Archive
SIGNAL CABINS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Most have yet to be researched, a 'potted history' of some are available here - just click on the signal cabin names below to go to the page. You will note that many do not have photos - this is an indication that a photo may never have been taken of the cabin, or that SignallingWA have not yet sourced such a photo. We would be most grateful for any 'new' photos to help 'fill the gaps'.
An expanded history of the researched signal cabins can be read in the book:
'Signal Cabins in WA' by Chris. J. E. French.
Check for a "Buy this Page" at the bottom of each web page to see if it has been included in the book.
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If you can supply any photographs or information of any kind, on any of these signal cabins, the people who worked in them, or any other signalling related stories, we would be most grateful to hear from you by using the e-mail address below or on the signal cabin pages themselves. Due credit will be given to all verified sources.
In the Archive List below some signal cabins will have a number alongside the name. This indicates that there were several signal boxes located at the station site during that station's history, and the cabins are (as much as can be determined) numbered in the chronological order of their existence. Similarly, were a station had several signal cabins (in use at the same time) these were given letter prefixes, i. e. Fremantle Box 'A'; Fremantle Box 'B', etc.,
The diligent reader of these pages may note that some of the signal cabins led several lives, and with different names. This was due to the fact that the W. A. G. R. made good use of exisitng structures, especially in the early years. They moved signal cabins to different locations whenever the need dictated - if rail traffic declined, or if a cabin was no longer needed due to a change in safeworking methods did not warrant a cabin, then the cabin was (if possible) given a new life elsewhere. Happily, this methodology has continued into what is now called the 'Preservation Era' with some signal cabins being moved to preservation groups and museums.
Co-ordinates shown on the following pages are taken from a variety of readily available sources and are thought to be correct, but no guarantees are given or implied!
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PLEASE NOTE: For security purposes of the current railway system, SIGnallingWA only intends to publish full details of "Heritage" Signal Cabins.
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAY SIGNAL CABINS
Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway
(Avon Valley Route)
Eastern Railway
(Avon Valley Route)
Eastern Railway
(Avon Valley Route)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway
(Avon Valley Route)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Belmont Racecourse Branch
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (Smith's Mill Line)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban Junction for the
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
FENIAN'S CROSSING 'B'
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Marshalling Yard Suburban
Marshalling Yard Suburban
Fremantle Harbour - South Quay Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Northern Railway (N. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) Loopline Railway
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) Loopline Railway
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) Loopline Railway
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Kwinana Marshalling Yard
Kwinana Marshalling Yard
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Geraldton to Walkaway Section
Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Fremantle Harbour - North Wharf
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern and South Western Railways
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Belmont Racecourse Branch
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Owen Anchorage Line
Robb Jetty Marshalling Yard Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Fremantle Harbour - South Quay
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway
(Avon Valley Route)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
TUNNEL JUNCTION (2)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway
(Avon Valley Route)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Belmont Racecourse Branch
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
"MILEAGE" SIGNAL BOXES
15 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
17 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX (MAIN LINE)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
17 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX (BELMONT RACECOURSE BRANCH)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
19 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX (MAIN LINE)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Links to Western Australian signal cabins featured on other sites:
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Kwinana Marshalling Yard
Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban