East Perth Loco Depot

East Perth Loco Depot was a major steam locomotive depot for the Western Australian Government Railways from the end of the First World War [1] until the end of the steam railway era on its railway system in 1970/1971 [2]

The previous locomotive depot had been located west of the Perth Station [3] It was also commonly known as the East Perth Depot [4]

It was conveniently located just east of the then main railway terminus for the system at what is now known as Perth Train Station. It was removed in 1969 - 1970 to make way for the new East Perth railway station and the centralised railway administration offices of the government railway system, that had previously been scattered around a large number of buildings near the Perth Railway Station.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ "METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 3. 31 December 1917. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27464879. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Finlayson, Don (Ed.), (1986). "Steam Around Perth", Australian Railway Historical Society W.A. Division (Inc), Bassendean, W.A. ISBN 0-9599690-4-7 and Gunzburg, Adrian(1984) A history of W.A.G.R. steam locomotives Perth, W.A : Australian Railway Historical Society, Western Australian Division. ISBN 0959969039
  3. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 2. 25 August 1910. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26289222. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  4. ^ "RAILWAY COLLISION.". The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) (Perth, WA: National Library of Australia): p. 18. 25 August 1939. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46419665. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 
  5. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/105263/20090910-1331/wastations.i8.com/Midland/East%20Perth/East_Perth_Station.html