construction stages the Joondalup line was referred to as the Northern line or Northern suburbs line 1 Northern Railway in annual reports editThe Annual Report for the Western Australian Government Railways in 1948 shows the subdivisions of the Northern Railway as Geraldton Northampton Northampton Ajana Wokarina Naraling Naraling Yuna Geraldton Walkaway Narngulu Mullewa Mullewa Cue Mt Magnet Sandstone Cue Big Bell Cue Nannine Nannine Meekatharra Meekatharra Paroo Paroo WilunaSee also editWestern Australian Government Railways Rail transport in Western Australia Midland Railway Company of Western AustraliaReferences edit Gallop government delivers northern rail extension on time and budget Public Transport Authority 4 October 2004External 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 Northern Railway Western Australia amp oldid 1083517343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
