AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS

• AU WA S4921
• Series
• 1967-01-01 - 1967-12-31

Aerial photographs of W.A. government railway stations, sidings and property.

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PERSONAL FILES

• AU WA S1399
• Series
• 1916-01-01 - 1983-12-31

Personal files of employees of Western Australian Government Railways, including Midland Workshops.Files are listed in service number order.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS

FILES - GENERAL (MISCELLANEOUS SERIES)

• AU WA S2360
• Series
• 1977-01-01 -

A Miscellaneous series created by Westrail, MO1 deals with accidents & collisions, MO2 with accidents and collisions at level crossings, etc

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PARCEL STAMPS

• AU WA S4872
• Series
• 1966-02-01 - 1966-02-28

Stamps for the pre-payment of freight on parcels and newspapers carried by the Western Australian Government Railways were brought into use in 1905. The examples in this collection were in use in February 1966 when decimal currency commenced in Au...

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [2]

RECORD OF SERVICE CARDS (MIDLAND WORKSHOPS)

• AU WA S1762
• Series
• 1930-01-01 - 1994-03-04

Service cards for persons employed at the Midland Workshops providing a summary of employment.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING (PLANNING AND NEW WORKS)

• AU WA S1265
• Series
• 1961-01-01 - 1976-12-31

Westrail files dealing with the construction of new railways and associated buildings.

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FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING (SIGNALLING AND COMMUNICATIONS)

• AU WA S1257
• Series
• 1908-01-01 -

Files dealing with signalling and communications for the Engineering Branch of Western Australian Government Railways.

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REGISTERS - RAILWAY BARRACKS

• AU WA S4860
• Series

The Western Australian Government Railways had staff barracks throughout its system for train crew accommodation when working away from their home depot. Registers were kept of the daily use of the barracks with crews signing in and out.

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RECORD OF SERVICE CARDS

• AU WA S23
• Series
• 1900-01-01 -

Record of Service Cards, showing employee's name, date of birth and employment history. Note: some cards sequences are incomplete.See also Record Series No. 1762, Record of Service Cards for Midland Workshops.

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REGISTERS - TRAINEE ENGINEMEN

• AU WA S4744
• Series
• 1949-04-22 -

Register of persons attending Westrail Trainee Enginemen courses with daily and final test results.

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RECORD OF SERVICE REGISTERS - CASUAL EMPLOYMENT

• AU WA S491
• Series
• 1919-01-01 -

Registers covering casual and relief employees with the Western Australian Government Railways who worked on railway line construction in the metropolitan and country areas in the State. The lists are generally alphabetical and details include loc...

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PLANS - CONTRACT DRAWINGS

• AU WA S4581
• Series
• 1890-10-01 -

Western Australian government railway contract drawings for railway construction or deviations. Construction drawings can include buildings and other structures as well as the railway line.

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PLANS - LAND RESUMPTION

• AU WA S4580
• Series
• 1890-10-01 -

Plans showing land resumption for Western Australian government railways.

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PLANS - PLAN AND SECTION

• AU WA S4579
• Series
• 1879-12-31 -

Plan & Section drawings of Western Australian government railway lines

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [1]

PLANS - ENGINEER OF EXISTING LINES (E.E.L.)

• AU WA S4522
• Series
• 1899-01-01 -

This series consists of plans from the WA Government Railways, Engineer of Existing Lines division used for civil engineering purposes. The Chief of Civil Engineering (C.C.E.) division took over these plans and, it is presumed, continued the plan ...

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [1]

CONTRACT PLANS (CIVIL ENGINEERING)

• AU WA S4468
• Series
• 1973-01-01 -

Contract plans (Civil Engineering) of the Western Australian Government Railways. These civil engineering plans relate to railway line infrastructure and works.

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FILES - TRAMWAYS

• AU WA S4071
• Series
• 1923-01-01 - 1949-04-21

Files relating to the operation of trams and tramways throughout the Perth metropolitan area.(Files in this Record Series were previously listed at the State Records Office at reference: AN 19/1; Accession 1721).

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ORGANISATION CHARTS

• AU WA S1160
• Series
• 1951-06-30 -

Organisation charts for the various branches and sections of the Railways Department as at 30 June 1951.

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PROCEDURES/INSTRUCTIONS

• AU WA S736
• Series
• 1949-07-29 -

Office procedures/instructions for the Western Australian Government Railways.

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FILES - RAILWAY COMMERCIAL (RC)

• AU WA S1264
• Series
• 1963-01-01 - 1976-12-31

Files dealing with contracts WAGR signed with private companies such as Western Titanium, Westralian Sands and Allied Eneabba regarding freight rates and transport.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [2]

FILES - CIVIL ENGINEERING (STANDARD GAUGE)

• AU WA S1259
• Series
• 1961-01-01 -

Files from the Civil Engineering Branch of Western Australian Government Railways dealing with matters pertaining to the standard gauge project.

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FILES - MECHANICAL BRANCH

• AU WA S4070
• Series
• 1943-01-01 -

Files from the Mechanical Branch (Chief Mechanical Engineer) of the Western Australian Government Railways in its various incarnations. These correspondence files relate chiefly to repairs and maintenance of locomotive stock. The Mechanical Branch...

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS, FERRIES AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

FILES - GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

• AU WA S1247
• Series
• 1913-01-01 -

General administration files covering a variety of subjects such free railway passes, civil defence, carriage of mails, private sidings and the standard gauge rail project.(Files in this Record Series include records that were previously listed at...

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS [1]

FILES - GENERAL

• AU WA S967
• Series
• 1927-01-26 -

General files maintained by Western Australian Government Railways which at various times, included administration of ferries, tramways and electricity supply.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS, TRAMWAYS AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY

FILES - NORTHERN SUBURBS RAILWAY SYSTEM

• AU WA S2519
• Series
• 1989-05-04 - 1994-03-08

Project files on the WA Government Railway's Northern Suburbs Railway system, which include master plans, minutes of committee meetings, safety procedures, track structures, power/signals/communications plans, publicity briefs and funding arr...

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