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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P1600396 viewsMotorised trolley, with mechanical sleeper spike inserter, operator, rear and side view

P1600896 viewsGrade separation, near Tammin, EGR line

P1601196 viewsMotorised track construction trolley, number RRX104, in yellow colour scheme, operator driving, side and front view

P1619696 viewsBaxter and Prince loco "Deane", Hudswell Clarke B/No. 377 of 1891, at their sawmill in Donnybrook, side view, Abraham Baxter on the far left.

P1636496 viewsXA class 1404 "PARDOO", and another diesel loco, both in green with red and yellow stripe, on last "Westland", station building, platform, level crossing, railwayman, York, GSR line

T0465196 viewsK class 204 standard gauge diesel locomotive pictured at Midland Workshops.

T0471496 viewsThe WAGR roundel that was used on passenger carriages and later classes of narrow gauge steam locomotives.(nicknamed "Mucky Duck")

T0472696 viewsAn unidentified DD class steam locomotive with two suburban side door carriages in the green and white with a red stripe livery departing Perth Station.

T0473396 viewsUT class 664 steam locomotive, with 2 JA class water tanks pictured at Watheroo while carrying out ballasting duties. See T4707. T4708 and 4709.

P1872896 viewsNSWGR 48 class diesel 116, hauling a train comprising the first three 636 class Alco diesels for use by Cliffs Robe River namely 262-003, 262-004 and 262-005, leaving A E Goodwin works, Sydney, front and side view

P1878596 viewsBHP Iron Ore (BHPIO) M636 Class 5502, 5495 at Port Hedland. All locomotives in BHP blue livery.

T0480296 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) Tom Price yard

T0480496 viewsHamersley iron (HI) view of track

T0481096 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE Dash 9-44CW class 7092 and 7065 on the lead of a loaded ore train at Tom Price.

T0481196 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE Dash 9-44CW class 7074 pushing ore cars through dumper at Dampier.

T0491596 viewsDD class 591, PR class 529 largely obscured, loco shed, Northam, ER line, side and rear view

P1081596 viewsD class 1565 and another D class diesel double heading , loaded bauxite train, Jarrahdale line, side and front view

P1088196 viewsTranshipping of goods at Parkeston from WAGR narrow gauge wagons to Commonwealth Railways (CR) standard gauge wagons utilising mobile cranes.

P1094796 viewsMr. C. G. C. Wayne, Commissioner of Railways; centre of photo; with a group of Senior Managers standing by the side of an unidentified AYU class saloon trailer as part of the new 'Bunbury Belle' service that was introduced between Perth and Bunbury.