Brookton to Corrigin railway

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Brookton to Corrigin railway (also known when under construction in 1913 as the Brookton to Kunjinn railway [1] ) was a railway line in the Western Australian wheatbelt, between Brookton and Corrigin.

The planning and opening were significant events in the districts affected. [2]

When the line was opened in 1915, it was 55 miles 75 chains in length. [2] It was constructed by the Public Works Department (Western Australia). [3]

It connected the Great Southern Railway route with the Merredin to Narrogin railway line, providing railway access for farmers in the region.

The stopping places on the line in 1915 between the two main towns were: [4]

Services were generally sparse. [9] [10] By the 1930s it was down to one service a week. [11] [12]

However seasonal demand for the service in wheat delivery was evident in the 1940s. [13]

Floods affected services at various stages in the lines history. [14] [15]

The railway line ceased operating in 1957. [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Montgomery, C.E (1913), Brookton-Kunjinn Railway, workers' camps , retrieved 25 February 2019
  2. 1 2 "The Brookton-Corrigin railway". The Beverley Times . 1 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff; Rail Heritage WA; Gunzburg, Adrian (2008), Rails through the bush : timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Rail Heritage WA, ISBN   978-0-9803922-2-7 page 210 - contracted in May 1913 and opened in April 1915
  4. ↑ "Brookton-Corrigin Railway". The Beverley Times . 24 April 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 24 February 2019– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Bulk Handling of Wheat". The Pingelly Leader . 14 April 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  6. ↑ "KWEDA NOTES". Pingelly-Brookton Leader . 7 January 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  7. ↑ Country Women's Association of Western Australia. Bulyee Branch (1997), Farming through the years : Bulyee & Kweda, Bulyee C.W.A, retrieved 25 February 2019
  8. ↑ "District News". The Pingelly Leader . 6 May 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  9. ↑ "Brookton-Corrigin Line". The Beverley Times . 20 December 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  10. ↑ "Brookton—Corrigin line". The Beverley Times . Vol. XII, no. 578. Western Australia. 28 October 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  11. ↑ "Brookton". Pingelly-Brookton Leader . 16 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  12. ↑ "Brookton-Corrigin railway". Sunday Times . 26 November 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  13. ↑ "Delivery of wheat". The West Australian . 27 December 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  14. ↑ "Trains delayed". The West Australian . 7 September 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  15. ↑ "Railway washaway". The West Australian . 21 October 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2019– via Trove.
  16. ↑ "Brookton". SignallingWA.
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