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

P00587468 viewsTrain hauled by a G class crossing a river on the Port Hedland to Marble Bar Railway, PM line

P05800468 viewsPerth Station street side, looking direct at entrance, signs advertising "Bunbury Flying 50" and "Special train cheap fares" on station front.

P00049465 views12 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.

P00389465 viewsN class 85, N class 203 laying on their sides after collision, Perth Station, elevated view of the site looking west from the Barrack Street Bridge

P03805465 views2 of 2 views of L class 251, light and dark blue with yellow lining, front and side view

P00142464 viewsWorkmen machining locomotive parts, MRWA Workshops, Midland, overall internal view

P00144464 viewsThe loco "Ballaarat", derelict at the Midland Workshops, end and side view

P00537464 viewsXA class 1408 "WOLMERI" with crew, Perth station, waiting to depart with the last "Kalgoorlie", messages in chalk written on the nose of the loco

P00607464 viewsA class 1501, as new side view

P06258464 viewsPR class 138 "Ashburton", Kalgoorlie Express, Governor railcar in distance, east of Bayswater, shows tracks of the Belmont Branch, Jack Stanbridge up signal pole

P00177463 viewsStation buildings, Armadale, publicity photo showing the "Park and Ride" facilities

P00404463 viewsCeremonial wheelbarrow used by Governor Weld on the "turning of the first sod" of the Geraldton to Northampton Railway, GA line, on the 22nd October 1874, side on view of the wheelbarrow with plaque.

P00326462 viewsX class 1001 "YALAGONGA", with "Westland" headboard, publicity photos when new, front and side view. (scanned print located in MC1B2G)

P00050461 views13 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.

P00229461 viewsEC class 237 steam loco with railway personnel posing in front of the loco, Wagin loco depot, GSR line, front and side view, same as P07431

P00393461 viewsAH class carriage, trailer on its side, derailment of "The Midlander" near Irwin, MR line, view along the side of the carriage

P00594461 viewsMRWA loco C class 15, L class 861 bogie open wagon, Watheroo, MR line

P00674461 viewsWSF class 30605 flat wagon with end bulkheads, side view

P00046459 views9 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.