Yalgoo Station, from a postcard, taken sometime in the early part of the 20th Centuary.
Constructed : 1898
Original Name : Yalgoo
Station Location : 141m 18c
Station Facts : Yalgoo Station is situated on the former Northern Line, from Mullewa to Wiluna, this line closed in 1978, shortly after the
line was pulled up, only a handful of sandstone constructed stations were left, Yalgoo is one of the few stations that still survives, recently it
has been given a new life in the town of Yalgoo, it has been restored and is part of their sport and recreation facilities, with a race track in the
station yard and the ground on the platform side of the station, risen to provide a grassed area to watch the races from.
The two water tanks also survive at Yalgoo, one being of the old cast iron square tank, situated on the eastern end of town and the other a
steel structure located on the eastern of the station platform. The goods crane is also still intact and is a display item at the front of the old
station building near the parking area.
Yalgoo Station, during a safe working staff change, Nov 1977
Yalgoo Station Yard, a few years after
services
ceased on the line, 8th of October 1983Original Name : Yalgoo
Station Location : 141m 18c
Station Facts : Yalgoo Station is situated on the former Northern Line, from Mullewa to Wiluna, this line closed in 1978, shortly after the
line was pulled up, only a handful of sandstone constructed stations were left, Yalgoo is one of the few stations that still survives, recently it
has been given a new life in the town of Yalgoo, it has been restored and is part of their sport and recreation facilities, with a race track in the
station yard and the ground on the platform side of the station, risen to provide a grassed area to watch the races from.
The two water tanks also survive at Yalgoo, one being of the old cast iron square tank, situated on the eastern end of town and the other a
steel structure located on the eastern of the station platform. The goods crane is also still intact and is a display item at the front of the old
station building near the parking area.
Yalgoo Station, during a safe working staff change, Nov 1977
Yalgoo Station, 31st of August 2003
Yalgoo Station, 31st of August 2003
Yalgoo Station, 31st of August 2003
Yalgoo Station, 9th of January 1969
Yalgoo Station, October 2003
Yalgoo Station, 31st of August 2003
Yalgoo Station, 31st of August 2003
Old Yalgoo Station Yard, from the east, 31st of August 2003
Yalgoo Station, Good Crane, October 2003
(Thanks to Phil Melling for his
photo of Yalgoo Station)
(Thanks to Roderick Smith for
his photo of Yalgoo Station)
(Thanks to Nigel Rowe, for he's two photo's of Yalgoo Station)
(Thanks to Nigel Rowe, for he's two photo's of Yalgoo Station)
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