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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P18085139 viewsAQZ class 423, end and side view, c1966

P18125139 viewsA class 1510 diesel locomotive hauling a mixed goods train approaching Swan View tunnel. ER line. The driver waves to the photographer.

P18173139 viewsA class 1508, on the up "Westland", passing Guildford, station buildings, light signals, pedestrian footbridge, ER line

P18176139 viewsE class 30, Midland Workshops, side view

P15088139 viewsStation building with water tank, Woodanilling, GSR line, trackside and end view

P15128139 viewsMillars loco "Swan" with "M.K.&J.F. Ltd" painted on the tender side, coupled to a log train in the bush, side and view of the loco, same train as in P15075

P18242139 viewsR class 1904, on bauxite train, in rural setting, front and side view

P18288139 viewsV class 1208 on goods train No 78, DM class 583 on adjacent track, platform, station building, Subiaco, ER line

P15360139 viewsP class 2002 "Shire of Moora" diesel locomotive, yellow colour scheme, at CBH facility in Albany with a loaded grain train from the Gnowangerup branch line. The Westrail name has been painted out. GSR line.

P18407139 views4 of 5 images of DD class 592 on ARHS tour train to Wellard, loco front first heading train, distant signal, front and side view

P15463139 viewsThe Westrail Rail Siding with large shed with a loading platform, piles of rails and other items scattered around the site, Bellevue, general view from the entrance to the site, Closer view than in P15462

P15513139 viewsCLP class 9 in the green, yellow and silver livery, CL class type loco in the orange with black stripes livery and GM class type loco in the National Rail green and yellow livery head a north bound freight train through Hazelmere

P15577139 viewsAustralian National EL class 53E, green livery with the yellow side panel and end, Forrestfield Yard, end and side view.

P15597139 viewsNational Rail H class 2 in the all over grey livery, Kewdale, side and end view

P02112139 views3 of 7 views of the early relaying of the track on the EGR, c1950, view shows the rails lifted from the sleepers, view along the track

T04544139 viewsA G class type steam locomotive shunting at a South West sawmill.

T04559139 viewsX class 1008 "WARRANGOO" diesel locomotive crossing the new steel girder bridge at Upper Swan, MR line, ARHS Tour train,

P10451139 viewsProspector railcar set crossing a freight train hauled by a L class standard gauge diesel locomotive. Note the diagonal black stripes on the front of the Railcar and the searchlight signals.