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Signal Cabins in WA

SIGNAL CABINS OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

The signal cabins listed in THE ARCHIVE below are those known to have existed in Western Australia. If you are looking for a signal box or cabin, please look in the Archive, or interested in the 'wandering' signal boxes of Western Australia, look in the Moved section, or if you want to know about the five biggest signal boxes in this state, see The Big Six section.

Most have yet to be researched, a 'potted history' of some are available here - just click on the signal cabin names below to go to the page. You will note that many do not have photos - this is an indication that a photo may never have been taken of the cabin, or that SignallingWA have not yet sourced such a photo. We would be most grateful for any 'new' photos to help 'fill the gaps'.

An expanded history of the researched signal cabins can be read in the book:

'Signal Cabins in WA' by Chris. J. E. French.

Check for a "Buy this Page" at the bottom of each web page to see if it has been included in the book.

You are encouraged to explore this resource but PLEASE CONSIDER assisting us to enhance this research.

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If you can supply any photographs or information of any kind, on any of these signal cabins, the people who worked in them, or any other signalling related stories, we would be most grateful to hear from you by using the e-mail address below or on the signal cabin pages themselves. Due credit will be given to all verified sources.

In the Archive List below some signal cabins will have a number alongside the name. This indicates that there were several signal boxes located at the station site during that station's history, and the cabins are (as much as can be determined) numbered in the chronological order of their existence. Similarly, were a station had several signal cabins (in use at the same time) these were given letter prefixes, i. e. Fremantle Box 'A'; Fremantle Box 'B', etc.,

The diligent reader of these pages may note that some of the signal cabins led several lives, and with different names. 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 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.

Co-ordinates shown on the following pages are taken from a variety of readily available sources and are thought to be correct, but no guarantees are given or implied!

If you can help with hardcopy information or memories, please contact SIGnallingWA by e-mail.

PLEASE NOTE: For security purposes of the current railway system, SIGnallingWA only intends to publish full details of "Heritage" Signal Cabins.

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAY SIGNAL CABINS
ALBANY	Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
ALBANY LOCO CABIN	Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
ARMADALE	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
ASHFIELD	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
AVON - EAST	Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
AVON - WEST	Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
AVON YARD PANEL	Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
BAKERS HILL	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
BASSENDEAN	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
BAYSWATER	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
BEECHINA (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
BEECHINA (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
BEECHINA (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
BELLEVUE (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
BELLEVUE (2)	Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
BELMONT	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Belmont Racecourse Branch
BOULDER CITY	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
BOYA	Eastern Railway (Smith's Mill Line)
BOYANUP	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
BROOKTON	Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
BRUNSWICK JUNCTION (1)	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
BRUNSWICK JUNCTION (2)	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
BUCKLAND HILL	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
BURSWOOD	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
BYFORD	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
CANNINGTON	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
CARLISLE	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
CAVENDISH	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
CECIL STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
CHIDLOW	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
CLACKLINE	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
CLAISEBROOK	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban Junction for the South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
CLAREMONT (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
CLAREMONT (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
CLAREMONT (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
CLAREMONT (4)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
CLAREMONT (4) - Preserved	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
COATES	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
CONGDON STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
COOLGARDIE	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
COOLUP	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
COTTESLOE (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
COTTESLOE (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
COTTESLOE (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
COTTESLOE BEACH	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
CRESCO	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
DAGLISH	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
EAST FREMANTLE	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
EAST FREMANTLE GOODS JUNCTION	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
EAST GUILDFORD (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
EAST GUILDFORD (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
EAST NORTHAM	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
EAST NORTHAM FRAME 'A'	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
EAST PERTH (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
EAST PERTH (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
EAST PERTH (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
FALKIRK	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
FENIAN'S CROSSING 'A'	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
FENIAN'S CROSSING 'B'	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
FORRESTFIELD	Marshalling Yard Suburban
FORRESTFIELD HUMP	Marshalling Yard Suburban
FREMANTLE GOODS	Fremantle Harbour - South Quay Suburban
FREMANTLE PASSENGER	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
FREMANTLE BOX 'A'	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
FREMANTLE BOX 'B'	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
GERALDTON	Northern Railway (N. R.)
GOLDEN GATE	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) Loopline Railway
GOODWOOD	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
GOSNELLS	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
GUILDFORD (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
GUILDFORD (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
GUILDFORD (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
GUILDFORD (4)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
HANNAN STREET	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) Loopline Railway
HOVEA	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
JARRAD STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
KALGOORLIE 'A'	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
KALGOORLIE 'B' (1)	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
KALGOORLIE 'B' (2)	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
KALGOORLIE 'B' (3)	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
KAMBALLIE	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.) Loopline Railway
KARRAKATTA (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
KARRAKATTA (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
KARRIJINE	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
KELMSCOTT	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
KOOJEDDA (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
KOOJEDDA (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
KOOJEDDA (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
KURRAWANG	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
KWINANA 'A'	Kwinana Marshalling Yard
KWINANA 'B'	Kwinana Marshalling Yard
LAWLER STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
LEIGHTON (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
LEIGHTON (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
LION MILL	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
LOCH STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
LORD STREET (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
LORD STREET (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MACKIE STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MADDINGTON	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
MAYLANDS	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MELBOURNE ROAD	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MELTHAM (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MELTHAM (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MERREDIN	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
MIDLAND 'A'	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MIDLAND 'B'	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MIDLAND PILOT CABIN	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MIDLAND PANEL	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MIDLAND SIGNALLING CENTRE	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MOKINE	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
MOORE STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MOSMAN PARK	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MOUNT HELENA	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MOUNT LAWLEY	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
MUNDIJONG	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
MUNGARI	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
NARNGULU	Geraldton to Walkaway Section
NARROGIN	Great Southern Railway (G. S. R.)
NORTH FREMANTLE 'A' (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
NORTH FREMANTLE 'B' (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
NORTH FREMANTLE (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
NORTH FREMANTLE (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
NORTH WHARF	Fremantle Harbour - North Wharf
NORTHAM 'A' (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
NORTHAM 'B' (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
NORTHAM	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
NORTHAM CTC	Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
OSBORNE	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PARKERVILLE (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
PARKERVILLE (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
PERTH BOX 'A' (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PERTH BOX 'A' (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PERTH BOX 'A' (3)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PERTH BOX 'B' (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PERTH BOX 'B' (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PERTH BOX 'C' (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PERTH BOX 'C' (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PERTH CTC	Eastern and South Western Railways
PIER STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
PINJARRA (1)	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
PINJARRA (2)	South Western Railway (S. W. R.)
RIVER BRIDGE BOX	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Belmont Racecourse Branch
RIVERVALE	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
ROBB JETTY (1)	Owen Anchorage Line
ROBB JETTY (2) PANEL	Robb Jetty Marshalling Yard Suburban
SHENTON PARK	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
SHOWGROUND	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
SOUTH QUAY	Fremantle Harbour - South Quay
SOUTHERN CROSS	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
SPENCERS BROOK (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
SPENCERS BROOK (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
SUBIACO (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
SUBIACO (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
SUMMERS STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
SWANBOURNE	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
SWAN VIEW	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
TOODYAY WEST	Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
TUNNEL JUNCTION (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
TUNNEL JUNCTION (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
WELSHPOOL (1)	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
WELSHPOOL (2)	South Western Railway (S. W. R.) Suburban
WEST GUILDFORD	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WEST KALGOORLIE	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
WEST LEEDERVILLE	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WEST MERREDIN	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
WEST MIDLAND (1)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WEST MIDLAND (2)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WEST PERTH	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WEST SUBIACO	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WEST TOODYAY	Eastern Railway (Avon Valley Route)
WHATLEY	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Belmont Racecourse Branch
WILLIAM STREET	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WOODBRIDGE	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
WOOROLOO	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
WUNDOWIE	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
"MILEAGE" SIGNAL BOXES
15 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
17 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX (MAIN LINE)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
17 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX (BELMONT RACECOURSE BRANCH)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
19 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX (MAIN LINE)	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban
45 1/4 MILE BLOCK SIGNAL BOX	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
54 1/4 Mile BLOCK SIGNAL BOX	Eastern Railway (E. R.)
Links to Western Australian signal cabins featured on other sites:
CUNDERDIN	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
KWINANA	Kwinana Marshalling Yard
MERREDIN	Eastern Goldfields Railway (E. G. R.)
MIDLAND BOX 'B'	Eastern Railway (E. R.) Suburban