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Shire of Toodyay > Records

LOCOMOTIVE CROSSING HARPER ROAD RAILWAY BRIDGE

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1964

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Overview

Black & white photo of locomotive crossing Harper Road rail bridge at the Toodyay townsite, taken from intersection of Anzac Tce to the right and Harper Street to the left.
Several men (workers) can be seen on bridge.
Footpath on both sides of road.

Historical information

As part of the construction of the standard gauge railway through Toodyay, a new road, later named Anzac Terrace, was created running parallel to the line and linking to a new underpass to the town centre.

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.1744

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Themes

Material

Photographic Paper

Width

125 mm

Height or length

90 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Writing on the reverse of the photo states: "First train 1964"

Year

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-31.551067277312, 116.46237385762

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Loco on new Harper Street rail bridge, Toodyay.

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