Great Southern Railway (Western Australia)

Great Southern Railway
Great Southern Railway of Western Australia (1894)
Overview
Main state(s)Western Australia
Dates of operation1886 (1886)–1896 (1896)
SuccessorWestern Australian Government Railways
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map
Map

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]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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