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Photographs of Perth, Western Australia Home | Locality A-Z | Notes Bassendean Train Museum Almost right next to Ashfield train station, about 8 kms north-east of Perth |
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Bassendean - Train Museum
The train museum is open from 1pm each Sunday afternoon and is located on Railway Parade fairly close to Ashfield Station. Good place for little & big kids to spend a bit of time and to snap a few photographs. In the 1930's, Gresley built the "Mallard" which, at the time, was the fastest steam engine ever built. Here the old Fs460 steam locomotive and friends chatter amongst themselves about the "old days". 2007 |
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Bassendean - Train Museum
Steam locomotive Dd592. These 'D' Locos hauled passenger trains sometimes around Perth and worked hard at the old Swan Portland Cement factory in Rivervale. Very much like "Duck" in Thomas! The very first train was built in 1808 by Richard Trevithick. He build a round track in London and attracted the very first paying passengers. His engine was called "Catch-Me-Who-Can". 2008
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Bassendean - Train Museum
An X1001 diesel locomotive probably used to haul the "Australind" or the "Mullewa Express" from time to time and of course many freight trains, in days gone by. The diesel engine was invented in 1892 by German, Dr Rudolph Diesel. This was the start of the end for steam (although they still had many years to run from here). In 1939 "The Flying Hamburger", a diesel train, set a new world speed record. 2007 |
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Bassendean - Train Museum
These old carriages could no doubt tell a tale or two. You can go through most of them. In the mid-1800's, George Pullman - an American furniture manufacturer - landed on the idea to build luxury carriages for the rapidly expanding passenger numbers. Even today, the name Pullman is synonymous with luxury train travel. 2008 |
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Bassendean - Train Museum
Inside one of the old carriages - nice shiny photo. I wonder where this one used to go to? Contrary to popular belief, it was Richard Trevithick who invented the train, not George Stephenson. Two decades after Trevithick, Stephenson won a train design competition (with his "Rocket") and subsequently ran the first commercial rail service between Stockton and Darlington in England. 2008 |
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Bassendean - Train Museum
Fabulous view on inside a dining car. I wonder who knows that on-train dining was "invented" in about 1872 by George Nagelmackers who designed and ran the first Orient Express (and other European luxury trains)! On a final historical note, the very first electric train was build by Werner von Siemens way back in 1879 and, although small, successfully carried over 20 people! 2008 |
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Bassendean - Train Museum
If you're old enough to remember the old metropolitan diesel passenger cars then you might remember this rail map that used to hang on the wall in each carriage. It's interesting to compare changes with the current network map. 2008 |
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Bassendean - Train Museum
Right down the back of the train museum, next to the old Zanthus station, is a large shed containing a huge network of model railways. Many trains operate on the network including Thomas here, arriving at a station. A delight for model rail enthusiasts and strongly recommended. 2008 |
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