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

P1733674 viewsW class 956 steam locomotive, on goods train, front and side view, Moorhead, BN line.

P1739874 viewsTwo steam locos, double heading goods train, through forest, beside tree lined and fenced dirt road, c1969

P1770174 viewsDD class 598, on passenger train including AY class 453, ER line, side view, c1965

P1839274 viewsV class 1224, on No 17 goods train, near Spring Hill, ER line

P1842774 views3 of 5 images of K class 203 on ballast train, moving away from camera, side and end view

P1855474 viewsV class 1209 on No 18 goods train from Katanning, front and side view

P1856874 viewsPMR class 734, on No 42 goods train, front and side view

P1857474 viewsG class 51, on ARHS tour train to Calingiri, front and side view. See P00027

P1554974 viewsA two car prospector set travels northwards through Hazelmere heading for Perth Terminal.

P1572574 viewsGN class 9343 medium sided wagon, yellow livery in good condition, York, GSR line end and non brake lever side view

P1573374 viewsH class 1510 four wheel low sided wagon with no vacuum brakes and a single brake shoe, brown livery, midland, side view, c1968

P1575274 viewsMineral Resources MRL class 001 "Minres Express" passing through the site of the Rail Transport Museum heading for UGL's plant, Bassendean, side and front view.

P1578774 viewsMineral Resources MRL class 003 "Southern Cross" being towed through the site of the Rail Transport Museum from UGL's site, Bassendean, side and front view.

P1579474 viewsNF class 22867, brown livery, old Northam yard, view along the deck.

P1613774 viewsJNR class 52 bogie tank wagon, Picton, SWR line, side and end view

P1617474 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR), Q class steam loco, later reclassified D class, on progress of construction inspection train including flat bed wagon with canopy and seats for government guests, water tower, Western Australian Division, TAR line, side and end view

P1618974 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR), facsimile of telegram sent advising of the joining of the rails by tracklayers from Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta at 1.45 pm South Australian time on 17 October 1917

P1628574 viewsA platform scale at an Unknown station platform.

P1643674 viewsES class loco, with many boys on board, Midland Junction, ER line, front and side view. The boys were apparently members of the Maylands Meccano Club and the Hornby Railway Club.