From 1885 to 1956, the Belmont Spur Line, also known as the Belmont Branch and the Perth Racecourse Railway, ran from the Eastern Line in Bayswater, across the Swan River and terminated at the Ascot Racecourse. It was notable for specially designed carriages that could transport up to 60 horses per train.
Nearly 70 years after demolition, I follow and recreate the former trainline on my bike. What will I discover?
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Sources:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wyrmworld/albums/72157618947112243/with/3580258241
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_railway_line,_Western_Australia
https://www.australiaforeveryone.com.au/files/perth/perth_lost_railways.html
https://thedustybox.com/2019/05/16/whatley-park-pensioners/
https://www.belmont.wa.gov.au/docs/ecm/museum-heritage-series-a-city-on-the-move.pdf
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82882552
https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/prod/filestore.nsf/FileURL/mrdoc_11111.pdf/$FILE/Belmont%20Branch%20Railway%20Discontinuance%20and%20Land%20Revestment%20Act%201956%20-%20%5B00-00-00%5D.pdf?OpenElement
Remaining offline sources can be found here: https://www.brendansodyssey.com/youtube-videos/what-remains-of-the-belmont-railway-spur
Photo Credits:
https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb2378307__Sbunbury%20__Ff%3Afacetmediatype%3Av%3Av%3APhotograph%3A%3A__P4%2C120__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=def
https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b4502475_1
https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4584725__Sbelmont%20railway__P0%2C8__Orightresult__U__X3?lang=eng&suite=def
https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4502437__Sbelmont%20railway__P0%2C7__Orightresult__U__X3?lang=eng&suite=def
https://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1631345_1
https://encore.slwa.wa.gov.au/iii/encore/record/C__Rb4624272__Sbelmont%20railway__Orightresult__U__X6?lang=eng&suite=def
https://www.railheritagewa.org.au/archive_scans/thumbnails.php?search=belmont&submit=search&album=search&title=on&caption=on&type=AND
Video Credits:
https://youtu.be/VZDe0nb0xaM?si=MTLXcEA-tK9_cJ6y
https://youtu.be/bJHHtvzJqUw?si=BUH89TnaO36ew6Dm