Forrestfield Marshalling Yard
 Forrestfield Marshalling Yard from High Wycombe station in May 2023 | |
Interactive map of Forrestfield Marshalling Yard | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Forrestfield, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°57′22″S 115°59′24″E / 31.956°S 115.990°E |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Arc Infrastructure |
| Operator | Aurizon |
| History | |
| Opened | June 1973 |
Forrestfield Marshalling Yard is a marshalling yard in Forrestfield, Perth, Western Australia. Completed by the Western Australian Government Railways in 1973, it remains in use today in a diminished form.
History
In December 1967 the Western Australian Government Railways commenced construction of a new marshalling yard on a 250-hectare (610-acre) site to replace Perth Marshalling Yard in Forrestfield off the Kwinana railway line.[1] It has both narrow gauge and standard gauge sidings.[2]
A four-storey control and administration centre was built by Sabemo.[3]
In June 1969 an eight road locomotive depot built by Sabemo opened to replace East Perth Locomotive Depot.[4][5][6][7][8] A wagon maintenance depot built by AVJennings opened in 1970.[9][10]
In September 1970 a carriage servicing shed opened.[11] It serviced stock for the Indian Pacific, Prospector and Trans-Australian.[12][13] It closed in September 1998.[14]
In June 1973 a hump yard was opened marking the completion of the project.[15] The yard occupied 247 hectares (610 acres), with seven arrival, six departure, 31 classification and 10 secondary sorting sidings.[16][17][18]
In 1998 a flyover previously used by trains heading south on the Kwinana and South Western lines that crossed over the yard was demolished.[19] In 2000 the control centre was demolished.[20] In 2000, 63 hectares (160 acres) of the yard was sold by LandCorp for warehouse distribution and freight related industries.[21][22]
References
- ↑ Construction Continues for WAGR Network April 1969 page 4
- ↑ Kewdale Terminal is Ready for Freight Traffic Increase Railway Transportation June 1969 pages 19, 20, 31
- ↑ Contract Placed for Control Building Railway Transportation May 1969 page 30
- ↑ Contract Let for WAGR Locomotive Depot Network February 1968 page 2
- ↑ WAGR to build large diesel depot near Perth Railway Gazette 15 March 1968 page 207
- ↑ Two-gauge locomotive depot Railway Transportation September 1968 page 32
- ↑ Dual-Gauge Diesel Maintenance Depot at Forrestfield Railway Gazette 19 September 1969 page 698
- ↑ Depot Profile: Forrestfield loco Motive Power issue 46 June 2006 pages 45-47
- ↑ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 578 April 1969 page 11
- ↑ New Wagon Repair Depot for WAGR Network October 1970 page 3
- ↑ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 399 January 1971 page 7
- ↑ New Automatic Carriage Washing Plant WAGR News Letter March 1971 page 2
- ↑ Forrestfield Marshalling Yard Network August 1919 pages 19-21
- ↑ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 731 September 1998 page 344
- ↑ Auto Yard Completes Standard Gauge Project WAGR News Letter June 1973 page 1
- ↑ WAGR's Massive Standard Gauge Project Completed Railway Transportation October 1973 pages 20/21
- ↑ Big Wagon Flow Network July 1974 page 3
- ↑ Westrail: A concise history. Perth: Westrail. 1981. pp. 9/10.
- ↑ Here & There Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin] issue 732 October 1998 page 400
- ↑ Western News Lines Railway Digest June 2000 page 16
- ↑ Government boosts industrial land at Forrestfield Government of Western Australia 12 April 2000
- ↑ Rail News The Westland issue 185 June 2000 page 13