The Mullewa was an overnight passenger train operated by the Western Australian Government Railways between Perth and Mullewa in the Mid West Region via the Eastern and Northern lines.

The Mullewa
Overview
Service typeOvernight passenger train
StatusCeased
First service30 October 1961
Last service17 March 1974
Former operator(s)Western Australian Government Railways
Route
TerminiPerth
Mullewa
Average journey time15 hours
Service frequency3 x weekly
Train number(s)69/72
Line(s) usedEastern
Northern

History

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The Mullewa commenced operating on 30 October 1961 as a three times a week service between Perth and Mullewa.

In the 1940s a two days a week passenger service was available.[1] Previously sleeper carriages had been attached to a freight train. At Mullewa it connected with a road coach service to Geraldton. Once a week, a sleeping carriage continued beyond Mullewa to Meekatharra attached to a freight train. The Mullewa was withdrawn on 17 March 1974.[2][3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Rail Passenger Service". The Perenjori Pioneer. No. 612. Western Australia. 16 October 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 19 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Higham, Geoffrey (2007). Marble Bar to Mandurah: A history of passenger rail services in Western Australia. Bassendean: Rail Heritage WA. pp. 115, 119, 123. ISBN 978 0 9803922 0 3.
  3. ^ Milne, Rod (February 2010), "No. 69, The Mullewa: a new named train", Australian Railway History, 61 (868): 68–77, ISSN 1449-6291
  4. ^ Mullewa Buffet Car Hotham Valley Railway
  5. ^ May, Andrew S; Gray, Bill (2006). A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Midland, WA: Bill Gray. p. 263. ISBN 0646459023.