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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T04150116 viewsS class 547 "Lindsay" without numberplates but with name plate, water column, Collie, end and side view, stowed.

P14048116 viewsVW class 3295, side and end view, workman's van.

P14175116 viewsPR class 140 "Blackwood" (later PR class 523), as new, Midland Workshops, front and side view.

P14460116 viewsAustralasian Railways Officer's Conference held in Melbourne, group photo, delegates from WA are Mr H. A. Creswell, Chief engineer Way and Works, 2nd row, 3rd from the left and Mr. E. A. Evans, Chef Mechanical Engineer, 2nd row, 7th from the left

P14463116 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) ARF class observation carriage with rounded end, side and end view.

P14479116 viewsHVR carriages, four in ship's hold awaiting removal, view looking down into the hold.

P14530116 viewsPR class 5XX, Goods train, arriving at the south end of Katanning, GSR line.

P14670116 viewsA class 1505, heading "The Kalgoorlie", ER line, view shows the whole train

P14724116 viewsKW class 11029 steel open wagon marked "Bulk Grain", side view, Narrikup, GSR line.

P14777116 viewsFlour mill. York, GSR line, rear and side view

T04365116 viewsPassenger train comprising green and cream coaches, full length view of train on a curve, photo taken from rear, bush setting

P14874116 viewsW class 933 steam locomotive on goods train loaded with car bodies and other goods, semaphore signal, Leighton, ER line, c1958.

P14899116 viewsStation building, track side view, Post Office building next to the G class steam locomotive on a goods train, Harvey, SWR line.

P14910116 viewsStation building originally located at Capel, PP line, currently located at Forrest Park, Bunbury

P17042116 viewsS class 547 Lindsay at Midland Loco depot with a J class standard gauge diesel locomotive on the next track and buildings in the background..

P17166116 viewsDM class 588 steam locomotive on goods train, side and front view, passing under the footbridge, front view of diesel railcar at the passenger platform, Midland, ER line.

P17260116 viewsXB class 1024 "KOGARA" diesel locomotive on Midland-Gingin tour train, front and side view, passenger platform, semaphore signals, footbridge, tracks, Midland, ER line.

P17302116 viewsPM class 701 arriving Merredin from Narembeen. Photo taken from overhead footbridge shows semaphore signals, coal stage in background and yard in left background. Standard gauge track in foreground.