Jumperkine, Western Australia
Jumperkine | |
|---|---|
| Siding | |
| General information | |
| Owned by | Arc Infrastructure |
| Operated by | Aurizon Watco Companies Pacific National SCT Logistics |
| Line(s) | Eastern |
| Distance | 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Perth |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| History | |
| Opened | 1966 |
Jumperkine is a railway siding at the 41 km (25.5 mi) peg of the dual gauge Avon Valley line on the Eastern Railway between Millendon (towards Perth) and Moondyne (towards Toodyay) in Western Australia.
It is named after nearby Jumperkine Hill, close to where the Brockman River discharges into the Avon River. The siding at Jumperkine was opened in 1966, the preceding siding is Millendon Junction and the succeeding siding is Moondyne.[1]
Accidents
A derailment of No. 1304 Goods train in March 1980 resulting in several grain hopper wagons tipping over.[2]
Grain train 3K26 collided with a track closed warning device on 29 September 2015, when it failed to stop at a station limits sign, endangering repair crews who were relaying a section of track, the ATSB categorised the incident as serious, but no injuries occurred.[3]
On 24 December 2019 two NR class diesel-electric locomotives, No. 80 and No. 59 collided with a grain train resulting in the death of one of the drivers.[4] The accident was assessed by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) to have been partially caused by driver fatigue[5] as outlined in their final report released on 15 February 2024.[6]
References
- ^ Higham, Geoffrey (8 July 2016). "Back Along the Line" (PDF). geoproject.com.au. p. 4. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Searle, M. (March 1980). "T04863". Rail Heritage WA. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Safe working irregularity, near Jumperkine, Western Australia, on 29 September 2015". Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Driver dies in train crash near Bells Rapids, north-east of Perth, as freight train crashes into grain train". ABC News. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Freight train crash: Fatigue revealed as contributing factor in fatal collision at Jumperkine in 2019". The West Australian. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Collision between freight trains 7MP5 and 2K66" (PDF). Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.