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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P16883123 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line GM class 8 hauling Trans Australian express at Cook.

P16923123 viewsCarrabin derailment of number 94 goods. 13th June 1955, Close up photo of X class 1004 "KADJERDEN" shows vertical light on top of locomotive headlight. EGR line.

P16983123 viewsDerelict steam locos awaiting scrapping, Midland Workshops, ER line, c1950s

P16990123 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM1 class 7, coupled back to back with another GM1 class loco, on passenger train, signal, Kalgoorlie, TAR line, side and front view, c1958

P19173123 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) huts, mess staff, horse camp, TAR line

P19215123 viewsMount Newman Mining (MNM) construction of rail formation near 37 mile.

P19263123 viewsW class 945 with tender leading on tour train, under the new roof, pedestrian overpass, Perth station, side and front view from platform

P19280123 viewsTwo E class diesels, one Y class diesel, wagons, Forrestfield, end and side views

P19317123 viewsUGL TA class 0-6-0 diesel shunting loco, yellow livery, on the site of the Railway Transport Museum, side view.

P19351123 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 9, on the "Trans Australian", TAR line, having arrived at Port Augusta

P19368123 viewsVW class 5108, ex ZA class 174, white livery, Mundijong, SWR line, side and end view

P19415123 views2 of 4 views of VC class 40721, ex VA 40721, ex MRWA LC class van, accident van carrying Deutschland re railing equipment, Yellow livery with "Deutschland Equipment Avon" stencilled on the side, Avon Yard, diagonal planked sides, end and side view

P19424123 viewsVS class 5077 Scale Adjusters Van, white livery, Pinjarra, SWR line, end and side view

P19544123 viewsRCA class 23976-V bogie open wagon, yellow livery with a small Westrail logo on the right hand end of the side, Rail Transport Museum site, side and end view

P19557123 viewsPacific National NR class 92 is lead by NR class 82 on a freight train heading southwards through Hazelmere

P19574123 views5 of 6 images of Millars workshops at Yarloop, view looking south, main workshop boiler house on the left, furnace moulding section in the background

P19578123 viewsGoods shed, Harvey, SWR line, end and rear view

P19657123 views5 of 5 images of the installation of a double compound (double slip) at Parkerville, ER line. Images 1 & 2 in the sequence are numbered P01052 & P01053. This image, taken at 5pm, shows the finished job, pointwork in position, the line ballasted and ready for service.