Rail Heritage WA

Rail Heritage WA is the local trading name of the Australian Railway Historical Society (Western Australian Division) Inc.

It is the owner and manager of the Bassendean based Western Australia Rail Transport Museum.It conducts annual "RailFest"s (some times designated "Steamfest"' if locomotives are active) at the Bassendean museum.

In the past the society conducted extensive rail tours - specially in the late 1960's in the final years of steam operation in Western Australia. [ (1970) "King Karri" reso tour, 9-12 October 1970. Bassendean, W.A. Australian Railway Historical Society West Australian Division.]

It regularly produces materials that celebrate centenaries and other anniversaries for parts of the Western Australian railway network [ (1981) "Centenary souvenir : 100th anniversary of the Fremantle to Guildford Railway". Bassendean W.A. Australian Railway Historical Society, W.A. Division, 1981."1st March, 1981" ] [ Higham, G. J. (2006) "All stations to Guildford : 125 years of the Fremantle to Guildford railway" Bassendean, W.A. : Rail Heritage WA (Australian Railway Historical Society, W.A. Division)]

It also has contracted consultants for submissions on railway heritage issues in Perth and Western Australia. [ Godden Mackay Pty. Ltd (1992) "Midland Railway Workshops, Perth : heritage assessment and conservation strategy : report - prepared for Australian Railways Historical Society (Western Australia)". Surry Hills, N.S.W. Godden Mackay ]

Publications

It publishs books and pamphlets relative to Western Australian railway history.

Recent publication by the organisation include:-

* Higham, Geoffrey (2007) "Marble Bar to Mandurah, A History of passenger rail services in Western Australia" ISBN 978-0-9599690-9-2
* Gunzburg, Adrian (2008) "Rails in the Bush"

References

External links

* [http://www.arhs-wa.org.au/ ARHS Western Australian Division]