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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P14903133 viewsX class 1016 "DJUKIN", in all green livery, side and front view with man sitting astride the headlight.

P14916133 views1 of 4 views of the floods at Kalgoorlie, EGR line, view looking west across the flooded yard, shows platform and loco sheds in the background

P14934133 views1 of 2 views of a truck being positioned over the rails to haul the loco "Leonora" to be placed on a bogie flat wagon

P14963133 viewsX class 1001 "YALAGONGA" and F class 42, Forrestfield yard, parked, front and side views

P14966133 viewsXB class 1018 "IMPIRRA", suburban passenger set, West Perth, view along the train

P17223133 viewsW class 959 and V class 1220, double heading goods train No 12, water tower, Yornaning, GSR line

P17285133 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount" steam locomotive taking on water from a water column at Pinjarra loco, water tower in the background, Y class diesel locomotive in the loco shed, front view, SWR line.

P17312133 viewsPR class locomotive on a freight service travelling on the tunnel bypass east of Swan View.

P17381133 viewsW class 920 & S class 546 steam locomotives at the head of 104 Goods from Narrogin. The train is crossing the Collie River Bridge. BN line. Good view of bridge pillars and girders.

P10279133 viewsW class 902, signal box, signals, Brunswick Junction, SWR line, ARHS tour train

P10296133 viewsC class 1703 in green livery heading a long passenger train, maybe a tour train, near Showgrounds

P17633133 viewsU class 655 oil burning steam locomotive shunting at Bassendean. ER line. Rear view of tender.

P17639133 viewsFS class 452 steam locomotive, Pyle headlight on the rear of the tender, side and end view, Perth Yard on shunting duties .

P17763133 viewsPMR class 732 steam locomotive with 23 goods on the Preston River Bridge near Picton Junction, SWR line. Note the steel girder bridge and concrete pylons.

P17769133 viewsPMR class 732 steam locomotive departing East Perth on 35 Goods. Semaphore signal to right of train. Signal box towering over train in mid background. Rail track in foreground is remains of line to Power House. Royal Perth Hospital to left background.

P17773133 views1 of 3 images of K class 207 on its delivery run to WA at Southern Cross, EGR line, on narrow gauge transfer bogies, at a level crossing, side and long hood end

P17869133 viewsWG standard gauge open wagon at the Midland Workshops after completion of construction.

P17871133 viewsAn unidentified K class and H class standard gauge locomotives at the Millendon standard gauge depot together with a rake of WF empty standard gauge flattop wagons.