Albany Progress
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The Albany Progress was a narrow gauge passenger train that was run by the Western Australian Government Railways
between 1961 and December 1978. The train ran between Perth
and Albany
on the Great Southern Railway
. Typically there were three overnight return services a week.
In the late 1960s Perth to Albany services were on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, Albany to Perth on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
The weekend run was known as the Albany Weekender, and it ceased operation on 1 August 1975. The Albany Progress had its last run from Albany on the first of December 1978, hauled by the WAGR steam engine W 947. It was the last overnight regular passenger train to run on the WAGR system.
The train consisted of passenger sleeping berths and sit-up facilities, as well as wagons for general freight which were often shunt
ed off the train at various towns.
Some of the surplus coaches were purchased by the Hotham Valley Railway
and still run on the mainline today.
Western Australian Government Railways
Western Australian Government Railways was most common name of the Western Australian government rail transport authority from 1890 to 1976. It is, in its current form, known as the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia....
between 1961 and December 1978. The train ran between Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Albany
Albany, Western Australia
Albany is a port city in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, some 418 km SE of Perth, the state capital. As of 2009, Albany's population was estimated at 33,600, making it the 6th-largest city in the state....
on the Great Southern Railway
Great Southern Railway (Western Australia)
The Great Southern Railway was the name of a railway company that operated from Beverley to Albany in Western Australia between 1886 and 1896. In 1896 the Western Australian Government Railways took over this company and the railway route also kept the name.- Construction :The first sods for the...
. Typically there were three overnight return services a week.
In the late 1960s Perth to Albany services were on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, Albany to Perth on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
The weekend run was known as the Albany Weekender, and it ceased operation on 1 August 1975. The Albany Progress had its last run from Albany on the first of December 1978, hauled by the WAGR steam engine W 947. It was the last overnight regular passenger train to run on the WAGR system.
The train consisted of passenger sleeping berths and sit-up facilities, as well as wagons for general freight which were often shunt
Shunt (railway operations)
Shunting, in railway operations, involves the process of sorting items of rolling stock into complete train sets or consists. The United States terminology is "switching"....
ed off the train at various towns.
Some of the surplus coaches were purchased by the Hotham Valley Railway
Hotham Valley Railway
The Hotham Valley Tourist Railway is a tourist and heritage railway in the Peel region of Western Australia....
and still run on the mainline today.