Rail Heritage WA
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Australian Railway Historical Society
The Australian Railway Historical Society was founded in Sydney in 1933 as The Australasian Railway and Locomotive Historical Society. It aims to foster an interest in the railways, and record and preserve many facets of railway operations. Membership now exceeds 2,500, with Divisions in every...
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Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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It is the owner and manager of the Bassendean
Bassendean, Western Australia
Bassendean is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Town of Bassendean.Bassendean is home to the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. The display has a collection of Steam and Diesel Locomotives, most of these have been restored to operating...
based Western Australia Rail Transport Museum.
It conducts annual RailFests (some times designated "Steamfest if locomotives are active) at the Bassendean museum.
In the past the society conducted extensive rail tours - especially in the late 1960's in the final years of steam operation in Western Australia.
It regularly produces materials that celebrate centenaries and other anniversaries for parts of the Western Australian railway network
It also has contracted consultants for submissions on railway heritage issues in Perth and Western Australia.
Publications
It publishs books and pamphlets relative to Western Australian railway history.Recent publication by the organisation include:-
- Higham, Geoffrey (2007) Marble Bar to Mandurah, A History of passenger rail services in Western Australia ISBN 978-0-9599690-9-2
- Gunzburg, Adrian (2008) Rails in the Bush