Notable Cabins
SIGNAL CABINS KNOWN AS 'MILEAGE BOXES' OR 'BLOCK BOXES' IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
At first, the Block Boxes were given names of the mileage where they were situated, but subsequently they were renamed. Most Block Boxes did not initially have 'crossover roads' which is to say that they did not contol points in their area of control. The safeworking equipment in these boxes also varied depending on the method of safeworking employed along the line in question.
NOTE: The lists below has been compiled from official records. If you can help with hardcopy information, corrections and / or memories, please contact SIGnallingWA by e-mail.
BLOCK BOX | RENAMED | LINE |
| 5 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
| 6 1/2 Mile | LOCH STREET (1910); SHOWGROUND (1955) | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban |
8 1/2 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
8 3/4 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
| 15 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
17 Mile - Main | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
17 Mile - Branch | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
19 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
| 32 Mile 32 Chain | Eastern Railway (E. R.) | |
37 Mile Siding | Eastern Goldfields Railway | |
Eastern Railway (E. R.) | ||
54 1/4 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) | |
61 1/2 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) | |
61 3/4 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) | |
64 1/4 Mile | Eastern Railway (E. R.) | |
Eastern Railway (E. R.) |
SIGNAL BOXES / CABINS THAT MOVED WITHIN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The signal cabins listed below are those known to have been moved, relocated or used for other purposes within Western Australia.
The diligent reader of 'Archive' pages may note that some of the signal cabins led several lives, and with different names at different locations. 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 that 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. This page is intended to track the cabins that where so moved, during their working lives and beyond.
MOVED FROM: | MOVED TO: |
BELLEVUE (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | Private Residence in Glenn Forrest |
COLLIE FRAME - South Western Railway (S. W. R.) | Moved to Bennett Brook Railway, later returned to Collie |
COTTESLOE (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | Perth Station as a Linen Room, then to Bennett Brook Railway |
EAST PERTH (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | Cottesloe (2) Jarrad Street - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban |
FREMANTLE 'A' - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | Moved to and preserved for re-use at Bennett Brook Railway |
GUILDFORD (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
GUILDFORD (2) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | KALGOORLIE B (3) - Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) |
HOVEA - Eastern Railway (E. R.) | Parts of Cabin used in building Tunnel Junction (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) |
KALGOORLIE 'A' - Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) | Private Residence in Kalgoorlie |
KARRIJINE - Eastern Railway (E. R.) | BROOKTON - Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.) |
KOOJEDDA (3) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) | KWINANA 'B' - Kwinana Marshalling Yard |
KWINANA 'A' - Kwinana Marshalling Yard | Re-located within the Kwinana Marshalling Yard |
LAWLER STREET - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | BELMONT - Eastern Railway (E. R.) |
LORD STREET (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
NARNGULU - Northern Railway (N. R.) | SUBIACO (2) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban |
NARROGIN - Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.) | Moved to Pinjarra for Hotham Valley Railway use (Preservation) |
PERTH BOX 'A' (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | NORTHAM 'A' (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) |
PERTH BOX 'B' (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | Re-located within the station yard |
RIVER BRIDGE BOX - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Belmont Racecourse Branch | |
SUBIACO (1) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
SUBIACO (2) - Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | Moved to and preserved for re-use at Bennett Brook Railway |
WOOROLOO - Eastern Railway (E. R.) | Private Residence in Wooroloo |
THE BIG SIX SIGNAL BOXES / CABINS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The signal cabins listed below are those which were fitted with 95 or more levers.
LEVERS | SIGNALBOX | LINE |
| 140 | Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) | |
120 | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
100 | South Western Railway (S. W. R.) | |
| 100 | KALGOORLIE BOX A | Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) |
98 | Eastern Railway (E. R.) | |
95 | MERREDIN | Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) |
SIGNAL BOXES / CABINS THAT WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The signal cabins listed below are those which were destroyed by fire in Western Australia.
| YEAR | SIGNAL BOX | LINE |
1922 | BUCKLAND HILL | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban |
| 1932 | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
| 1944 | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban | |
| 1949 | TUNNEL JUNCTION | Eastern Railway (E. R.) |
1956 | SUBIACO | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban |
1963 | NORTH FREMANTLE | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban |
| 1981 | MAYLANDS | Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban |
| 1986 | South Western Railway (S. W. R.) |
SIGNAL BOXES / CABINS THAT ARE PRESERVED or HERITAGE LISTED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The signal cabins listed below are those which were destroyed by fire in Western Australia.