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The Upper Darling Range Railway (also known as the Upper Darling Range Branch) was a branch railway from Midland Junction, Western Australia, that rose up the southern side of the Helena Valley and on to the Darling Scarp via the Kalamunda Zig Zag. At the time of construction it was the only section of railway in Western Australia to have had a zig zag formation. ==History== Completed in July 1891, the Upper Darling Range Railway line in Western Australia was built by the Canning Jarrah Timber Company to supply railway sleepers to Perth's growing railway system. It ran from Midland Junction through to the Darling Ranges and up into Kalamunda. It was later extended to Canning Mills and in 1912 to Karragullen.〔(Upper Darling Range Extension Act 1911 ) Government of Western Australia 9 January 1912〕 From Pickering Brook, a line branched off to Bartons Mill.〔(History of the Railway ) Pickering Brook Heritage Group〕 On 1 July 1903, the line was taken over by the Western Australian Government Railways and became known as the Upper Darling Range Branch. The last service ran on 22 July 1949 with the line formally closed with the passing of the Railways (Upper Darling Range) Discontinuance Act in 1950 and dismantled in 1952.〔〔〔(Railways (Upper Darling Range) Discontinuance Act ) Government of Western Australia 29 December 1950〕〔(Complaints About New Railway Bill ) ''The West Australian'' 1 December 1950 page 4〕 To overcome a steep gradient up the Darling Scarp, the Kalamunda Zig Zag was built between Ridge Hill and Gooseberry Hill stations. |} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Upper Darling Range Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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