Rail Heritage WA Archive Photo Gallery

A picture tells a thousand words - and in historical research,
a picture may often show something for which no words have been written.

Rail Heritage WA has collected photographs and images over many years and these are available for research purposes thanks to the assistance of Lotterywest.
Please contact our archivist if you would like full size images or more information:

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T0215492 viewsXA class 1414 "YINDI", showing red drop plate, Fremantle, suburban passenger train.

T0216092 viewsF class 40, Workshops platform, Midland, suburban passenger train, ready to depart

T0232192 viewsW class 949, S class 543 "Brockman", arriving at Collie from the mines, BN line, coal train

T0233392 viewsFS class 422, PMR class 726, Bunbury yard, with No.225 goods train

T0236592 viewsV class 1203, Avon Valley line, goods train

T0275292 viewsProspector, near Midland

T0355092 viewsW class 935, near Collie, BN line, view along track from cab

P1453392 viewsPM class 705, East Northam, EGR line, goods train.

P1456592 viewsPMR class 731, Cottesloe, goods train

P1465892 viewsADG/AYE/ADG/ADG class railcar se with two additional non railcar trailer carriages at the end of the set, Victoria Street, ER line, Perth bound.

P1472392 viewsMS class sand wagon on goods train, side view, York, GSR line.

T0432492 viewsWorkers feeding timber through a bandsaw, Midland Workshops

T0438292 viewsDD class 592, close up view of motion, on ARHS "Twilighter" trip to Serpentine, SWR line

P1491892 views3 of 4 views of the floods at Kalgoorlie, EGR line, view shows water in the "Trans" dock overflowing onto the platform

P1496292 viewsXA class "YABAROO" double heading with XA class 1408 "WOLMERI" hauling a train of empty XF class alumina wagon heading for Boyup Brook to be used for grain transport, Mundijong, SWR line, view along the train

P1498192 viewsW class on goods train crossing the new steel girder bridge at Bridgetown PP line, the old trestle bridge in the foreground

P1712992 viewsPM class 708 locomotive, front view in loco shed at East Perth. Unidentified D class tank locomotive to left and possible sand box to right. ER line.

P1714692 viewsDM class 586,V class 1211 & PMR class 733 at East Perth loco. Note coal stage at rear, fuel tanks & stand at left with an unidentified building to right. Person at left front appears to be hand signalling the locomotives.

P1715092 viewsFS class 362 locomotive at East Perth loco. Loco used to steam for cleaning of other locomotives. Note footbridge in background as well as electrical tower.