SideTracked - Merredin
Location Information
About the Location
Merredin was once a major junction for train services across the Wheatbelt was the centre of Western Australian Government Railway’s (WAGR) maintenance operations on the Eastern Goldfields Railway from 1904 to 1969. Branch lines served both northern and southern wheatbelt areas from Merredin, which opened as a booking station in 1905. The station expanded to include the cellar (1906), the signal box housing 95 levers (1913), waiting rooms with a Romanesque arch (1917) and parcels office and refreshment rooms (1923). The current station was opened in the 1970s and the old station is now a museum.
Photo Information and Credit (all images accessed via Rail Heritage WA): (1) K.Raynes - Two car Prospector set in Merredin. (2) WAGR - Ceremony for the innaugural Prospector service.
Access Information
Catch the Prospector or MerredinLink to this cache. Alternatively, the cache is 2WD accessible with parking available adjacent to GZ.
Cache Information
About SideTracked Caches
This cache belongs to the SideTracked series. It is not designed to take you to a magical place with a breath taking view. It's a distraction for the weary traveller, but anyone else can go and find it too. More Information can be found on the SideTracked Series website.
Container Description
This cache is a preform tube. It contains a logbook, but does not have room for swaps or trackables.
Important Reminders
Please replace the cache as found and bring your own pen to sign the log.