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:

Most viewed

P1650776 viewsAA class 1518 in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, side and front view

P1651376 viewsAN CLP class 10, in green and gold livery, on "Indian Pacific", about to depart East Perth terminal, platform, onlooker, front and side view

P1653876 viewsA class 1507 in green with red and yellow stripe, various wagons, signal, point lever, Perth station, end and side view

P1876576 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.

P1876676 viewsMount Newman (MNM) a triple headed loaded ore train snakes through the Chichester Ranges near Garden siding.

P1884476 viewsMount Newman (MNM) C 636 class 5463 on load out loop Mount Whaleback Newman.

P1884676 viewsCliffs Robe River (CRRIA) Speno Rail Grinder at Siding 3.

P1888376 viewsGoldsworthy Mining (GML) A class 6 approaches Finucane Island on a loaded train - rear view.

P1891476 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) Speno Rail Grinder model TM34. Power unit only

P1894576 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) M636 class 4044 at locomotive servicing facility 7 Mile Dampier.

P1898076 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) C44-9W class 7070 locomotive in the silver livery with red and blue striping, side and end view

P1938276 views3 of 3 views of Z class 538T brakevan, yellow livery, on the line through the Rail Transport Museum, side and end view

P1964076 viewsMillar's locomotive "Jubilee" - aftermath of accident at Wokalup. SWR line

P1966376 viewsHorse pulling plate laying trolley to head of line. Location unknown.

P1966876 viewsBoorabbin - Oppenheimer telegraph pole 3490 with 3 cross arms. EGR line

P1966976 viewsBoorabbin - View looking along the railway with line of Oppenheimer poles on right side. EGR line.

P1971176 viewsPlatforms, shelters, dual gauge track, waiting passenger, shed and crane in background, North Fremantle, ER line, track level view

P2100976 viewsAurizon Q class 4003, yellow livery with a red Aurizon logo on a south bound freight train through Hazelmere.

P2103076 viewsVW class 5071-C,, yellow livery, ex ZA class 175 brakevan with end platforms at both ends and a brake standard on one end platform, outside the Collie roundhouse, BN line, derelict condition, side view.