Rocky Bay railway line
Rail line in North Fremantle
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The Rocky Bay railway line was an industrial railway line in North Fremantle, Western Australia.
| Rocky Bay railway line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Lifted |
| Owner | Westrail CSR |
| Locale | North Fremantle |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 January 1931 |
| Closed | 15 July 1978 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 1.6 kilometres |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
History
The Rocky Bay railway line opened on 30 January 1931. It branched off in a north-east direction from the Eastern Railway just north of North Fremantle station opposite Leighton Marshalling Yard crossing over the Stirling Highway via a level crossing.[1][2]
It served the Great Southern Flour Mill, a Ford plant, the State Engineering Works, a Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company superphosphate factory and a CSR sugar refinery.[2][3] The eastern part of the line was owned by CSR, the rest by the Western Australian Government Railways.[4][5]
It was closed on 15 July 1978 apart from a short stump for the Great Southern Flour Mill.[4] The last section of the line was lifted in April 1991.[6][7]