| 词条 | Mundaring Weir Branch Railway |
| 释义 |
| box_width = | name = Mundaring Weir branch | other_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | color = | logo = | logo_width = | logo_alt = | image = Ms428 + train, Mundaring Weir, 1930s.jpg | image_width = | image_alt = A WAGR Ms class Garratt locomotive with a passenger train at Mundaring Weir, 1930s. | caption = A WAGR Ms class Garratt locomotive with a passenger train at Mundaring Weir, 1930s. | type = Heavy rail | system = WAGR | status = Closed | locale = | start = Mundaring | end = Mundaring Weir | stations = | routes = | daily_ridership = | ridership2 = | open = {{Start date|1898|06|01|df=y}} | close = {{End date|1952|11|14|df=y}} | owner = PWD - then WAGR | operator = PWD - then WAGR | character = | depot = | stock = | linelength_km = | linelength_mi = | linelength = | tracklength_km= | tracklength_mi= | tracklength = | tracks = Single | gauge = {{Track gauge|3ft6in|allk=on}} | old_gauge = | load_gauge = | minradius = | racksystem = | routenumber = | linenumber = | electrification = | speed_km/h = | speed_mph = | speed = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | elevation = | website = | map ={{BS-map |inline=1 |legend = track |map ={{BS|exSTR||To Perth|}}{{BS|exBHF||Mundaring|}}{{BS|exABZgl||To Northam|}}{{BS|exBHF||Wonyil|}}{{BS|exBHF||O'Connor|}}{{BS|exHST||Portagabra|}}{{BS|exHST||Kardo Mordo|}}{{BS|exBHF||Mundaring Weir|}}{{BS|exENDEe|||}} |bottom = † Diagram not to scale }} | map_state = collapsed }} 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] OverviewOne of the rail lines constructed by the Public Works Department in the early 20th century, the line was specifically built for the construction of the weir,[2] and incorporated a zig zag.[3] The line taken over by the Western Australian Government Railways some years after its construction.[4] The branch was popular for picnics and excursions to the weir between the 1920s[5] and 1940s.[6] DifficultiesDue to the steep grades down to Mundaring Weir, a limited range of locomotives were permitted to be run on the line. In the 1940s the declining availability of Msa Garratt steam locomotives affected the number excursion trains that could run to the weir. This was a particular problem during times when the weir overflowed, because the Msa Garratt seemed to be the only engine in service capable of negotiating the steep gradients. Due to lack of activity on the line in the early 1950s it was closed on 14 November 1952. A bill to officially close the line passed state parliament in December 1952.[7][8] Services on the connecting line, Mundaring Branch Railway, ceased traffic on 23 January 1954. The line was closed by parliament in 1966.[9] Different proposals since 1966 to resurrect the railway line as a tourist attraction have not materialised. Stopping placesThe branch commenced to the east of the Mundaring Railway Station yard.
See also{{portal|Trains|Western Australia}}
References1. ^{{Citation | author1=Mundaring Primary School (W.A.) | title=Down memory line : a history of the Mundaring to Mundaring Weir spurline, 1898–1952 | publication-date=2007 | publisher=Mundaring Primary School | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/36376352 | accessdate=23 December 2013 }} 2. ^{{Citation | author1=Gunzburg, Adrian | author2=Austin, Jeff | author3=Rail Heritage WA | author4=Gunzburg, Adrian | author5=Austin, Jeff | title=Rails through the bush : timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia | publication-date=2008 | publisher=Rail Heritage WA | edition=2nd | isbn=978-0-9803922-2-7 }} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204772701 |title=Mundaring Weir Railway. |newspaper=The Swan Express |volume=IV, |issue=7 |location=Western Australia |date=16 January 1904 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204779074 |title=MUNDARING WEIR RAILWAY. |newspaper=The Swan Express |volume=IX, |issue=50 |location=Western Australia |date=22 October 1909 |accessdate=5 November 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84164141 |title=MUNDARING WEIR OVERFLOW. |newspaper=The Daily News |location=Perth |date=11 August 1926 |accessdate=23 December 2013 |page=6 Edition: HOME (FINAL) EDITION |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{Citation | author1=Gunzburg, Adrian | author2=Woodland, E. W. Port Honey & Company's timber tramway | author3=Australian Railway Historical Society. Western Australian Division | title=The Mundaring Weir railway | publication-date=1968 | publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society, W.A. Division (Inc.) | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/157837219 | accessdate=23 December 2013 }} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49058141 |title=Bill To Close Mundaring Weir Railway|work=The West Australian |location=Perth, WA |date=15 October 1952 |accessdate=23 December 2013 |page=11}} 8. ^{{cite news|title=Parliament Debates Eighty-Two Bills |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49068883|accessdate=14 May 2017|work=The West Australian|date=13 December 1952|location=Perth, WA|page=9}} 9. ^{{cite news|title=Mundaring|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206656034 |accessdate=14 May 2017|work=The Swan Express|date=28 January 1954|location=Midland Junction, WA|page=8}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=Mundaring Weir|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207327969|accessdate=14 May 2017|work=The Swan Express|date=25 June 1920|location=Midland Junction, WA|page=5}} 11. ^{{cite news|title=Cement For Weir Wall Bulk-Handled By Rail |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/80799252 |accessdate=14 May 2017|work=The Daily News (Perth, WA|date=13 April 1948|location=Perth, WA|page=5}} Further reading{{refbegin}}
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