Grain storage structures are grain silos spread around Western Australia, primarily in the wheatbelt region, at grain receival locations

They are linked with the wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia and the transport of grain for export by the CBH Group to ports at Bunbury, Esperance, Fremantle, Geraldton and Kwinana.

Structure types

Historically there were major structures found at Midland/Bellevue,Bellevue: CBH grain silo demolished PerthNow 31 May 2016 it was a rail based storage while at Fremantle and BunburyCBH Grain silo in 1960 State Library of Western Australia there were grain storage silos that were part of the port loading facilities.

The identification of the types of installations was made as follows:

Horizontal 'H' type (1933+) circular wall Horizontal 'A' type (1960–1983) (85 in 2003) Horizontal 'B' type (1962–1982) (31 in 2003) Horizontal 'C' type (1966–1967) (5 in 2003) Horizontal 'D' type (1967–1982) (48 in 2003) Horizontal 'E' type (1969–1971) (20 in 2003) Horizontal 'F' type (1990) ( 1 in 2003) Horizontal 'G' type (1978–1982) (36 in 2003) Silo 'K' type (1980–1981) (26 in 2003) Silo 'L' type (1982) (19 in 2003) Circular 'M' type (1973–1994) (11 in 2003) Open Bulk Head 'O' type (1975–2003) (number unknown) Roofed Bulk Head 'P' type (1986–1989) (3 in 2003) Horizontal 'Q' type (1995–2000) (12 in 2003) Silo 'S' type (2000–2003) (number unknown) Circular 'X' type Bulkwest CS2000 Series (102 in 2003) Circular Domes (1994) (4 in 2003)

Table Name of designConstructedDesignCapacity in tonnesNumber in operation 2003Horizontal 'A' Type 1960–1983 Horizontal storage 10,900 to 34,000 85 Horizontal 'B' Type 1962–1982 Horizontal storage 8,200 to 21,800 31

Metro Grain Centre The Perth based Metro Grain Centre is located on Abernethy Road in Forrestfield. It is connected by road and rail with the port in Fremantle Harbour, for container shipping, and Kwinana port for bulk handling of grain. It opened in March 1998 and can store 200,000 tonnes of grain.Opening of $100M CBH Metro Grain Centre at Forrestfield Minister for Transport 6 March 1998Metro Grain Centre CBH Group

Port silos Bunbury Grain silos built at Bunbury in 1937, were decommissioned in the 1980s, and have been re-styled as accommodation since 1994.Silos cash boost to fix significant cracking South Western Times 5 October 2018

Fremantle Built on the North Quay in 1948, the Fremantle grain silos were demolished in 2000 after a heritage application was rejected by the Minister for Planning.Fremantle silos heritage decision Minister for Planning 18 February 2000

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