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Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east. The Transwa system provides transport to the major regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany. Transwa is part of the Public Transport Authority and was launched on 28 May 2003 replacing the Western Australian Government Railways Commission. Services Rail services Transwa operate four rail services: * ''Australind'': Perth to Bunbury * ''AvonLink'': Midland to Northam *''MerredinLink'': East Perth to Merredin * '' The Prospector'': East Perth to Kalgoorlie Road services In 2003/04, Transwa introduced 21 Volgren bodied Scania K124EB coaches aimed at revitalising the country coach fleet, which travel to many destinations across southern Western Australia including Albany, Augusta, Pemberton, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Meekatharra. In 2015, ...
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Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east. The Transwa system provides transport to the major regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany. Transwa is part of the Public Transport Authority and was launched on 28 May 2003 replacing the Western Australian Government Railways Commission. Services Rail services Transwa operate four rail services: * ''Australind'': Perth to Bunbury * ''AvonLink'': Midland to Northam *''MerredinLink'': East Perth to Merredin * '' The Prospector'': East Perth to Kalgoorlie Road services In 2003/04, Transwa introduced 21 Volgren bodied Scania K124EB coaches aimed at revitalising the country coach fleet, which travel to many destinations across southern Western Australia including Albany, Augusta, Pemberton, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Meekatharra. In 20 ...
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AvonLink
The ''AvonLink'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Midland and Northam. History The consideration of revitalising passenger services in 1993 saw the ''Avonlink Ministerial Committee'' formed by Minister for Transport Eric Charlton. The first ''AvonLink'' service departed Northam for East Perth on 24 September 1995, and was significant, as it was the first new country passenger rail service in Western Australia for 47 years.AvonLink and MerredinLink
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Bunbury Railway Station
Bunbury Terminal (also known as Bunbury Passenger Terminal) is a train and bus station for Transwa services. The terminal is located in East Bunbury, Western Australia. It is the terminus station for the ''Australind'' train service to/from Perth along the South Western line. It was built as a replacement for the more centrally located station, being opened on 29 May 1985 by Minister for Transport Julian Grill. Transwa coach services operate to Walpole, Augusta, Pemberton, Donnybrook, Collie, Boyup Brook and Bridgetown. TransBunbury TransBunbury is the public bus transportation system in Bunbury, Western Australia, consisting of 10 public routes as well as 30 school routes.
bus routes 826 and 827 connect Bunbury Terminal with the
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Midland Railway Station, Perth
Midland railway station is the terminus of the Midland line in Perth. Western Australia. It is operated by Transperth and is connected with the feeder bus services that utilise the adjacent bus terminal in Midland. History Midland station was opened on 8 October 1968 by Minister for Transport & Railways Ray O'Connor as a replacement for Midland Junction station when the main Eastern Railway was being converted to dual gauge. It originally had four narrow gauge platform faces, three terminating and one through. A separate platform was provided for the standard gauge line 150 metres away. One of the terminating lines was lifted in the 1990s and in February 2001, the through line converted to dual gauge allowing ''The Prospector'' to call at the main station. Redevelopment In the 2010s the former Midland Redevelopment Authority (MRA) had advocated the relocation of the station east to be in line with Cale Street, the site of the original Midland Junction station. The MRA also ...
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MerredinLink
The ''MerredinLink'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Perth and Merredin. History The ''MerredinLink'' was introduced in June 2004 when the ''AvonLink'' from Perth was extended from Northam to Merredin on three days a week. In August 2013, Transwa Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east. The Transwa system provides transport to the major regional ... announced that the ''MerredinLink'' would cease with '' The Prospector'' to make additional stops. However in December 2013 the service was given a reprieve. In May 2014, it was announced that the service would continue until at least June 2017. To release rolling stock for an enhanced ''AvonLink'' service, in December 2014 the ''MerredinLink'' was reduced to a Wednesdays only service. From July 2017 it resumed operating three time ...
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Kalgoorlie Railway Station
Kalgoorlie railway station is the most eastern attended station in Western Australia, located at the eastern terminus of the Eastern Goldfields Railway. It serves the city of Kalgoorlie. Beyond Kalgoorlie, the line continues east as the Trans-Australian Railway. Establishment Construction of the railway station and yard was begun in the late 1890s, as part of the extension of the Eastern Goldfields Railway from Coolgardie in January 1897. The station was formally opened by the Governor of Western Australia, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith KCMG, at a ceremony held on the station platform on 8 September 1896. In the early stages of the development of railways in the Eastern Goldfields, it was the junction for the following railways: *Kalgoorlie to Boulder, opened 8 November 1897 *Kalgoorlie to Kanowna, opened 6 December 1897 *Kalgoorlie to Menzies, opened 24 March 1898 In 1917, Kalgoorlie became a break-of-gauge station when the Commonwealth Railways' standard gauge ...
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The Prospector (train)
''The Prospector'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between East Perth and Kalgoorlie. On this service, two trains depart almost at the same time in opposite directions, one travelling between East Perth and Kalgoorlie, and the other between Kalgoorlie and East Perth. The original vehicles ordered in 1968 for trains providing this service were replaced in 2004 with vehicles capable of reducing journey times to 6 hours 45 minutes. History With the standard gauge line from Perth to Kalgoorlie due to open in mid-1969, the Western Australian Government Railways decided to replace ''The Kalgoorlie'' overnight sleeper service with a daylight service. The new service commenced on 29 November 1971, cutting the journey time from fourteen to eight hours. With an average speed of , it was the fastest service in Australia. Stops *East Perth * Midland * Toodyay * Northam * Meckering * Cunderdin * Tammin * Kellerberrin * Doodlakine * Hines Hill * ...
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Northam Railway Station, Western Australia
Northam railway station is located in Northam on the Eastern Railway route in Western Australia. It is the second and more recent railway station in Northam. Original station The line to Northam opened on 13 October 1886 at the end of a 15 kilometre branch line from Spencers Brook on the Eastern Railway. When the Eastern Railway was extended to Southern Cross on 1 July 1894, it was done so via Northam.Welcome to the Old Railway Station Museum
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Northam became an important with a large yard, signalbox and locomotive depot to serve lines radiating out to
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Perth Railway Station
Perth railway station is the largest station on the Transperth network, serving the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. It serves as an interchange between the Airport, Armadale, Fremantle, Joondalup, Mandurah and Midland lines as well as Transwa's ''Australind'' service. History Establishment The foundation stone for the original Richard Roach Jewell-designed Perth station was laid on 10 May 1880, with the station opening on 1 March 1881 as part of the Eastern Railway from Fremantle to Guildford. The station had one through platform with a terminating dock platform at the east end; however it soon proved to be inadequate for the growing railway, and after the opening of the Armadale line in 1889 put further stress on the facility it was decided that a larger station would be built. The new, larger Victorian Free Classical style station building, designed by George Temple-Poole, was opened south of the original station in 1894, with the old building d ...
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Merredin Railway Station
Merredin railway station is located on the Eastern Goldfields Railway in Western Australia. It is in the town of Merredin. History The original Merredin station opened in 1895. It was an important station on the Eastern Goldfields Railway, being the junction station for a number of lines to locations in the Wheatbelt and Goldfields regions. The main eastern railway connected with Northam to the west, and to Southern Cross to the east. The narrow gauge lines that connected with Merredin were: * from the western end of the station, Bruce Rock to the south (for a line to Narrogin) * from the north of the station area, Nungarin (to Wyalkatchem) to the north * from the east of the station area, Kondinin to the south (for a line to Narrogin) When the main eastern railway line was converted to standard gauge in the late 1960s, a new station was built diagonally opposite. The original station is used as a museum.
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Public Transport Centre
The Public Transport Centre (formerly known as the Westrail Centre) is a terminal and administration building for public transport in Perth, Western Australia. It is the centerpiece of East Perth Terminal (formerly known as Perth Terminal), a standard gauge railway station and coach terminal adjacent to East Perth station on the Transperth narrow gauge suburban rail network. Previous use The site occupied by East Perth station, East Perth Terminal, and the Public Transport Centre was formerly the East Perth Locomotive Depot. East Perth Railway Terminal As part of the gauge conversion of the Eastern Goldfields Railway, a new standard gauge terminus was opened in 1969. The station has one side platform and a dock platform at its northern end. Today the station is served by Journey Beyond's ''Indian Pacific'', and Transwa's ''Prospector'' and ''MerredinLink'' services. Until it ceased in June 1991, the terminal was also served by the ''Trans-Australian''. Administration bu ...
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Australind (train)
The ''Australind'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa on the South Western Railway between Perth and Bunbury. History The ''Australind'' service began on 24 November 1947 and was hauled initially by U class steam locomotives. With an average speed of , it was the fastest narrow gauge passenger train in Australia. It was named to commemorate the city of that name envisioned by Marshall Waller Clifton on Leschenault Inlet 100 years previously. The current hamlet of Australind, a satellite town of Bunbury, has never had a passenger rail service, nor even a railway line. In February 1958, X class diesel locomotives took over. The service was relaunched on 1 October 1960 with onboard catering removing the need for an elongated stop at Pinjarra. On 16 November 1987, the current ADP/ADQ class railcars took over the service reducing journey times to 2 hours 30 minutes. Rolling stock When introduced, the train consisted of new carriages ...
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