&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:(1894)_GREAT_SOUTHERN_RAILWAY_OF_WESTERN_AUSTRALIA.jpg) Great Southern Railway of Western Australia (1894) | |||
| Overview | |||
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| Main state(s) | Western Australia | ||
| Dates of operation | 1886–1896 | ||
| Successor | Western Australian Government Railways | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | ||
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The Great Southern Railway was a railway company that operated from Beverley to Albany in Western Australia between 1886 and 1896. In 1896 the Western Australian Government Railways took over the company, and kept the name for the route.[1][2]
- ^ West Australian Land Company (1896), Agreement for purchase of the Great Southern Railway and other interests of the company in the Colony dated 24 December 1896, Sutton, Ommanney & Randall, retrieved 26 May 2012
- ^ Goodman, R. W; Albany Historical Society; Australian Railway Historical Society. Western Australian Division (1963), The Great Southern Railway : a short talk delivered to the Albany Historical Society on 14th February, 1963, retrieved 26 May 2012