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Western Australian Government Railway Lines And Operations Centres
Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR ) railway system during its peak operational time in the 1930s to 1950s was a large system of over of railway line. Main lines In rail administration, lines were given generic titles such as the ''Eastern Railway'' and the ''South Western'', rather than being named after their destination. *Metropolitan - ER - Eastern Railway (Western Australia), Eastern Railway - Suburban *Bunbury - SWR - South Western Railway (Western Australia), South Western Railway *Kalgoorlie - EGR - Eastern Goldfields Railway *Mullewa - NR - Northern Railway (Western Australia), Northern Railway *Leonora - EGR - Eastern Goldfields Railway *Meekathara - NR - Northern Railway (Western Australia), Northern Railway *Esperance - EGR - Eastern Goldfields Railway *Albany - GSR - Great Southern Railway (Western Australia), Great Southern Railway In different stages of the administration of the WAGR the groups into which the lines were placed were known by different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) was the operator of railway services in the state of Western Australia between October 1890 and June 2003. Owned by the state government, it was renamed a number of times to reflect extra responsibility for tram and ferry operations that it assumed and later relinquished. Westrail was the trading name of WAGR from September 1975 until December 2000, when the WAGR's freight division and the Westrail name and logo were privatised. Its freight operations were privatised in December 2000 with the remaining passenger operations transferred to the Public Transport Authority in July 2003. History of operations The WAGR had its origins in 1879, when the Department of Works & Railways was established. The first WAGR line opened on 26 July 1879 between Geraldton and Northampton. It was followed by the Eastern Railway from Fremantle to Guildford via Perth on 1 March 1881. The WAGR adopted the narrow gauge of to reduce construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
