Western Australia Government Railways 4-6-2 No. 729
Coolgardie, Western Australia, Australia 		Location: Coolgardie Station
Status: Display
Posted: Jul 29, 2018 @ 12:07:14 by Robin R Beck
In service from 1950 to 1970. After withdrawal it was put on display at Coolgardie railway station, the station building becoming a museum. The museum recently closed but you can still view 729.

Coolgardie railway station opened 1896 on the Perth to Kalgoorlie railway line. In 1896 due to gold mining this was the third largest town in Western Australia. When the gold ran out the population declined rapidly. In the 1960s a new standard gauge line was built from Kalgoorlie to Perth. This passed to the north of Coolgardie, the station finally closing in 1972, with the town losing all railway connections.