Mundaring Weir branch railway

Mundaring Weir branch
A WAGR Ms class Garratt locomotive with a passenger train at Mundaring Weir, 1930s.
A WAGR Ms class Garratt locomotive with a passenger train at Mundaring Weir, 1930s.
Overview
StatusClosed
OwnerPWD - then WAGR
Termini
Service
TypeHeavy rail
SystemWAGR
Operator(s)PWD - then WAGR
History
Opened1 June 1898 (1898-06-01)
Closed14 November 1952 (1952-11-14)
Technical
Number of tracksSingle
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map

Legend
 To Perth
Mundaring
To Northam
Wonyil
O'Connor
Portagabra
Kardo Mordo
Mundaring Weir
† Diagram not to scale

The Mundaring Weir branch railway was constructed from Mundaring, Western Australia to the site of the Mundaring Weir, and opened on 1 June 1898.[1]

  1. ^ Mundaring Primary School (W.A.) (2007), Down memory line : a history of the Mundaring to Mundaring Weir spurline, 1898–1952, Mundaring Primary School, retrieved 23 December 2013