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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T0476292 viewsMount Newman C636 class 5458 near New Norcia being road transported to Tomlinson Steel, Welshpool for overhaul.

P1641592 viewsADK class three railcar set, passing through cutting, houses, footbridge, Victoria Park, SWR line, front and side view

P1644992 viewsADE class "Governor" railcar, platform, station building, Sawyers Valley, ER line, end and side view

P1860892 viewsDD class 592 and DM class 587, coupled bunker to bunker, about to work ARHS tour to Coolup, signal gantry, passing Gordonsons cycle works, SWR line, side and front view

P1869292 viewsDD class 599, on passenger train, standing at platform, Bellevue, ER line, side and front view

P1872592 viewsDB class 1590 "Shire of Collie", on No 115 Manjimup to Perth goods train loaded with jarrah timber, trackwork, power lines, crane, ocean in background, Robb's Jetty, The South Fremantle Power Station in the background, elevated view

T0481292 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) track and crossing loop 124 mile

T0481392 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) track at 76 mile

P1096392 viewsPerth Station, fa�ade of station building, horseshoe bridge, tram, horse-drawn carriages, pedestrians, view from Wellington Street looking east

P1661092 viewsG class type wagon, H class type wagon, LA class 23783 ballast hopper Northampton Railway Precinct, GA line, end and side view

P1670892 viewsStation master's house, stone and tin, wide verandas, fenced, Mount Magnet, NR line, view from road

P1672092 viewsWestrail MA class 1863, Westrail orange livery, Beckenham, Forrestfield - Cockburn Junction line, goods train, beer loaded in louvre vans at Swan Brewery, Canning Vale.

P1680492 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line loading workers camp buildings onto flat wagons. Unknown location. c1916

P1680792 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line track workers manually securing rail to sleepers. Construction train in background. c1916

P1687192 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line Ford Falcon motor vehicles on CR car transporter wagon preparing to be trans-shipped onto WAGR narrow gauge wagon at Parkeston

P1880592 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) SV class 4 Communications Car at Dampier, used for track inspections. Formally NSWPTC FS class 2010 purchased by Hamersley Iron in 1975..