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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P15886136 viewsD class 1562 coupled to another D class diesel loco, both in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, on woodchip train, rural setting, front and side view

P15905136 viewsForrestfield Yard, control tower, platform and building, M class 1851 in green with red and yellow stripe, assorted wagons, ladder of sidings, hump, view from elevated position

P10613136 views5 car Prospector set at Perth Terminal. Possibly used for public display.

P10651136 viewsEnd of fuel tanker wagon being lifted after pressing, Fielding Press machine, workers, overhead hook and chain, sunbeams, Midland Workshops, floor level view

P10727136 viewsADH class railcar, in a silver & green livery, with ADF class 491 "Crowea" power car at East Perth Loco depot.

P10773136 viewsThe Irwin River steel girder bridge under construction at the Midland Workshops showing jigs and frames.

P16093136 viewsX class diesel locomotive pictured with the crew and the Albany Progress headboard and Albany Council crest.

P16151136 viewsCulvert, stone faced, Mount Helena on the abandoned ER line, angled view

P16262136 viewsGoongoongup rail concrete and steel bridge over Swan River, old wooden Bunbury bridge behind it, WACA ground lights, East Perth, SWR line, distant view, c1995

P16281136 viewsThe coal loading tower at East Perth locomotive depot with the wagon unloading shed in the middle. A rake of loaded XA class coal wagons are waiting to ne unloaded.

P16311136 viewsEast Perth terminal construction, platforms, canopy, standard and narrow gauge tracks, sleepers, workers, East Perth, ER line

T04673136 viewsK class standard gauge diesel locomotive at the head of a rake of WF class standard gauge class flat top wagons at Midland. See T4671.

T04701136 viewsTwo W class steam locomotives, with another W class in the background, at an unidentified lower South West station.

T04737136 viewsCliffs Robe River (CRRIA) M636 class 1712 and M636 class 1710 approach Miller Creek hauling an empty ore train to the Pannawonica mine.

P18620136 viewsGM class 1 & GM class 14 diesel locomotives at the western end of East Perth Terminal after detaching from the Trans Australian passenger prior to running around the train.

T04843136 viewsCliffs Robe River (CRRIA) 4 locomotives haul a loaded iron ore train near 75 km

P16684136 viewsY class 1110, in green with inverted red A painted on white end, shunting livestock wagons, station, pointwork, point lever, Midland, ER line, front and side view