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

P10828100 viewsL class 260 and another L class diesel, on the "Trans Australian", Forrestfield, front and side view

P10859100 viewsSleeper yard, large plies of wooden sleepers, small rail vehicle, rural setting, view from elevated position

P10867100 views3 of 4 views of a derailed narrow gauge wheat train, No. 506 Goods near Carani, CM Line GH class wagons off the tracks, front end loader picking up the spilled wheat, date of derailment 11/7/1969

P10880100 viewsWAGR Senior Managers inspecting a standard gauge Commonwealth Railways (CR) bogie cattle wagon, designation CC1739. The wagon length was approximately 70feet and had a tare of 28 tons.

P10909100 viewsCliffs Robe River (CRRIA) M636 class 1712, 1710 crossing Western Creek deviation following cyclone damage to track in February 1973.

P10971100 viewsO class 186 on goods train including van and livestock wagons, bush setting, front and side view

P10976100 viewsEx MRWA G class 50, in maroon and white livery, side and end view

P10997100 viewsB class 1601, in green and red livery, white end with red stripe, side and end view

P10999100 viewsC class 1703, in green and red livery, front and side view, similar to P00576

P16783100 viewsCBH Group loco CBH class 013 entering the site of the Rail Transport Museum heading towards UGL's plant, Bassendean, side and front view

P16850100 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line Port Augusta Station view from south end of platform. Trans train on left and narrow gauge steam hauled passenger in dock platform. C1930

P16856100 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line G class hauling Transcontinental express near Kalgoorlie.

P16926100 viewsLefroy - narrow gauge salt loading point for Lefroy Salt Pty Ltd at end of a 10 mile 66 chain siding south of Widgemooltha. CE line.

P16941100 viewsQ class 302 (relassified Q class 4002) hauls a grain train near Kwinana. Locomotive painted in Westrail yellow livery with black chevrons on front of locomotive.

P16966100 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM12 class 22, in maroon and silver livery, rear and side view

P16996100 viewsConcrete wall, Niagara Dam, near Niagara, KL line, view from outside dam

P18812100 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) M636 class 4033, 4047, 4030 entering Bell's Cutting near Wombat hauling a loaded train to Dampier. Mount Nameless in background.

P18816100 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) Speno Rail Grinder on low loader at North Quay Fremantle to be loaded onto Vessel MV "Melbourne Express" enroute to Italy.