On our way

At the East Perth Terminal, about to board The Prospector
near Toodyay

wheat country at Tammin

The country out here is already dry and flat, even though we are less than 2 hours east of Perth. It must be a tough life out here.
Smokoe in Merredin

The train takes a five minute stop in Merredin to change the train crew. The smokers take the chance for a crafty drag. And Rob for a crafty stroll ;-)
A lot of nothing

East of Merredin the wheat farms soon disappear. After that, there’s just a lot of nothing: sparse, struggling scrub, interspersed with open russet ground, and the dirt maintenance road which tracksMeer informatie
Dad, where are ya?

Not much action in Bonnie Vale. One of the small request-only stops, and the last before Kalgoorlie.
Arrived

Arrived in one piece after a better than expected train experience. Apart from the hard seats which gave me a numb bum. Here’s Rob signing out the car.
Home sweet Kal

Here we are safely in our home sweet home for 4 nights.
Evening in Kal

A wander into town - 20 minutes away - was rewarded with a totally delicious Thai meal at Yada Thai on Hannan Street. As good a Thai meal as I’ve had anywhere.
Super pit

The super pit has 1.5 hour tours running, taking you around this working open pit mine site. The hole is roughly 3.5 km long, 1.5 km wide and at its deepest is 650 m. And it’s still growing. It’sMeer informatie
Kalgoorlie Town Hall

The former Town Hall is now the tourist information centre. I wandered and asked the chap who was vacuuming if there was any chance that we could look into the main hall. Les the caretaker was onlyMeer informatie
Miscellaneous Kal

The old City Markets building. Sadly it’s not in use. And the headframe at the WA Mining Museum, and the view therefrom
York Hotel

One of the old pubs on Hannan Street.
Rob insisted on keeping his hat on.
The other Super Pit lookout

This is the view from the public lookout area. A blast was due at 5:30 pm but it must have been very early, late, or cancelled.
Lake Ballard - Inside Australia

In 2003, the famous British sculptor installed the Inside Australia work in remote Lake Ballard, 2 hours north of Kalgoorlie, as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. It consists of 51 metalMeer informatie
Broad Arrow tavern

38 km north of Kal, the tavern is all that remains of the town of Broad Arrow. With a population of up to 15,000 it was a bustling centre for gold mining, having 8 hotels, 2 breweries and even its ownMeer informatie
Coolgardie

Known as the Mother of the Goldfields, Coolgardie population ~800 is a shadow of its former glory, when it was at one time the third biggest town in WA, with a population of more than 5000 in 1898 andMeer informatie
All aboard

To Kal station, dropped of the car and left the keys at the station office. A bright and early 07:05 departure for Perth, ETA 13:45.
Later: running a bit late. Passenger challenges guard how could aMeer informatie