The Mullewa
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Overview | |
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Service type | Overnight passenger train |
Status | Ceased |
First service | 30 October 1961 |
Last service | 17 March 1974 |
Former operator(s) | Western Australian Government Railways |
Route | |
Termini | Perth Mullewa |
Average journey time | 15 hours |
Service frequency | 3 x weekly |
Train number(s) | 69/72 |
Line(s) used | Eastern Northern |
The Mullewa was an overnight passenger train operated by the Western Australian Government Railways between Perth and Mullewa in the Mid West Region via the Eastern and Northern lines.
History
The Mullewa commenced operating on 30 October 1961 as a three times a week service between Perth and Mullewa.
In the 1940s a two days a week passenger service was available.[1] Previously sleeper carriages had been attached to a freight train. At Mullewa it connected with a road coach service to Geraldton. Once a week, a sleeping carriage continued beyond Mullewa to Meekatharra attached to a freight train. The Mullewa was withdrawn on 17 March 1974.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ^ "Rail Passenger Service". The Perenjori Pioneer. No. 612. Western Australia. 16 October 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 19 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Higham, Geoffrey (2007). Marble Bar to Mandurah: A history of passenger rail services in Western Australia. Bassendean: Rail Heritage WA. pp. 115, 119, 123. ISBN 978 0 9803922 0 3.
- ^ Milne, Rod (February 2010), "No. 69, The Mullewa: a new named train", Australian Railway History, 61 (868): 68–77, ISSN 1449-6291
- ^ Mullewa Buffet Car Hotham Valley Railway
- ^ May, Andrew S; Gray, Bill (2006). A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Midland, WA: Bill Gray. p. 263. ISBN 0646459023.
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