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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P13197252 viewsX class 1002 "BIBBULMUN", Out of Shed, Muradup, DK line, front and side view.

P01604252 viewsEarthworks and culvert, Koolyanobbing to Kalgoorlie, Standard Gauge Progress

P02386252 viewsS class 543 "BROCKMAN", arriving at Bowelling, BN line, goods train from Wagin to Collie

P02425252 views2 of 2. A class 1503 diesel locomotive hauling PM class 706 steam locomotive into Forrestfield, side view.

P02660252 viewsE class steam locomotive (Nasmyth Wilson and Co.) double heading E class steam locomotive (North British), Swan View, ER line, special train for turning the first sod for the Trans-Australian Railway 1913. Same as P4851

P02685252 viewsU class 662 steam locomotive on the Australind, side and front view, East Perth, ER line.

P03161252 views2 of 2, XA class 1413 "YABAROO" and XB class 1008 "WARRANGOO" diesel locomotives heading the "Kalgoorlie", alongside a water column and steps to footbridge, passenger platform, "M" disc on the front of the leading loco, signals, scales on the platform, other passenger platform, tracks, Perth, ER line.

P03315252 viewsFD class 14254, DC class 22156 and other wagons, Out of Shed, platform crane, Northcliffe, PP line

P03706252 viewsDerailment of R class 148 and carriages, "Albany Express", Gilgering, GSR line. Collision with bull occurred at Hicks crossing, tragically killing fireman J. Hartree.

P04061252 viewsC class 1 "Katie", Midland Workshops, on low loader, rear and side view

P04131252 viewsL class 260 with Indian Pacific headboard, signal gantry with searchlight signals, Northam, hauling the inaugural "Indian Pacific" towards Perth.

P01157252 viewsARA class 351 Australind carriage, green and cream livery, side view, signals, point rodding, Perth, ER line.

P16041252 viewsWSK class 30681, ballast hopper, yellow, side and end view

P00103251 views66 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.