Re: Esperence and the W
Nic Doncaster (nldoncas@cobweb.com.au)
30 Apr 1998 09:14:05 GMT
"Ashley Zanotti" <azanotti@westrail.wa.gov.au> writes:
> EsperAnce is about four hours' drive by car south of Kalgoorlie. There is
> no passenger service run by Westrail however a Westrail road coach does run
> there. A private company sometimes runs tourist trains to Esperance out of
> Kal using Prospector Rollingstock. I understand this service is to happen
> again this year. Best time of year is Autumn Spring.
>
> Esperance is known by locals as "Kalgoorlie Beach" and aside from a very
> flash Iron ore loading facility at the port and a pretty good museum with
> Skylab relics and other pieces of memorabilia Esperance's main claim to
> fame is azure blue water, miles and miles and miles of endless, unpolluted
> beach, good surf and lots of interesting islands.
>
> Hope this helps.
> AZ
> >
> > Ummm... I have never been to Esperence?
> >
> > I there anything there worth a rail trip?
> >
> > cheers Peter
> >
The best/sadest thing about Esperance is the W parked in that shed.
I was told it was last lit up in the mid seventys, and after its ticket wen t
Fut, it was never steamed again. At least they have stored it under cover.
Ohhh to have it back on track!
Nic