8-798: The Railway Museum , also known as the Rail Transport Museum , is situated in Bassendean, Western Australia . It is run by the Western Australian division of the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), which is called Rail Heritage WA . In the early days of operation it had at times been known as the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum , and more recently, Rail Transport Museum . On
16-644: A mud-brick homestead. They called their property Stoke Farm . In 1832, the Henty brothers sold the farm to the Colonial Secretary, Peter Broun who renamed the homestead Bassendean . Over the years the Bassendean property became incorporated into the suburb of West Guildford and in 1922, West Guildford was renamed Bassendean. Flooding in 1929 caused severe damage, especially to the primary school oval. In December 1934, Bassendean Road Board held
24-509: A referendum, seeking approval to borrow funds for the improvement of an area, known as Hays Swamp, on the edge of the townsite. The development would include a bowling green with floodlights, a croquet lawn, Bassendean Oval , tennis courts and provisions for other sports. Bassendean is home to the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum which opened in 1974. The display has a collection of steam and diesel locomotives, some of which have been restored to operating conditions. Also as part of
32-717: Is a north-eastern suburb of Perth , Western Australia. Its local government area is the Town of Bassendean . It is also the name of the sand dune system on the Swan Coastal Plain known as the Bassendean Dune System . In 1829, the land along the Swan River was allotted to British settlers as they arrived in the newly created Swan River Colony . James Henty and his brothers were granted 2,000 acres upon which they grazed their livestock and built
40-858: The Western Australian Minister for Transport Ray O'Connor . The onsite museum building houses the Archive, and the archive has an online photograph collection of views of most of Western Australian railway history Various annual events have been held over time: It is also the location of the West Australian Model Railway Club. It has a related museum in Boyanup - the South-West Rail and Heritage Centre. Bassendean, Western Australia Bassendean (once referred to as West Guildford )
48-513: The collection are a number of carriages and other equipment associated including the Zanthus station and a signal box from Perth station . The West Australian Model Railway Club is also housed within the complex. The display's centrepiece is a working scale model featuring engine characters from the children's series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends . Cyril Jackson Senior High School
56-703: The internet and social media, it has been referred in variants with qualifiers of the location name such as the Bassendean Railway Museum and Rail Heritage Museum Bassendean . The standard name is currently utilised as the Railway Museum . It has the most comprehensive collection of heritage steam locomotives and rolling stock in Western Australia. It was originally developed in 1969, and officially opened in November 1974 by
64-420: Was built in 1962, and was converted into Cyril Jackson Senior Campus in 1990 to provide specialised study for post high school students gaining entrance into university study. Bassendean railway station is served by Transperth Midland line services. Bassendean has had an involvement in railway rolling stock construction and maintenance since Commonwealth Engineering opened a plant in 1951. It closed in
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