History
The first railway workshops in Western Australia were located at Fremantle and shifted to Midland in 1904
The Midland railway workshops were involved with all WAGR rolling stock and engine construction and maintenance. Steam engines continued to operate on mainline service until 1971, and the workshops were where all major maintenance occurred.
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