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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T0562165 viewsW class 904 hauling ARHs tour train at Pinjarra. Station building in photo. SWR line.

T0563965 viewsDs class 374 hauling ARHS tour to Armadale via Fremantle and Jandakot crossing Marine Terrace near South Beach. ER line.

P2360765 viewsXA class 1402 on a train of Queensland carriages, siding, front and side view from trackside

P1607164 viewsA front on view of a Prospector railcar with the WAGR Crest mounted in the middle of the door and painted red in the lower front.

P1617564 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR), rake of ballast wagons including BS class 518, being manually loaded by workers, north siding, 128 mile, TAR line c1914

P1617864 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR), water tower, loco office, engine shed under construction, workers, wagon, construction of TAR line

P1643564 viewsPassenger carriage with open platform ends, vans, Boans and Bairds buildings in background, canopy, Perth station, side view

P1648264 viewsRHWA hand operated crane no 7, preserved at Bassendean rail museum, side view

P1648964 viewsXG class 20742 Worsley Alumina hopper, side view

P1649364 viewsJIB class 167 Ampol tank wagon, side view

P1651964 viewsMotorised mine trolley, yellow, in preservation at Norseman museum, end and side view

P1652264 viewsSmall yellow mine loco, in preservation at Norseman museum, visitors in background, end and side view

P1653464 viewsOA class 179, with ARHS "Coastal Outing 1961" tour nameboard, front and side view

P1654164 viewsV class 1213, side and front view

P1876564 viewsMount Newman (MNM) a 192 car train departs Newman with Mount Whaleback mine in background. Photo shows the entire length of train hauled by 3 locomotives.

P1876664 viewsMount Newman (MNM) a triple headed loaded ore train snakes through the Chichester Ranges near Garden siding.

P1682864 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line officials standing in front of motor cars at the opening of the railway near Ooldea.

P1683164 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line horse hauling 'tumbling tommies ". A scoop device used for the excavation of dams. Location Unknown. C1916

P1882364 viewsMount Newman (MNM) C636 class 5460 head end view at Port Hedland

P1885164 viewsBHP Iron Ore (BHPIO) C36-7M class 5512 "Hesta", CM40-8M class 5636 "Munda", 5634 "Boodarie" hauling first 240 train from Yandi mine. See also P18847.

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