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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P07062292 views3 of 8 views of the smash at Wokalup, SWR line, tender of E class 345 being lifted by steam crane No.23, side view

P07064292 views5 of 8 views of the smash at Wokalup, SWR line, shows steam crane No.23 lifting the remains of D class 5171

P07079292 viewsMS class Garratt, side and front view

P07202292 viewsD class on suburban passenger train, Barrack Street Bridge, Perth station heading east

P10012292 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount", Middle Swan, on trial run after restoration

P12049292 viewsDS class 371, ARHS tour train, Jandakot tour

P12221292 viewsPR class 521 "Ashburton", on Reso, PR class 523 in loop, station building, platform, Cuballing. GSR line.

P12275292 viewsPM class 718, 37 goods, arriving Pinjarra, PMR class on 34 goods in back platform, PMR class 724 in Pinjarra loco shed, station buildings, platform, goods shed, from water tower. SWR line.

P12405292 viewsF class 423, stabled at Mullalyup, for ballasting work. PP line.

T03652292 viewsX class 1017 "EWENYOON", in cutting, showing the track ballast, head on view, north of Clackline, CM line, ARHS tour train

T04236292 viewsHamersley Iron SD50 class 6061 undergoing major rebuilding, Dampier, 7 Mile workshops, internal view

T04261292 viewsUpper quadrant automatic signal on abandoned trackbed, ER line

T04302292 viewsL class 260 double heading with L class 261, hauling the inaugural "Indian Pacific" interstate passenger train, front on view, the leading L class has the Indian Pacific headboard mounted on the front.

P13257292 viewsDB class 1587 "Shire of Capel", XA class 1408 "WOLMERI", XB class 1017 "EWENYOON", XA class 1403 "WANBIRI", loco she, elevated fuel tank Wagin Loco depot, GSR line, elevated overall view of the loco depot.

P01049292 viewsRESO tour passengers at Pinjarra, SWR line, trial trip, "Gilbert" carriage on the train

P01464292 viewsLoco sheds, Kalgoorlie loco depot, locomotives in the foreground, elevated view over the area.

P02357292 viewsEngine shed, water tower stand, buildings, loco depot, Busselton, BB line, view into the depot.

P03027292 viewsEast Perth running sheds with front and side view of an F class steam locomotive in the centre and a P class steam locomotive on the right hand side, side and front view, c1940s.