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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P1631288 viewsWater tank, framed between the ends of a railcar and a diesel loco, Summers Street, East Perth, ER line. Tank capacity 50,000 gallons formerly located at Coolgardie.

P1639688 viewsADG class railcar set, departing Swan View, ER line, view from elevated position

T0462888 viewsDD class 598 steam locomotive with a Royal Show special passenger service.

T0462988 viewsDM class 587 steam locomotive with a suburban passenger service.

T0466088 viewsWBC class 862 standard gauge brakevan at the rear of a rake of WW class standard gauge wheat hoppers in the Avon Valley.

T0475288 viewsMount Newman Mining M636 class 5474 on 96 wheel trailer being transported by road to Comeng WA Bassendean for rebuilding. Picture taken near Newman.

T0477088 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE36-7 class 5057 (Goninan-GE) being lifted onto wharf from vessel MV Iron Baron at Dampier.

T0477888 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE36-7 class 5059 (Goninan-GE) being lifted onto wharf from vessel MV Iron Baron at Dampier.

T0477988 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE36-7 class 5059 (Goninan-GE) on wharf at Dampier after being unloaded from vessel MV Iron Baron.

T0478788 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) ore car- elevated view.

P1646888 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) "Trans Australian", departing Kalgoorlie, signal, TAR line, c1928. Left hand track in foreground leads to Menzies, track second from left to Kanowna.

P1648488 viewsZ class 1153 in green with white ends, green and cream passenger car, yellow diesel loco, oil tank, preserved at Boulder Loop Line rail museum, side views

P1648888 viewsMRWA JV class passenger car, Perth station, side view

P1863688 viewsAN class 9 and GM class 38 standard gauge diesel locomotives at Kewdale after arriving with a freight train.

P1869688 viewsPlatform, signal box, station nameboard, bracket signals, Boyanup Junction, view from track level

T0488388 viewsDerailment, wagon on side, cranes, workers, Jumperkine, Avon Valley line

P1084688 viewsCBH grain silos, loading facilities, West Merredin, EGR line

P1086588 views1 of 4 views of a derailed narrow gauge wheat train No 506 Goods near Carani, CM line, wagons including GH class 18647, GH class 18710 off the track, 25 ton breakdown crane N0.23 at the site, date of derailment 11/7/1969

P1087988 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) R type flat wagon, fitted with car carrying frames, being unloaded to WAGR flat top wagons, at Parkeston. Note the frame work for carrying cars on an upper level.