Perth railway station

Perth railway Station including Perth Underground is the largest railway station in Perth, Western Australia, and functions as an interchange between the Transperth Trains Armadale / Thornlie, Joondalup, Fremantle, Midland and Mandurah railway lines, as well as the Transwa Australind. The Victorian style building was built between 1893 and 1894. It replaced an earlier station built when the railway first opened in 1881. The building has been renovated numerous times since being built.

Busselton to Cottesloe, day 6, Saturday 2 December 1978.  I slept well and enjoyed breakfast delivered to my room. I can’t remember whether I had another quick morning swim – I might have done. The day was sunny and cool and there was a moderate south-westerly wind blowing, which promised an easy run to Bunbury. I had decided already to take the train at Bunbury, as I had the previous year.

I headed down Queen Street, over the river, down the Causeway and was cruising along the Bussell Highway, 3 km out, when just opposite a garage, there was a snap and a dragging sound, the pedals swung freely but with no push. I looked down and saw that the chain was broken.  ... Read more