Albany Station from
the
West, 18th of August 2003
Built : 1889
Original Name : Albany
Station History : Albany Station was constructed in 1889, the year the Great Southern Railway opened for operation from Beverley to Albany. Albany was the main port of Western Australia, until, Fremantle Harbour was dredged at the turn of the 20th centuary, up until the creation of the inner harbour at Fremantle, virtually all exports and imports went through Albany. After Fremantle Harbour was dredged, the percentage of exports and imports passing through Albany's harbour dropped dramactically.
Over the next 100 years Albany was resigned to play the second port of WA, mainly wheat kept the railway into Albany operating over the years.
Albany's rail passenger service ('The Albany Progress') ceased in 1978, due to not being able to compete with the much faster bus route straight down the Albamy HWY from Perth. Since then, only the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway has run the rare extended passenger trains down the GSR line to Albany.
In the photos above, "the small signal cabin where levers for the Home signals, staff instruments & electric CTC was operated from here as well in later years". Alec Cull.
Albany Station Yard in a postcard, taken at the turn of the 20th centuary.
"At Albany station, the shed in background was the shed that hosed the wagon examiners, carpenters & carriage cleaners, The houses were railway house for railway staff, the gang shed, housing gang trolley & length runner was located closer to Station. The other end of station housed the electrician & mate and housed the klamazo, and later a 3 wheel trike with a Suzuki 2 stoke motor job, to look after interlocking and evening out the staff imbalance". Alec Cull
Station and District Info : Albany continues to see some rail activity with some grain trains and the woodchip train (known locally as the Chipper or Woodchipper), which uses a section of the GSR line from Redmond (north west of Albany) to the port.
These days the Station at Albany is used as the bus stop for the Transwa Coaches arriving and departing for places such as Perth, Esperance and Bunbury, the inside of the station building is used as the Albany Tourist Buearu and also there is a model railway group based in another part of the railway station building.
Old Albany Spud Shed/Transit Shed, 16th of August 2003 Old Albany Loco Shed, 16th of August 2003
Albany's new Transwa Station Sign, 17th of August 2003 The Main, Albany Station Building, 17th of August 2003
Albany Station from the East, 9th of January 2003
The old Albany"Loco" yards, looking west (left) and looking east (right) June 2009
The old Albany"Loco" yards, looking east (left) and looking west (right) June 2009
The old "Loco" yards, June 2009
The old Albany "Loco" yards, with the sidings leading into the old Woolstores and Superworks, June 2009
The old Albany Woolstores Sidings, June 2009
The old Albany Woolstores Sidings, June 2009
Rail related Signage at the old Albany Woolstores and Superworks Sidings, June 2009
Original Name : Albany
Station History : Albany Station was constructed in 1889, the year the Great Southern Railway opened for operation from Beverley to Albany. Albany was the main port of Western Australia, until, Fremantle Harbour was dredged at the turn of the 20th centuary, up until the creation of the inner harbour at Fremantle, virtually all exports and imports went through Albany. After Fremantle Harbour was dredged, the percentage of exports and imports passing through Albany's harbour dropped dramactically.
Over the next 100 years Albany was resigned to play the second port of WA, mainly wheat kept the railway into Albany operating over the years.
Albany's rail passenger service ('The Albany Progress') ceased in 1978, due to not being able to compete with the much faster bus route straight down the Albamy HWY from Perth. Since then, only the Hotham Valley Tourist Railway has run the rare extended passenger trains down the GSR line to Albany.
In the photos above, "the small signal cabin where levers for the Home signals, staff instruments & electric CTC was operated from here as well in later years". Alec Cull.
Albany Station Yard in a postcard, taken at the turn of the 20th centuary.
Albany Station Yard in a postcard, taken
at the
turn
of the 20th centuary.
"At Albany station, the shed in background was the shed that hosed the wagon examiners, carpenters & carriage cleaners, The houses were railway house for railway staff, the gang shed, housing gang trolley & length runner was located closer to Station. The other end of station housed the electrician & mate and housed the klamazo, and later a 3 wheel trike with a Suzuki 2 stoke motor job, to look after interlocking and evening out the staff imbalance". Alec Cull
Platform View of Albany
Station, 9th of January 2003
Albany Station, Transwa bus stop, 9th of
January 2003
Station and District Info : Albany continues to see some rail activity with some grain trains and the woodchip train (known locally as the Chipper or Woodchipper), which uses a section of the GSR line from Redmond (north west of Albany) to the port.
These days the Station at Albany is used as the bus stop for the Transwa Coaches arriving and departing for places such as Perth, Esperance and Bunbury, the inside of the station building is used as the Albany Tourist Buearu and also there is a model railway group based in another part of the railway station building.
Old Albany Spud Shed/Transit Shed, 16th of August 2003 Old Albany Loco Shed, 16th of August 2003
"The old “spud shed” was originally
the transit shed for the Albany Port Authority, and was built by or for
them. Land was reclaimed from the harbour by trucks
and placed in the Spud Shed position before the Wharf complex (circa
before 55s-) shed was built.
The curved line off the Town Jetty ended up in this area, as a kid I can remeber the white meat wagons being loaded there for transport to the deep water jetty, then in later years to the new wharf, before Borthwicks Meat works increased freezer capacity. It was later used by Basil Bolt for processing spuds when it became redundant with the new transit shed, built on the new land backed wharf.
In 66/67 I can remeber also transporting meat in wagons to the Albany wharf with the “z” class 1151 and the cold store was used by Basil bolt to hold seed spuds for the following season. The Cold store is still used by the local spud growers for seed and run by Mr Chris Wescott (grower)
The end shown is used as The Spot Theatre, a local amateur group who are a group which put on plays". Alec Cull
The curved line off the Town Jetty ended up in this area, as a kid I can remeber the white meat wagons being loaded there for transport to the deep water jetty, then in later years to the new wharf, before Borthwicks Meat works increased freezer capacity. It was later used by Basil Bolt for processing spuds when it became redundant with the new transit shed, built on the new land backed wharf.
In 66/67 I can remeber also transporting meat in wagons to the Albany wharf with the “z” class 1151 and the cold store was used by Basil bolt to hold seed spuds for the following season. The Cold store is still used by the local spud growers for seed and run by Mr Chris Wescott (grower)
The end shown is used as The Spot Theatre, a local amateur group who are a group which put on plays". Alec Cull
Albany's new Transwa Station Sign, 17th of August 2003 The Main, Albany Station Building, 17th of August 2003
Albany Station from the East, 9th of January 2003
The old Albany"Loco" yards, looking west (left) and looking east (right) June 2009
The old Albany"Loco" yards, looking east (left) and looking west (right) June 2009
The old "Loco" yards, June 2009
The old Albany "Loco" yards, with the sidings leading into the old Woolstores and Superworks, June 2009
The old Albany Woolstores Sidings, June 2009
The old Albany Woolstores Sidings, June 2009
Both
photos above and below, "The Line you can see was the spur going to the
Super works and came off the inter lock (electric controlled from the
signal box at station, for the entrance to Albany loco & just prior
to this was a staff interlock for the Woolstores (to right) and was
known as the loco". Alec Cull
Rail related Signage at the old Albany Woolstores and Superworks Sidings, June 2009