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:

Most viewed

P08420259 viewsEsperance, station building, road bus shelter ("ladies waiting room"), rear view, restored VA class van, CE line.

P12544259 viewsPort Hedland, Nelson Point, Loco Service Shops, Mount Newman Mining locos, Goninan rebuild CM36-7M class 5506 named Mount Whaleback with Alco 5457 and one other

P12568259 viewsPendennis Castle 4-6-0 loco Castle class 4079, Pilbara Railway Historical Society yard at Six Mile, Dampier, side view

P12579259 viewsXA class 1415 "WURARA", XA class 1412 "NOALA", heading "The Westland", just exited the Swan View Tunnel, ER line. (scanned print located in MC1B2G)

T03531259 viewsMSA class 499 Garratt loco, rear view, signal box, station building, goods shed, Pinjarra, SWR line, ARHS tour train to Dwellingup, D class 5165 four wheel van with an advertisement for "Lynas Ford" in background.

P01727259 viewsFremantle yard, ER line, looking towards Perth, showing temporary single line to North Fremantle for bridge renewal.

P03233259 viewsW class 947, on Southern Steam Train Tours, footbridge, Mount Barker, GSR line

P03268259 viewsSignal box, station buildings, yard, Subiaco. Elevated view from the footbridge looking west

P03321259 viewsA class 1512, "cheese knob" point lever, Esperance, CE line, front view, on the jetty

P03322259 viewsA class 1512, goods shed, yard, Esperance, CE line, end view of loco.

P03823259 viewsK class 206, Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, side and front view

P03929259 views1 of 2, GH class high-sided coal wagons, in yellow livery, being unloaded, Bunbury, SWR line.

P03930259 views2 of 2, GH class high-sided coal wagon, in yellow livery, being unloaded, Bunbury, SWR line.

P04209259 viewsF class 43, on goods train number 4134, containing mainly bagged super, returning to Forrestfield from daily Midland Bassendean service

P04223259 viewsWatheroo Railway Station, MR line, view from Hotham Valley steam special

P17913259 views2 of 4 WMC class wagons, WMC class 27, end and side view from elevated position

P01214259 viewsGM class 15536, North Fremantle, side view.

P01816259 viewsStation building, Claremont, trackside view, platform 1 and 2, points rodding, passenger footbridge, Claremont, ER line.

P00099258 views62 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.