Diesel locomotive XA1401 Pedong, WAGR XA class 2-Do-2, at Dwellingup, Western Australia
The Hotham Valley Tourist Railway (commonly Hotham Valley Railway) is a tourist and heritage railway in the Peel region of Western Australia. The railway operates over a 32 kilometre section of the original Pinjarra to Narrogin railway line, and has its origins in a small group of enthusiasts who met together in 1974 with the object of preserving both Western Australian steam locomotives and the railway line itself, from Pinjarra at least as far as Dwellingup. Dwellingup is now the primary centre of Hotham Valley's operations. Today the railway operates both steam and diesel locomotive hauled trains on a variety of services and is staffed almost exclusively by volunteers. It is one of only a handful of heritage railway organisations in Western Australia, and the only such railway in the state regularly operating original 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge Western Australian Government Railways steam locomotives.
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Location: Hotham Valley Tourist Railway, Dwellingup, Western Australia
Photo credit: © Duncan Sharrocks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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