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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P15454112 views2 of 2 views of the subway at Claremont, view from the north side looking through the subway, pylon from the electrification seen above the subway

P15506112 viewsQ class 314 (reclassified Q class 4014) in the Westrail Yellow livery hauls an empty grain train through Hazelmere northwards towards Midland, view along the train

P15509112 viewsNational Rail NR class 56 in the Seatrain blue livery heads a north bound freight through Hazelmere, empty three deck car carrying wagons behind the loco, view along the train.

P15529112 viewsAustralian Western loco AB class 1534 in the Westrail orange livery but with the "AR" motif on the side double heading with Australian Western 2505 class, ex P class 2005 "Shire of Lake Grace", in the orange with black stripes livery on an empty grain train heading northwards through Hazelmere

P15562112 viewsCXB class 17438 four wheel sheep wagon with split spoke wheels, Midland, side view

P15565112 viewsDA class 10943 ventilated van, side and end view

P15692112 viewsGE class 40379-L, ex MRWA AE class 580, yellow livery, York, GSR line, brake lever side view

P15701112 viewsGH class 18555, high sided open wagon, brown livery, Bolgart, CM line, end and brake lever side view

P15715112 viewsGHE class 21548-J all steel high sided wagon, yellow livery with "Coal Traffic" stencilled on the side, Pinjarra, SWR line, end and brake lever side view.

P15742112 viewsHDA class four wheel flat wagon with end bulkheads, yellow livery, BE class 20578 four wheel cattle wagon on the track behind, Bassendean "Shunter's School", end and non brake lever side view

P15751112 viewsJF class 201 bogie tank wagon in Caltex ownership, overall black livery, Welshpool, end and side view

P15770112 viewsJL class 120 bogie tank wagon, in Caltex ownership, black livery, Brookton, GSR line, side view

P15799112 views3 of 5 views of NFA class 22849 four wheel flat wagon being used as a match truck for a steam crane at Midland, brown livery but with a yellow brake lever, side and end view of the brake lever and ratchet

P10460112 viewsDB class 1586 "Shire of Dardanup" diesel locomotive coupled with another DB class in Kwinana Yard. Front and side view of locomotive. Portion of fuel tank visible to right of locomotive.

P10479112 viewsProspector 3 car set travelling through Horseshoe cutting on the Avon Valley line enroute to Kalgoorlie.

P10493112 views"Ballaarat" steam loco, church steeple behind, Busselton, first locomotive in WA, view of right hand side. See P10494 for left hand side view

P10558112 viewsGalvanised sheet iron loaded onto wagon QMD20059 at North Fremantle. Load awaiting securing. See P10557.

P10568112 viewsWMD class hopper wagon at the Talc loading ramp at Three Springs.

P10574112 viewsA front view of the Perth Railway Station depicting the eastern end of the building with the Interstate Booking Office to the right and suburban ticket offices at the front.