Albany Progress
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.
The weekend run was known as the Albany Weekender, and it ceased operation on the first of 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 shunted 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.
References
- Affleck, Fred N. On track : the making of Westrail, 1950 to 1976 . Perth : Westrail, 1978. ISBN 0-7244-7560-5
- May, Andrew and Gray, Bill. A History of WAGR Passenger Carriages. Perth:The Author, 2006. ISBN 0-646-45902-3
- Quinlan, Howard & Newland, John R. Australian Railway Routes 1854-2000 2000. ISBN 0-909650-49-7
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