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Repco produced a new version of the engine, the 700 series, this time with a Repco designed block. Brabham scored two poles early in the year, but then the new Ford Cosworth DFV V8 appeared in the Lotus 49 , setting a new pace with its 410 hp (310 kW) at 9,000 rpm, with Jim Clark and Graham Hill taking all poles in the rest of the season.
Marshall Waller Clifton, founder of Australind Plan of Australind Western Australia c. 1840. The name Australind is a combination of Australia and India, which was chosen due to the belief that the area could be used for breeding horses for the British Indian Army, as was later done at Cervantes, Northampton and Madura.
Beyond Armadale the only passenger service on the line is The Australind. It traverses the entire length of the line from Perth to Bunbury twice a day in each direction, taking about 2 hours and 30 minutes each way. [23] Other named trains that previously operated on the line were the Bunbury Belle and The Shopper.
The Australind departs Perth in March 1986 hauled by an X class. The Australind service began on 24 November 1947 and was hauled initially by U class steam locomotives. [2] With an average speed of 63 km/h (39 mph), it was the fastest narrow gauge passenger train in Australia. [3]
Transwa Australind at Claisebrook station The Western Australian lines developed in narrow 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) gauge from Fremantle (the port of Perth ), Geraldton , Bunbury , Albany and Esperance , mainly for carrying grain and minerals, with the private Midland Railway Company and Great Southern Railway adding 3 ft 6 in ( 1,067 mm ) gauge ...
Australind–Roelands Link Raymond Road Australind: Roelands: 6.70 4.16 H62: John Willcock Link John Willcock Link: Geraldton: 4.20 2.61 H65: Horrie Miller Drive Horrie Miller Drive: Kewdale: Perth Airport: 0.22 0.14
A bridge was built over the Brunswick River at Australind to give settlers in the area easier access to what was then the main community in the Harvey District. In 1893, when the Perth-Bunbury railway was completed, no-one lived in the present-day townsite, but the Brunswick Farmers' Association was formed, with a post office and school ...
Pelican Point is served by the 601 (Eaton) and 701 (Australind) routes from Bunbury's central bus station, with a journey time of approximately 15 minutes. The routes are operated by Bunbury City Transit for the Public Transport Authority. [7]