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Spirit of the West (train)

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The service received two Gold Plate awards for Best Tourist Restaurant. It last ran on 31 May 2008.
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operated as a Sunday lunch service from East Perth via the Eastern Railway to
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Restaurant train that operated in Perth, Western Australia from 2002 to 2008
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The consist of the train usually involved a combination of the following:
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was sometimes hauled by another locomotive. Such rare workings included
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operated on Friday and Saturday evenings as a dinner service from
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hauling a power van and three restored carriages hired from
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Minister for Planning & Infrastructure 30 October 2002
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In 2001, the Midland Railway Company was formed by the
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It ceased in 2005 after being vandalised on the 614:Due to the occasional motive power shortage, the 298:that had been restored for the Centenary of the 8: 21: 943:Named passenger trains of Western Australia 569:, used for cocktail and corporate functions 973:Discontinued railway services in Australia 198:, Western Australia from 2002 until 2008. 29: 901:Chris' Commonwealth Railways Information 889:Chris' Commonwealth Railways Information 877:Chris' Commonwealth Railways Information 865:Chris' Commonwealth Railways Information 853:Chris' Commonwealth Railways Information 841:Chris' Commonwealth Railways Information 829:Chris' Commonwealth Railways Information 598:ex Australian Railroad Group, named the 450:to Rail Heritage WA in 1995 and restored 343: 650: 658:Current details for ABN 49 098 960 591 20: 953:Railway services discontinued in 2008 751:"Transwa/regioal passenger services" 7: 742:Catering Institute of Australia (WA) 730:Catering Institute of Australia (WA) 685:New rail 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Index


K205
Avon Valley
Western Australia
South Spur Rail Services
East Perth
Leighton
West Toodyay
Rolling stock
Commonwealth Railways
Track gauge
South Spur Rail Services
Perth
South Spur Rail Services
former Western Australian operator
East Perth
Eastern Railway
Woodbridge
Kwinana line
Canning Vale
Fremantle line
Leighton
Forrestfield
Cockburn
West Toodyay
K205
Rail Heritage WA
Federation of Australia
Commonwealth Railways
Trans-Australian Express

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