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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P15660122 viewsQR National ACB class 4406 lined up with another ACB class and a L class. Rail Transport Museum, front and side view

P15699122 viewsGH class 18779 high sided open wagon, yellow livery with "Coal Traffic� stencilled on the side, Bellevue, end and non brake lever side view

P15707122 viewsGH class 18961 high sided wagon, brown livery but with the top plank and brake lever painted yellow, Bellevue, end and brake lever side view.

P10482122 views1 of 2. M class 1852 diesel hydraulic shunting locomotive at Forrestfield. Portion of Yardmaster's building in left background.

P10541122 viewsWCE Prospector Trailer car showing the non driving end. This unit was on display at Perth Terminal.

P10568122 viewsWMD class hopper wagon at the Talc loading ramp at Three Springs.

P15824122 viewsADE class 446 "Governor Stirling", unpainted, being unloaded from a ship at Fremantle Wharf, front on view

P15874122 viewsKA class 212, with another diesel loco, both in light blue with dark blue and yellow stripe livery, double heading a freight train in rural setting, front and side view

P15882122 viewsD class 1562 and D class 1561, both in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, on goods train comprising hopper wagons, loading from conveyor belt, side on view

P15910122 viewsRA class 1906, in Westrail orange with blue stripe, with another diesel loco, in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, double heading woodchip train, on a bend in rural setting, front and side view

P15999122 viewsStandard gauge track laying, rails, crew, wagons, diesel loco, in cutting, Windmill Hill Cutting, overview from elevated position

P10710122 viewsP811 tack renewal machine, Premier of WA, Sir Charles Court, Mr. P. Gill, WA State Manger for Roberts Contraction, Minister for Railways Hon. E. C. Rushton at the launch of the standard gauge rehabilitation project between Kwinana and Koolyanobbing.

P10720122 viewsM class 1851 diesel hydraulic shunting locomotive, manufactured by Walkers in Queensland, pictured at Kewdale

P10750122 viewsA signal frame in use at the Guildford Training School.

P10757122 viewsAH class narrow gauge first class sleeping car compartment showing the lower bunk made up. The upper bunk is visible above the passengers shoulder.

P10774122 viewsA mobile crane unloading timber from flat top wagon equipped with side stanchions. Also in the picture is a RC class open wagon. See P10514.

P16112122 views1 of 3. Railway Road Service Guy Scenicruiser road coaches being built at "Motor Body Buiders", a division of Scarborough Beach Bus Services, internal view of the workshop.