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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P1605891 views 1 of 2. Loading pallets of cartons of canned peaches into a VH class covered van at Manjimup.

P1605991 views2 of 2 Side view of loading pallets of canned fruit at Manjimup.

P1608991 viewsBulk ammonium nitrate container after being emptied into road trailer at Meekatharra while the prime mover is receiving attention, gantry crane

P1609191 viewsA two car ADL/ADC railcar suburban awaiting departure from Fremantle after the suburban line was reopened to rail traffic. Semaphore signals are evident as is the overhead footbridge.

P1612591 views2 of 6 images of an MRWA F class diesel being unloaded from a ship by the floating crane "Pelican", Fremantle Harbour

P1614091 viewsEx MRWA bogie flat wagon, QNS class, Picton, SWR line, side and end view.

P1616391 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR), ministerial inspection train, rear to camera, suited man standing on outside platform of last carriage, station building on stilts, man and dog, Karonie, TAR line, view from rear of train

P1634491 viewsXA class 1402 "TARGAR"I, in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe livery, on passenger train comprising green and cream carriages, dual gauge road crossing, Midland, ER line, side and front view

T0470591 viewsTwo W class steam locomotives hauling a goods train in the lower South West. See T4702

T0471391 viewsG class 233 steam locomotive with the Vintage train in the South West.

T0473991 viewsCliffs Robe River (CRRIA) M636 class 1712 and M636 class 1710 crossing Miller Creek hauling an empty ore train to the Pannawonica mine.

T0476891 viewsHamersley Iron(HI) GE36-7 class 5057 (Goninan-GE) being lifted onto wharf from vessel MV Iron Baron at Dampier.

T0477591 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE36-7 class 5059 (Goninan-GE) being lifted onto wharf from vessel MV Iron Baron at Dampier.

P1640291 viewsPR class loco, on hike train, commercial buildings in background, Perth, trackside view

P1862791 viewsNA class 1872 diesel locomotive, in Westrail orange paint, at the Forrestfield Loco depot. Dual gauge trackage in the foreground.

P1865691 viewsQ class 316 standard gauge diesel locomotive on trail through Midland with L class 260 and 268. Steel building in right background was formerly used as temporary Terminal Building at East Perth Terminal. ER line.

P1866791 viewsClyde EMD Works at Forrestfield with 2 new S class 2102 and 2104 locomotives under construction. 2102 has been painted in Westrail yellow while 2104 is still in its primer scheme.

P1866891 viewsClyde EMD Forrestfield works with narrow gauge S class 2102 and standard gauge Q class 316 locomotives. Both locomotives are in the finishing stages of construction.