The Mullewa

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.

The Mullewa
Overview
Service typeOvernight passenger train
StatusCeased
First service30 October 1961
Last service17 March 1974
Former operator(s)Western Australian Government Railways
Route
StartPerth
EndMullewa
Average journey time15 hours
Service frequency3 x weekly
Train number(s)69/72
Line(s) usedEastern
Northern

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 The Mullewa was withdrawn on 17 March 1974.[1][2][3][4]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

  1. 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.
  2. Milne, Rod (February 2010), "No. 69, The Mullewa: a new named train", Australian Railway History, 61 (868): 68–77, ISSN 1449-6291
  3. Mullewa Buffet Car Hotham Valley Railway
  4. Gray, Bill; May, Andrew (2006). A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Perth: Bill Gray. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-45902-3.
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