[1] At the start of the Twentieth century it was constructed to take ore from Gormanston east of the West Coast Range to the Crotty smelters.
Anderson was Chief Superintendent, timetabling had: Stopping points were Gormanston junction, King River and Ten Mile.
[5] In August 1901, when J.J. Ware was the traffic manager, timetabling for passengers was restricted to one train a day from each end of the line.
[8][9] The railway utilised three Avonside Engines: It also had three Shay engines: The company also had its own ship (the SS North Lyell) in its service which transported rolling stock to Kelly Basin[11][12][13][14] The railway bridge at the King River and the old rail formation were utilised right up to the damming of the River and the creation of Lake Burbury by the Hydro Electric Commission in the 1980s.
Kelly Basin Road is accessed from Jukes Highway, at one point on the left (gated and locked) a track to one of the sites related to the Franklin Dam is located.