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Midland and Districts Historical Society > Records

F-Class Diesel Electric Locomotive - F40, model.

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Midland Railway Company of Western Australia

c. 1960

Subcollections

Overview

Painted wooden model mounted on model section of railway line.

Historical information

This wooden model of a Midland Railway Company of Western Australia, F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive, came from the office of John Seymour Dowson. Dowson was the last general manager of the company before it was integrated into the government railway workshops in 1964.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-150-R25

Item type

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Paint (Coating)

Width

63 cm

Height or length

20 cm

Depth

11 cm

Keywords

Midland Railway Company of Western Australia

F Class locomotive

John Seymour Dowson

Place made

Midland
Western Australia
Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

Public Location

Old Gingin Railway Station.

Copyright and Reference

Copyright and Reference

Copyright category

Other

Attribution requirements

Item should be attributed 'Courtesy of Midland and Districts Historical Society Inc and John Dowson'.

Copyright holder

Midland and Districts Historical Society.

Midland and Districts Historical Society

Midland and Districts Historical Society

Organisation Details
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Other items by Midland Railway Company of Western Australia

Business name plaque, General Manager Midland Railway Company of Western Australia.

Other items from Midland and Districts Historical Society

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

F-Class Diesel Electric locomotive model.

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