Timber railway lines of Western Australia

The dominant features are the narrow gauge and lightness of the locomotives, relative to permanent railways.

The 1980s and the development of government railways assisted the industry, as did various levels of demand for jarrah and the other timbers.

[7] Kalgoorlie woodlines[15][16][17][18][19] were lines that spread throughout the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia - in all directions from the centre of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder region.

The main companies were: A significant event in the woodlines history that affected the region was the industrial action that became the Woodline strike between 1 July through to 14 August 1919 over the attempt at post war reduction of wages for workers.

[26][27][28] The comprehensive coverage of the timber and firewood tramways in Western Australia is the publication in two editions:

Timber train in Manjimup Pemberton area in the 1940s
Locomotive named Rockingham shunts wagons at Jarradale yard when under ownership of the Jarrahdale Jarrah Forests and Railways Limited
A child on an "Armstrong" distance-measuring trolley on the Kurrawang Wood Line, Western Australia. The caption for this 1928 photo read "These woodlines used to supply timber to the mines and Kalgoorlie Power House. The lines were moved about to follow the salmon gum forests. The rails were leased from the W.A. Govt. Railways by the Timber Co. and once a year this trolley had to be run all over the line and spurs to measure the distance."