 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 / -31.956; 115.990 |
| 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 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.45678 A wagon maintenance depot built by AVJennings opened in 1970.910
In September 1970 a carriage servicing shed opened.11 It serviced stock for the Indian Pacific, Prospector and Trans-Australian.1213 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, with seven arrival, six departure, 31 classification and 10 secondary sorting sidings.161718
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 of the yard was sold by LandCorp for warehouse distribution and freight related industries.2122
References
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