Brookton to Corrigin railway

Brookton to Corrigin railway (also known when under construction in 1913 as the Brookton to Kunjinn railway[1]) was a railway line in the Western Australian wheatbelt, between Brookton and Corrigin.

Brookton to Corrigin line in the middle of image

The planning and opening were significant events in the districts affected.[2]

When the line was opened in 1915, it was 55 miles 75 chains in length.[3] It was constructed by the Public Works Department (Western Australia).[4]

It connected the Great Southern Railway route with the Merredin to Narrogin railway line, providing railway access for farmers in the region.

The stopping places on the line in 1915 between the two main towns were:[5]

Services were generally sparse.[10][11] By the 1930s it was down to one service a week.[12][13]

However seasonal demand for the service in wheat delivery was evident in the 1940s.[14]

Floods affected services at various stages in the lines history.[15][16]

The railway line ceased operating in 1957.[17]

References
  1. Montgomery, C.E (1913), Brookton-Kunjinn Railway, workers' camps, retrieved 25 February 2019
  2. "The Brookton-Corrigin Railway". The Beverley Times. X (502). Western Australia. 1 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "The Brookton-Corrigin Railway". The Beverley Times. X (502). Western Australia. 1 May 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff; Rail Heritage WA; Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff (2008), Rails through the bush : timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Rail Heritage WA, ISBN 978-0-9803922-2-7 page 210 - contracted in May 1913 and opened in April 1915
  5. "Brookton-Corrigin Railway". The Beverley Times. X (501). Western Australia. 24 April 1915. p. 7. Retrieved 24 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Bulk Handling of Wheat". The Pingelly Leader. XIV (697). Western Australia. 14 April 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "KWEDA NOTES". Pingelly-brookton Leader. XXX (1548). Western Australia. 7 January 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. Country Women's Association of Western Australia. Bulyee Branch (1997), Farming through the years : Bulyee & Kweda, Bulyee C.W.A, retrieved 25 February 2019
  9. "District News". The Pingelly Leader. VIII (399). Western Australia. 6 May 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Brookton-Corrigin Line". The Beverley Times. XV (739). Western Australia. 20 December 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "BROOKTON—CORRIGIN LINE". The Beverley Times. XII (578). Western Australia. 28 October 1916. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "BROOKTON". Pingelly-brookton Leader. XXVII (1414). Western Australia. 16 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "BROOKTON-CORRIGIN RAILWAY". Sunday Times (Perth) (2183). Western Australia. 26 November 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. "DELIVERY OF WHEAT". The West Australian. 63 (19, 173). Western Australia. 27 December 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. "TRAINS DELAYED". The West Australian. XLVII (9, 111). Western Australia. 7 September 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. "RAILWAY WASHAWAY". The West Australian. 51 (15, 390). Western Australia. 21 October 1935. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. "Brookton - SignallingWA".
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