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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T0571376 viewsXA class 1415 (orange livery) and 1414 (green/red livery) at Albany Locomotive Depot. GSR line.

T0574776 viewsRA Class 1910 in international orange livery on an ARHS tour train at Pinjarra, SWR line

T0580076 viewsFive Hamersley Iron locos on an iron ore train, Leading loco is No. 3010, view along the train

P2360876 viewsGleaming DD class 592, speech at microphone stand by M. Bryce, Deputy Premier of WA in the presence of N. Pusenjak, President of ARHS WA division and others, Perth station, ER line, view from platform

P1643475 viewsPR class 537, on goods train, front and side view

P1886375 viewsMount Newman (MNM) Mecnafer SPA rail tamper on low loader at Newman.

P1887775 viewsMount Newman (MNM) Track Cars 5 and 6.

P1896475 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) M636 class locomotives at Tom Price.

P1896675 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) C44-9W class 7086, 7080, 7081 departing Tom Price with a loaded iron ore train. Side view of locomotives and several ore cars, with mountain range in background.

P2111675 viewsCoal stage, chutes, bunkers, mobile crane, wagons, fuel tanks, pedestrian overpass, tracks, East Perth, ER Line, track level view looking towards Mount Lawley

P2114075 views Boilermakers, Fremantle Workshops - Taken at North Fremantle, group photo, 1902.Standing: L-R: C. Ormond, J. Moffat, T. Oakes, E. Jackson, W. Rudyard: Sitting L-R: J. Makin, R. Hamilton, W. Garmin, J. Booth

P2115375 viewsG class 112 with "1898" on the smokebox door, water column, Boyanup, PP line, heading to Wonnerup for centenary celebrations

P2131175 viewsW class 926 at Collie storage yard. The locomotive is fitted with a non standard WAGR smoke box door.

P2131975 viewsBedford S series hi rail truck in WAGR green livery, Swan Valley near Millendon. Side view of vehicle. ER line.

P2136075 viewsRails on sleepers, cutting, workers, Indarra deviation, NR line, track level view, c1936

P2023475 viewsS class 546 hauling No.56 Up goods from south-west on goods line south of Cottesloe. ADA+ADG railcar overtaking on down main line. ER line.

P2026275 viewsDB class 1581 "City of Bunbury", Handover of the loco, Mr. I. McCulloch, Commissioner for Railways, Mr. F. Usher, Mayor of the City of Bunbury, Mr. C. Rushton, Minister for Railways looking out of the cab window.