Green rail carriage

Vehicle

Split carriage

Passenger rail services did not operate to some small towns in WA. For locations which did not have the passenger rail service, customers travelled in a dual carriage such as this. This brake carriage, which was attached to freight trains, included two passenger compartments to transport people. There is even a compartment in the undercarriage for your dog. Travelling via rail was the norm before the widespread use of road vehicles.

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Minnivale Rail and Heritage Centre

A collection of rail carriages in a disused wheatbin

Have you ever wondered what was inside the large silver wheat bins which litter the Wheatbelt landscape? Wonder no more! Step inside a decommissioned wheatbin which houses a collection of rail...

Address:

Hewitt Street
Minnivale WA 6462
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9631 1202 or (08) 9631 1662

Email:

dowshire@dowerin.wa.gov.au

Open Hours

Contact the Dowerin District Museum on the numbers provided

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Minnivale Rail and Heritage Centre Overview

White rail carriage

Do you smell rabbit?

This rail carriage was used for carrying rabbit carcasses to Perth. In the early 1900s rabbit populations had reached plague proportions and by the 1920s there was a large industry in trapping rabbits...

AB 1535 diesel locomotive

Green engine

An important part of WA rail history sits quietly on the tracks in the Minnivale wheat bin. The AB 1535 diesel locomotive is a slight modification of the original A class built in the 1960s. There...