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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T01601290 viewsW class 904, ARHS tour train to Amery,

T04223290 viewsW class 908, roundhouse, water towers, roofed 25,000 gallon cast iron tanks, Bunbury, SWR line, goods train

P13085290 views"The Kalgoorlie" overnight passenger train, upper quadrant signal, tunnel portal, train entering the eastern end of the Swan View Tunnel, ER line

P01559290 viewsProspector railcar internal view of passengers on a "Travel League" special to Toodyay

P01605290 viewsTrackbed on embankment for the standard gauge at Koolyanobbing, Standard Gauge progress,

P02253290 viewsMillars loco G class 71 attached to the "Vintage Train, Yarloop, SWR line, G class 233 at the other end of the train

P02198290 viewsMillars loco No.63 "Bunbury", Jarrahdale, in the bush, side and end view

P02422290 viewsADL class diesel railcar set and Hotham Valley steam train meet just north of the Tonkin Highway flyover.

P03837290 viewsTwinette, first class, interior view, on "The Indian Pacific", stewardess serving tea to passengers in upper and lower bunk

P03871290 views1 of 3, A class 1512 diesel locomotive on mixed goods train, side and front view, Westrail orange livery, on route to Geraldton.

P03959290 viewsL class 256 standard gauge diesel locomotive in Westrail orange livery hauling the Indian Pacific, Prospector railcars in the dock, ADG class diesel railcar in Westrail orange livery, Perth Terminal.

P04012290 viewsAYL class 29 carriage, lounge car, interior view, single and double seater lounge chairs

P04131290 viewsL class 260 with Indian Pacific headboard, signal gantry with searchlight signals, Northam, hauling the inaugural "Indian Pacific" towards Perth.

P04222290 viewsW class 920, on goods train for Collie or Bridgetown, departing Bunbury yard, SWR line

P01218290 viewsFD class 14292, louvered van, the only all steel version, yellow livery, side view, Leighton, ER line.

P02000290 viewsFive views of the derailment of the Perth to Kalgoorlie Express at Boondi, EGR line, E class loco, four views of carriages derailed on the train

P15216290 viewsHDA class 22705 flat wagon, with low side ends at an unidentified location. End and side view of wagon. Similar to P8012.

P00128289 views91 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.