The Prospector

Australia’s fastest diesel railcars shadow the 1903 goldfields water pipeline across the Wheatbelt to Kalgoorlie’s Golden Mile.

Stations

1. 0 kmEast Perth Terminal
2. 14 kmMidland
3. 92 kmToodyay
4. 119 kmNortham
5. 154 kmMeckering
6. 177 kmCunderdin
7. Show 8 more stations

   1. 200 kmTammin
   2. 226 kmKellerberrin
   3. 241 kmDoodlakine
   4. 262 kmHines Hill
   5. 282 kmMerredin
   6. 310 kmBurracoppin
   7. 329 kmCarrabin
   8. 352 kmBodallin
8. 375 kmMoorine Rock
9. 402 kmSouthern Cross
10. 453 kmKoolyanobbing
11. 620 kmBonnie Vale
12. 653 kmKalgoorlie

The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.

How this line was checked

• Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 11246747 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within 30 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 9 m from it
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: Transwa — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is The Prospector?

The Prospector runs 653 km from Perth to Kalgoorlie.

How long does The Prospector take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 6 h 45 min for the 653 km. That is an average of 97 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.

Who runs The Prospector?

Transwa, with WDA/WDB diesel railcar.

How old is The Prospector?

The line has been in service since 1971. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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