SideTracked - Carrabin
Location Information
About the Location
The current Carrabin Station was built for the Prospector in the 1970s and is quite different to the previous station. It is a short drive from the Carrabin Roadhouse, primarily intended to serve residents of the nearby town of Westonia to the north. Carrabin was the site of a major derailment in 1955.
Photo Information and Credit (all images accessed via Rail Heritage WA): (1) P.Ipkendanz, C1970 - Carrabin Station. (2). Unknown, 1955 - X Class 1004 "KADJERDEN", derailed 13 June 1955, on side hauling No. 94 Goods near Carrabin. (3) M.Searle, 1970 - Carrabin after the gauge conversion. Wheat bin in background.
Access Information
Catch the Prospector or MerredinLink to this cache. Alternatively, the cache is 2WD accessible. Follow the signs for the station from Great Eastern Highway via Carrabin Siding Road (sealed for most of the way, then unsealed for the final 500m). There is room to turn a caravan or towing vehicle at the turning loop.
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 magnetic key case. 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.