Marble Bar Railway

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The isolated Port Hedland to Marble Bar railway was a Western Australian Government Railways 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge branch line that was opened in July 1911. It was the second railway in the Pilbara region running from the north coast of Western Australia. Subsequent Iron Ore railways that have been developed in the region are standard gauge railways.

The act for discontinuance of the railway was granted assent on 18 December 1950, and the last train to run out of Port Hedland operated on 25 October 1951. The railway closed on 31 October 1951.

The closest railhead of the main rail system to the south was at Meekatharra - most rolling stock and materials were shipped in and out of the port at Port Hedland.

1 Stopping Places
2 References
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Stopping Places

Port Hedland
Pippingarra
Pundano
Strelley
Carlindi
Pin Pin
Shaw River
Warralong
Gorge Creek
Coongan
Eginbah
Marble Bar

[edit] References

Affleck, Fred N.(1978) On track : the making of Westrail, 1950 to 1976 Perth: Westrail ISBN 0-7244-7560-5
Joyce, John and Tilley, Allan (1979) Railways in the Pilbara Wembley, W.A. J and A publications ISBN 0959969926
May, Andrew and Gray, Bill.(2006) A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Perth: The Author ISBN 0-646-45902-3
Quinlan, Howard & Newland, John R.(2000) Australian Railway Routes 1854-2000 ISBN 0-909650-49-7