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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P2057963 viewsCommonwealth Railways GM Class 15 and GM Class 33, double heading Trans Australian passenger train

T0602263 viewsG Class 123, FS Class 461, Vintage Train bound for Collie, approaching level crossing, near Worsley, BN line

T0603663 viewsX Class 1032 "Yeithi", Down Show Special service, note Z Class brakevan mid-consist, Shenton Park, station nameboard, looking towards Fremantle, ER line

T0604363 viewsDM Class 584 and DM Class 587 with other DD Class and DM Class steam locos stabled at Midland loco depot, coaling tower, M Class coalboxes, GER Class open wagon

T0607663 viewsADB/ADK Class railcar on ARHS tour train, crossing DD Class 592 on ARHS "Twilighter" tour train, suburban dogbox carriages, Coogee

T0616263 viewsADF Class 491 "Crowea" Wildflower railcar, written off awaiting scrapping, Midland Workshops

T0681263 viewsXB Class 1017 "Ewenyoon", name plate, oil

T0684363 viewsG Class 233 "Leschenault Lady", Vintage Train, between Brunswick Junction and Beela, bound for Collie, headboard, coat of arms mounted on lamp iron, BN line

T0700963 viewsAB Class 1532, loaded iron ore train bound for Wundowie, NW Class wagons with iron ore containers, Spencers Brook, platform, station nameboard, "JUNCTION FOR GREAT SOUTHERN & EASTERN GOLDFIELDS LINE", ER line

T0560963 viewsMsa class 499 ARHS tour to Dwellingup crossing wooden bridge near Bergining. PN line.

P1643062 viewsPR class loco, east Perth loco depot, front and side view

P1649362 viewsJIB class 167 Ampol tank wagon, side view

P1652862 viewsLoco depot, various steam locos in middle distance, crane, powerhouse in background, East Perth

P1655062 viewsDM class 585, on passenger train, signal post, canopy, platform, Perth station, rear and side view

P1655962 viewsARA class 356 passenger coach, preserved by ARHS, end and side view

P1683762 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) - TAR line track workers spreading ballast. C1916

P1885462 viewsBHP Iron Ore(BHPIO) Goldsworthy J/V C36-7M class 5506 "Mount Goldsworthy" at Boodarie. This locomotive renamed "Nimingarra"

P1886062 viewsMount Newman (MNM) M636 class 5502, 5488 (bi centenary livery), 5472, 5490 head an empty train at Garden.

P1886562 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) S2 Class 007 "Mabel" shunting ore cars through the tippler at Parker Point. Formerly owned by Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad (USA), their 21.