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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P18618103 viewsW class 943, V class 1217, on ARHS tour train, crossing steel and concrete bridge, Hamilton River, BN line

P18621103 viewsS class 542 'Bakewell' steam locomotive in workshops grey livery at East Perth Terminal. Locomotive was relocated from its original terminal position.

P18641103 viewsCLP class 9 "Wiljakali' Australian National diesel locomotive pictured at Cook with the westbound Indian Pacific. The locomotive is painted in the green and gold colour scheme and was formerly CL13 before being rebuilt.

P10914103 viewsBuilders photograph of Western Australian Government Railways PR class 443 steam locomotive with relevant date applicable to the locomotive.

P10928103 viewsStandard Gauge WW class 32001 wheat hopper being unloaded from a Commonwealth Railways (CR) RLX class 1887 flat top, at Parkeston, for road transport to West Merredin.

P16638103 viewsHVR SSS passenger car 6 "Karri", other carriages, volunteers, Hotham Valley Railway, side view

P16673103 viewsAQC class 339 passenger carriage, passengers inside, side view

P16684103 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

P16713103 viewsWestrail, XA class 1404 "PARDOO", Westrail orange livery, Forrestfield, side, front view.

P16752103 viewsMount Newman (MNM) C636 class 5458 side view of locomotive.

P16812103 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line crowds watch the securing of the last fishplate to connect the railway near Ooldea.

P16874103 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line gantry crane at Parkeston trans-shipping vehicles from standard gauge to narrow gauge.

P16917103 viewsX class 1004 "KADJERDEN" - derailed 13th, June 1955, on side - hauling number 94 goods near Carrabin. EGR line.

P16931103 viewsX class 1005 "MEANANGER" & X class "JARROO" at Midland diesel locomotive depot. Former MRWA locomotive depot now Midland Centrepoint Shopping Centre and car park for Midland train Station.

P16993103 viewsDriver's controls, X class loco, wheel is power controller, interior view of loco cab

P18802103 viewsHamersley Iron(HI) C636R class 3013 after rebuilding with Pilbara cab. Locomotive on low loader in Comeng Bassendean works for transport to Dampier.