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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P01087346 viewsMS class 428 Garratt loco, Pickering Brook, UDRR line, front and side view, station buildings in the background.

P00058345 views21 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.

P00137345 viewsWorkmen operating a press machine pressing floor plates for new AE class wheat wagons, MRWA Workshops, Midland, internal view.

P00270345 viewsMobile truck mounted crane being secured to a non Westrail bogie flat wagon, end and side view.

P00410345 viewsGanger's tricycle with an internal combustion engine, front view

P00513345 viewsG class 130, J class 1932 square water tank wagon, derailed on the Hopetoun to Ravensthorpe line on the 16.June 1909, end and side view.

P00599345 viewsN class 87, front and side view

P04601345 viewsMillars loco No.72 at Yarloop, View of buffer beam and cowcatcher.

P07059345 viewsAA class 1516, Kalgoorlie station, EGR line, with the last "Westland" to arrive at Kalgoorlie, farewell banner has been placed on the front of the loco. Train returned empty to Perth. Similar to P0032 and P5780

P09223345 viewsQUA class 25067 bogie flat wagon, Katanning, GSR line, end and side view

T00198345 viewsXB class bauxite wagon, Geraldton Exhibition, end and side view.

P00352344 viewsOverhead gantry crane, Coal Dam, Midland Workshops, end and side view

P00370344 viewsAluminium tankers being constructed, Flanging Shop, Midland Workshops, elevated overall view of the shop

P00515344 viewsASG class 49, as new in photographic grey livery, side view

P00546344 viewsLarge crowd gathered to witness the turning of the first sod of the Chidlow's Well to York Railway

P05070344 viewsO class 5175 cattle wagon, later reclassified as a T class wagon

P12401344 viewsV class 1214, 24 goods, near Farrell Rd. Avon Valley line.

T00440344 viewsNW class wagon 21645, Iron Ore container No.2101, for transporting iron ore to Wundowie

P02813344 viewsStation buildings including the refreshment room, 25,000 cast iron water tank on a water tower, GC class 7773 high sided open wagon laded with bagged wheat, GC class 7598 high sided open wagon, and other loaded wagons in the yard, Wagin, GSR line.