The Mullewa
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Start | Perth |
| End | 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. 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 The Mullewa was withdrawn on 17 March 1974.[1][2][3][4]
References[]
- ^ 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
- ^ Gray, Bill; May, Andrew (2006). A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Perth: Bill Gray. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-45902-3.
Categories:
- Mullewa, Western Australia
- Named passenger trains of Western Australia
- Night trains of Australia
- Railway services discontinued in 1974
- 1974 disestablishments in Australia
- 1961 establishments in Australia
- Railway services introduced in 1961
- Discontinued railway services in Australia