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

T05228225 viewsMSA class 497, water tower, 25,000 gallon cast iron tank, water column, sleeper pile, trackside buildings, wagon (part only), Busselton loco depot, BB line, side and front view

P00697224 viewsL class 262, grain train

P00737224 viewsPMR class 733, goods train, Cottesloe, Eric Street bridge in background

P00766224 viewsR class 174, Railway Institute, Midland Junction, front and side view, on display

P05481224 viewsFS class 452, Station, Dardanup. PP line, ballast train

P05780224 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 41, AA class 1516, Kalgoorlie Station, EGR line, the last "Westland" express to arrive at Kalgoorlie, "Farewell" banner has been placed on the front of the AA class. Same as P0032 and P7059

P06033224 viewsL class 477, Mount Magnet, NR line, driver Girdlestone oiling the motion.

P06076224 viewsE class, Katanning, GSR line, on mixed train for Wagin.

P06135224 viewsU class 657, PR class 533, East Perth Loco depot, side and front view

P06172224 viewsASA class 445 steam railcar, when new, side and non boiler end view before application of final paint scheme

P06330224 viewsADE class 446 "Governor Stirling", Sawyers Valley, M line, side and front view, Inaugural run

P06421224 viewsEx Commonwealth Railways (CR)/AN observation car on the "Silver Jubilee" train, East Perth Terminal. end view

P06782224 viewsWheat bin, Cunderdin, EGR line, trackside view

P07055224 viewsPerth Station street side, looking direct at entrance, signs advertising "Book now to the east" & "Fast service cheap fares" on station front. Large crowd in forecourt. Similar to P5798.

P07056224 viewsPerth Station street side, looking direct at entrance, signs advertising "Bunbury Flying 50" and "Special train cheap fares" on station front. Similar to P5796.

P07175224 views8 of 9 photos depicting scenes of the operations of the "M.C. Davies Karri and Jarrah Company Ltd" of Karridale. Timber yard at Hamelin Bay

P07680224 viewsQA class on mixed train descending the Zig Zag on the UDRR line, approaching No.2 points, Stathams Siding leading to quarry bottom RH of photo

P08407224 viewsMargaret River, goods shed, former rail line side, BB line.

P08484224 viewsNortham, station building, narrow gauge, view of part of wall on platform, ER line, WAGR nameboards for Quairading, Northam, Tammin, Burges, part of Westrail nameboard for Kwolyin.