The WAGR ran a relaunched overnight mixed goods and passenger service to Albany from May 1961 named the Albany Progress;
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This video was shot by a BBR member on silent Super 8 home movie film stock and is published here with their permission.
Video notes.
00:01 1 platform, Midland station.
00:11 Albany Progress, hauled by (I believe) DA 1572, approaches Midland platform 1 having departed Perth some 20 minutes previously.
00:22 Entering the Avon Valley passing Bells Rapids.
00:54 Being an overnight train, this view of the Porongurup Range is filmed the next morning.
01:14 Approaching Elleker station, originally the junction for the Millars line to Denmark.
01:32 Walking down Albanys main street.
01:41 Albany station with the return consist to Perth on the platform.
02:34 Bells Rapids
02:37 No. 2 cutting on the Avon Valley route.
02:43 No 1 cutting, Avon Valley route.
02:51 Toodyay road level crossing. The road running off Toodyay Rd to the right is Bishop Rd, which used to connect with Toodyay Rd before the construction of Roe Hwy.
02:59 Morrison Rd level crossing.
03:06 Passing under Great Eastern Hwy overpass.
03:35 Approaching Midland signalbox 'B' and the old former Midland Junction platform. The platform is still there (as of November 2019, although perhaps soon to be demolished to build a new Midland station) but the signal box is long gone.
03:45 Midland Workshops buildings.
03:48 Indian Pacific transcontinental passenger train passing Midland station, heading to the standard gauge East Perth terminal to complete its 4,352km journey from Sydney, New South Wales.
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