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  • Originally part of the M.C.Davies Timber railway system, which ran between the two jetties at Hamelin Bay and Flinders Bay (supposedly to be able to load timber regardless of the prevailing weather). The rails were light and the line was poorly constructed, and oriented towards rough workings of the timber railway system.


The railway was taken over in the 1920s , and connected with Busselton . Although a slow service due to the lighter rails and steep gradients, the branch was important for the dairy industry in the region.

Usually known as the Flinders Bay branch, it ran until 1957 . It was one of three branches in the Western Australian Government Railways system that relied on the important Msa Beyer- Garratt steam engine to be able to move the loads over steep and difficult gradients.

  • Stopping Places


  • Busselton

  • Vasse

  • Cowaramup

  • Margaret River

  • Witchcliffe

  • Forest Grove

  • Karridale

  • Kudardup

  • Augusta

  • Flinders Bay


Most of the railway formation and structures were removed close to closure. The Flinders Bay engine shed, and some parts of the railway yard were not immediately removed and remained intact for a number of years.

At one stage in the 1970's, Railway Bus Drivers had the opportunity to stay overnight in a small railway cottage/shed at the edge of the Flinders yard.