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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P1618799 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR), visit by the WA Governor to Kalgoorlie transcontinental railway depot, pictured from left to right are Mayor C Cutbush, Supervising Engineer H Chinn, Governor Sir Harry Barron, Governor's Private Secretary Major Cadell, standing near water tank and sleepers, Kalgoorlie depot, TAR line, c1915

P1619599 viewsGreat Southern Rail AMPZ class 238, car transporter parked on the track passing through the Rail Transport Museum awaiting servicing at UGL, end view

P1639199 viewsP class loco in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, on goods train, on embankment near road, front and side view from road level

P1646599 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) G class 24, with smokebox door ajar, TAR line, front and side view

P1649799 viewsADE class 447, in derelict condition, onlookers, Albany, end and side view

P1656099 viewsAQZ class 423 sleeper, preserved by ARHS at rail museum, Bassendean, side view

P1868799 viewsDD class 599, inside shed, East Perth loco depot, front on view

P1873899 viewsMount Newman (MNM) Turner siding - drivers view of temporary trackwork following derailment.

P1873999 viewsMount Newman (MNM) Turner siding - drivers view of temporary trackwork following derailment.

P1876099 viewsMount Newman (MNM) M636 class 5477, 5467 depart Newman with loaded ore train bound for Port Hedland. Mount Whaleback in background.

P1876499 viewsMount Newman (MNM) M636 class 5504, 5571 haul a 240 Locotrol ore car at Gidgi.

P1876899 viewsMount Newman (MNM) M636 class 5481 at sunset Newman

P1877099 viewsMount Newman (MNM) C36-7M class 5506 "Mount Whaleback" (on left), C36-7M class 5507 "Ethel Creek" at Newman.

P1877799 viewsMount Newman (MNM) CM39-8 class 5631 "Apollo", C36-7M class 5511 "Port Hedland", M636 class 5473 haul a 240 car Locotrol train through a cutting at 398kp.

P1684099 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line ballast train dropping ballast. C1916

P1888299 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) C628 class 2004 & C636 class 2009 rear view of empty train entering Bells Cutting near Tom Price.

P1894199 viewsBHP Iron Ore (BHPIO) C36-7M Class 5507 "Mount Whaleback" later renamed "Mount Goldsworthy". At Finucane Island. The first BHPIO C36-7M to be allocated to the Goldsworthy operations following BHPIO purchase of Goldsworthy Mining.

P1894299 viewsBHP Iron Ore (BHPIO) C36-7M Class 5507 "Mount Whaleback" later renamed "Mount Goldsworthy" & GML B class 1 & 2 at Finucane Island. The first BHPIO C36-7M to be allocated to the Goldsworthy operations following BHPIO purchase of Goldsworthy Mining.