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

P00048448 views11 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.

P00261447 views5 of 7 publicity images of passengers in the Prospector railcar

P00584447 viewsADF class power cars, in Diesel shed, East Perth loco depot

P02244447 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount", flyover, Kewdale, on ARHS tour train to Northam passing under the flyover

P00388445 viewsN class 203, laying on its side in a collision with N class 85, Perth station, side and front view

P00390445 viewsG class off the rails and surrounded by onlookers, Midland Junction, side view, Works Manager of the Ways and Works Department, Mr Enos Watson can been seen on the far left hand side

P00624445 viewsThe ministerial train that took the official party to the opening of the Kalgoorlie - Menzies railway taken at the Great Boulder Goldmine, Kalgoorlie, AL class 5 inspection carriage, AN class 6 and AB class 38 Gilbert carriage in the consist.

P07246445 viewsD class loco with passenger train on the Belmont Branch

P08801445 viewsStation building ("Traffic Office"), Popanyinning, GSR line, south end and trackside view

P03954445 viewsQRS class 24431 timber wagon, side and end view.

P00378444 viewsPerth Goods Yard including signal box A and carriage sheds, elevated view looking west

P00620444 viewsProspector trailer WCE class 921, when new before paint and/or lettering applied.

P00194443 viewsAvon Yard, aerial view looking west.

P00452443 viewsRailway Road Service Hino Bus No.H91, side and front view, Narrows Bridge in the background

P00567443 viewsXA class 1415 "WURARA", XA class 1412 "NOALA", heading "The Westland", just exited the Swan View Tunnel, ER line, same as P7678

P11800443 viewsW class 925, S class 549 "Greenmount", up goods, Blackwood River bridge, approaching Bridgetown. PP line.

P13126443 views2 of 2 views of the "Peerless Flour Mill", East Guildford, after the fire which destroyed the mill, view along the siding and the remaining facade of the mill. The mill caught fire on 9th April 1975.

P15805443 viewsNS class 1261 shunters float in yellow livery, at the Bassendean shunters school, end and side view.

P00045442 views8 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.