3/12/06 Fire
3/12/06 Fire
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At about 2.45pm on this day the webmaster was driving the service train North from Whiteman Village Junction on the BBR when the Guard applied the train brake bringing us to a halt just prior to entering Kangaroo Flats Station. On arrival at the locomotive the Guard advised that there was a fire in the Park near the southern section of the loop and that the train should terminate at Kangaroo Flats and return to Whiteman Village Junction, all further services being cancelled. These pics are taken mostly from WVJ with a few at Mussel Pool. It would appear that the Mussel Pool to WVJ section will be closed temporarily due to the fire crossing the line, over about, a 1km distance of the railway. Minor damage was done to the railway and the tramway. On the railway there is a need only for about 15 sleepers to be replaced which were spread out over the area where the fire crossed the line. Services are expected to resume on the Mussel Pool Branch in approx a weeks time. Services will still operate on the Bushland Loop in the interim. After the event it would appear that about 500 Hectares of bushland was burnt out during the fire which started near the Mussel Pool picnic area and quickly moved North East through the scrubland towards Whiteman Village burning all within its path. The fire skirted the eastern side of the village coming right up to the back of the motor museum, Tractor museum and the Wildlife park, before continuing in a NE direction towards Lord St and Gnangara Rd. The fire was contained around midnight. 3 vehicles and several small sheds were lost in the fire.
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Bennett Brook Railway Webmaster N. Blinco
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