Newdegate Railway Station Building

Parent Place or Precinct

12678 Newdegate Railway Precinct

Statement of Significance

The place is representative of small rural train station buildings and equipment in Western Australia. Collectively, the buildings have aesthetic value as a coherent railway station precinct.

Physical Description

Newdegate Railway Station Building is a timber framed building with weatherboard cladding and a terracotta tiled roof. The building faces onto and is located immediately adjacent to the railway line. The terracotta tiled roof is hipped with a full gable to the front room, and is supported by square timber posts. Four timber doors open onto the platform. The rear of the building is supported by timber stilts to accommodate the raised railway line along the front elevation.

History

A railway to Lake Grace from Wagin had been opened in 1916 on the Wagin?Lake Grace line. By 1926, the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) line was extended east from Lake Grace to Newdegate, with that station as the railhead and sidings located a number of settlements along the route. In 1948, the Railway Station Building was constructed on the northern side of the railway line. In 1982 the Total Western Transport Company took over the lease of the railway yard. As at 2014, the station is currently vacant.

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