The Sidings Rail Trail is a dual use trail that follows a section of the old railway line that was built between Nannup and Wonnerup in the early 1900s. Wood-fired steam trains transported the felled and cut timber to and from the Barrabup, Nannup and Jarrahwood mills and then to the coastal port of Busselton.
Along the trail you will pass three 'sidings' (short branch lines off the main railway line) where the trains were loaded with timber and the engines were replenished with water for the journey to Bussleton jetty.
The nearby Old Timberline Trail (20km in length) and its informative signs, follows other old railways between Nannup, Barrabup Mill and Cambray Siding and provides you with a further insight into 'life along the tracks'.
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