Merredin's Old Narrow Gauge Railway Station, 27th of January 2005
Opened : 1895
Original Name : Merredin
Station History : The original Merredin Station was constructed in 1895, however the large narrow gauge station (above) was built with bricks that once formed 3 stations along the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Loop Railway,
I think that included the original Boulder Station.
Merredin has always been an important point along the Eastern Goldfields Railway, for many years, it was full of hustle and bustle, due to it being a junction for lines connecting to Narrembeen, Bruce Rock, Northam,
Southern Cross and Nungarin. Merredin's Station yard was very extensive, it covered all of the area that today is now a park and a car park, the current Station site and another park where the station's water tower still stands.
That's the good thing about Merredin, as well as it having a modern 1960's station, that the prospector stops at, it still has it's original grand station, on the opposited side of the tracks. At the old station, it seems as everything
has been saved, including the large signal cabin high up over looking the whole area, also the many buildings on the station's platform. The station is fenced off however, this is because, the station is now a museum, showcasing
railway artifacts as well as things from the towns history.
The only thing that doesn't survive today, that I can think of is, the foot bridge that provided access to the station and a way for the towns folk to cross the once large station yard. The yard's facilities were shifted many years ago
to West Merredin Marshalling yard, this is the hub of the Central Wheatbelt Narrow and Standard Gauge railway system.
As you are coming into Merredin from perth, along the Great Eastern HWY, you can see the marshalling yards on your right, I did notice that West Merredin, has a control signal cabin that looks identical to one found at Leighton,
so that must have all been built back in the late 1960's when the standard gauge railway was extended to Perth through Merredin.
Merredin's Standard Gauge Station, 26th of April 2003
Old Merredin Railway Station Signal Cabin (left) and western end of station (right), 27th of January 2005
Old Merredin Railway Station, 27th of January 2005
The view from the old Merredin Signal Box (looking west), 19th of December 2008
The view from the old Merredin Signal Box (looking east - left and looking south west - right), 19th of December 2008
Merredin's old NG Station, building #3 (western end), 19th of December 2008
Merredin's old NG Station, building #2 (middle), 19th of December 2008
Merredin's old NG Station, building #1 (eastern end), 19th of December 2008
Merredin's old NG Station, at the western end, 19th of December 2008
L3115, passes Merredin's old NG Station, with a loaded grain consist heading from Kwinana, 19th of December 2008
Merredin Station Sign 12th of September 2003 (left), and the old Merredin Rail;way Water Tower, 27th of January 2005 (right).
Ex WAGR Locomotives on display at Merredin's old NG Station,TA1808 (left) and G117 (right), 19th of December 2008
Rollingstock on display at Merredin's old NG Station, 19th of December 2008
Rollingstock on display at Merredin's old NG Station, 19th of December 2008
Rollingstock on display at Merredin's old NG Station, 19th of December 2008
The front of Merredin Station, 12th of September 2003 (left) and the track side of Merredin Station, 4th of April 2003 (right).
Merredin's SG Station building from the car park side 31st of May 2003 (left) and from the trackside, 26th of July 2002 (right)
The old Merredin Pumping Station, used on the Mundaring to Kalgoorlie Water Pipeline.
The Pumping Station, was powered by Coal and Firewood and was supplied via a
siding off the main Eastern Goldfields Line.
The old Merredin Pumping Station
The old Merredin Pumping Station, with the formation of an old rail bed to the left.
Merredin Station with the two morning Prospector services, 12th of September 2003
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