Robbs Jetty railway station
{{Short description|Former railway station in Western Australia}}
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Robbs Jetty railway station was a railway station, south of Fremantle between 1902 and 1972.
History
On 22 October 1898, the Fremantle line was extended south for {{convert|5|km}} to Robbs Jetty. On 1 July 1903, the line was extended to Coogee.{{cite book|last1=Quinlan|first1=Howard|last2=Newland|first2=John|title=Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000|date=2000|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society|location=Redfern|isbn=0 909650 49 7|page=64}} Initially the line was only served by freight trains; a passenger service began in 1913.[http://www.cockburn.wa.gov.au/documents/CouncilServices/CityDevlpmt/PROJECTS/History_of_Cockburn.pdf History of Cockburn] City of Cockburn page 14 The station was removed during the creation of the marshalling yard in 1972.{{Citation | author1=Austin, Jeff | author2=Rail Heritage WA., (issuing body.) | title=Station masters of Western Australia | publication-date=2011 | publisher=Rail Heritage WA | isbn=978-0-9803922-4-1}}
Robbs Jetty station was the near the Robb Jetty AbattoirPR11202
Battye Library Research note compiled by the staff of Battye Library about Stacey's Lamb Train which ran between Badjaling Siding and Robbs Jetty 1942-1972. and South Fremantle Power Station.
{{maplink |from=Robbs Jetty marshalling yard.map |frame=yes |text=Location of the marshalling yard |frame-latitude=-32.084510786938 |frame-longitude=115.75507521629 |zoom=13}}
A large dual gauge marshalling yard with a four-storey signal box tower was built by the Western Australian Government Railways in the 1960s as part of the standard gauge project from Kalgoorlie to Leighton to serve local industries. With the closure of the power station in 1985 and the abattoir 1992, the yard was decommissioned and lifted. The site has been earmarked for residential redevelopment.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-21/coogee-robb-jetty-meatworks-and-chimney/6714684 Recalling abattoir's chimney history ahead of Coogee redevelopment] 720 ABC Perth 21 August 2015
References
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External links
- [http://www.sigwa.info/robb-jetty--2-.html Galley of Robb Jetty signal box] SigWA
Category:Disused railway stations in Western Australia
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