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Conference Paper

Author
Uhe, P.
Title
Railways - the Lifeline and the Legacy
In
From Sailing Ships to Microchips: Inaugural Industrial Heritage Conference
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Western Australian Division, West Perth, Western Australia, 1994, pp. 39-44
ISBN/ISSN
0909421250
Url
https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.212446859309027
Abstract

Railways were crucial to the development of Western Australia. Through the provision of a railway, lands were settled, produce exported, goods imported and passengers travelled. Behind the scenes a massive operating support structure was needed. Locomotives and rolling stock were designed, built, maintained, housed and repaired. Teams of men drove engines, loaded wagons, cared for passengers, maintained the track, built new railway line, ensured the supply of water and coal, controlled the safe working of trains, etc. Then there were the administrative staff and so on. It was a massive employer. Almost anyone of the older generation had a member of their family who worked for the railways. Tall tales abound about travel on trains, everyone has a story to tell. This paper looks at Western Australia specifically and its railway heritage.

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