History
Completed in 1891, the Upper Darling Range Railway line in Western Australia was built by the Canning Jarrah Timber Company to supply railway sleepers to Perth's growing railway system. It ran from Midland Junction through to the Darling Ranges and up into Kalamunda. It was later extended to Pickering Brook and then on to Karragullen. From Pickering Brook, the line was also run to Bartons Mill. In 1903 the line was taken over by the Western Australian Government Railways and became known as the Upper Darling Range Branch, which ran it until 1949 when it was closed.
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