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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P06007274 viewsWAGR driver Ted Plews doing his washing at the Mullewa Barracks

P06138274 viewsB class 181, Fremantle Wharf, side view, shunting

P06509274 viewsX class 1012 "BALLARDONG", shunting signal (dollys), Claremont, departing with a Royal Show special.

P06721274 viewsWAGR Railway Road Service truck with two containers on the tray, end and side view

P06724274 viewsStation buildings, signal, goods shed, Midland Junction, trackside view looking west

P06968274 viewsTunnel portal Swan View, east portal, ER line, track overgrown with weeds. The tunnel was officially opened in 1896, closed in 1966 and is 340 metres (1116 feet) in length.

P06997274 viewsA class 1501, near Balkuling, YB line, grain train

P07006274 viewsDC class vans, end view showing damage due to derailment

P09384274 viewsDarlington, platform, formation. M line.

P09432274 viewsRailway bridge near Busselton, on section to Margaret River. BB line.

P09643274 viewsZ class 117,members Noel Zeplin and Ian Carne in doorway.

P10012274 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount", Middle Swan, on trial run after restoration

P11635274 viewsK class 208, H class 2, H class 3, grain train, Leighton yard. ER line.

P11808274 viewsState Saw Mills loco SSM 7, QC class 23501 loaded with sawn timber, crossing SW Highway on way to Pemberton station. Side on view looking up the street, PP line

P11967274 viewsXA class 1411 "WEEDOOKARRI", breakdown crane, station buildings, platform, out of shed, rear wagons of 15 goods in siding, Byford. SWR line.

P12105274 viewsV class 1206, tender detail, working on re-railing junction track, Mundijong Junction accident. SWR line.

P12125274 viewsPM class 701, DD class 593, near site of H crossing, Toodyay. Delivery of DD to old Northam loco. Avon Valley line.

P12223274 viewsDamaged FD class van, wreckage of a R class bogie open wagon being lifted onto a black livered QU class flat wagon by a road crane, Gingin accident. MR line.