WikiVisually
The entire wiki reimagined as a visual magazine with video discovery · Watch your interests come alive
WikiVisually
The entire wiki reimagined as a visual magazine with video discovery · Watch your interests come alive
Nature The World Movies USA Top Art Fine & Rare History Ivy & Inquiry
Trans-Australian Railway
Videos
The Trans-Australian Railway, opened in 1917, runs from Port Augusta in South Australia to Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, crossing the Nullarbor Plain in the process. Built to 1435 mm standard gauge
The single-track Trans-Australian Railway at Cook, once a major servicing point. When continuous welded rail, reinforced concrete sleepers and spring rail fasteners were installed on top of deeper ballast, maintenance requirements were drastically reduced. Contractors using modern track maintenance machinery replaced onsite maintenance crews and employees did not need permanent accommodation, so the stations were closed.
The single-track Trans-Australian Railway at Cook, once a major servicing point. When continuous welded rail, reinforced concrete sleepers and spring
The Trans-Australian proceeding from Port Pirie Junction to Port Augusta and Western Australia in 1938, soon after the Trans-Australian Railway was ex
The Trans-Australian proceeding from Port Pirie Junction to Port Augusta and Western Australia in 1938, soon after the Trans-Australian Railway was extended to Port Pirie
In 1986 the Trans-Australian at Rawlinna, WA is bound for Port Pirie. It would be another 18 years before all mainland state capitals were connected b
In 1986 the Trans-Australian at Rawlinna, WA is bound for Port Pirie. It would be another 18 years before all mainland state capitals were connected by standard gauge tracks.
Sydney–Perth rail corridor
Videos
The Sydney–Perth rail corridor, also known as the East–west rail corridor, is a 1435 mm standard gauge railway route that runs for 4352 kilometres across Australia from Sydney, New South Wales, to Per
Trans-Australian Railway
…narrow-gauge lines at each end. With the completion of a standardisation project in that year, it became a component of the 4352 kilometres (2704 miles) Sydney–Perth rail corridor. As of 2024, two passenger services use the line, both of them experiential tourism services: the Indian Pacific for the entire length of the railway…
Leaving Kewdale Freight Terminal, Western Australia, is a typical freight train of the East–west rail corridor, with three locomotives totalling 9340
Leaving Kewdale Freight Terminal, Western Australia, is a typical freight train of the East–west rail corridor, with three locomotives totalling 9340 hp (10,490 kW) power output, a crew car, and a train of up to 1.8 km of container cars (many of them double-stacked)