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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T06699117 viewsMiniature steam outline locomotive, No. 1954, powered by a four-cylinder Ferguson petrol tractor engine, built by the State Engineering Works at Rocky Bay, second locomotive used on the line, operated between operated 1954 and 1973, side-rods removed, rail in roadway originally from Rottnest Island tramway, Perth Zoological Gardens, South Perth

T06827117 viewsL Class 258 with W Class 933 and W Class 934 steam locomotives loaded on Commonwealth Railways QB Class 2407 and QB Class 2406 12-wheel flat wagons bound for Port Augusta, WVX Class vans, WFX Class flat wagon, WN Class nickel wagons, photo taken from Kalamunda Road overpass, High Wycombe

T00326116 viewsStandard Gauge construction, Avon Valley line, west abutment, 35m 5ch

T01571116 viewsView along train, ARHS tour train

T01731116 viewsSSM loco No.2, Manjimup

P14172116 viewsPR class 138 "Ashburton" (later PR class 521), as new, front and side view.

P14186116 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) carriages, four of, side view

P14541116 viewsPM class 707, VS class Scale Adjusters van and a DX class weighbridge testing van in the consist, location Unknown, goods train

P14564116 viewsPMR class 730, Picton Junction, SWR line, goods train

P14750116 viewsTank from JOA class 40409-L being used as an elevated tank at the Midland Workshops, side and end view

P14753116 views1 of 8 images of the stockyard at Mundijong, SWR line, view looking up the loading ramp

P14980116 viewsAYC class saloon carriage, interior view showing window curtains.

P17224116 viewsW class 959 and V class 1220, double heading goods train No 12, GSR line, front and side view

P17249116 viewsTwo V class steam locomotives double heading on a goods train, brakevan, side view, country scene.

P17272116 viewsV class 1216 steam locomotive, front and side view, crossing V class 1213 steam locomotive, side view, points lever, tracks, Cuballing, GSR line.

P17300116 viewsW class 937 steam locomotive, front and side view, passing under the footbridge at Merredin, EGR line.

P17316116 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive on 11 Goods near Swan View. ER line. Possibly same as P17315.

P17366116 viewsW class 910 steam locomotive double heading with S class 544 "Hallowell" steam locomotive, crossing the Collie River bridge, on goods train, side view, BN line.

P17369116 viewsW. class 910 and S class 544 steam locomotives on 104 goods between Muja and Collie. Front and side view of locomotives. BN line. Similar to P17368.