Eastern Goldfields Railway - Upgrades

Upgrades

In November 2005, funding was announced for various upgrades of the EGR . These included:

• $33.1 million to replace the final 76 km of timber sleepers between Koolyanobbing and Kalgoorlie with concrete sleepers.
• $12 million to extend eight crossing loops to accommodate 1800m long trains. The crossing loops are at Bodallin, Darrine, Wallaroo, Lake Julia, Grass Valley, Bungulla, Booraan and Seabrook.