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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P2311269 viewsShell Machining Annex building, Midland Workshops, ER line, completed, end view, Shell turning operations commenced on the 10th of November, 1941

P2318269 viewsA series EMU set 12, Liberty petrol price sign, level crossing, William Street, Beckenham, SWR line, side view

T0840369 viewsADC Class 857, ADL Class 807, with another ADL/ADC Class railcar set, Down suburban passenger service, departing Stokley, SWR line

T0842069 viewsW Class 920 "Pinjarra", running around "Spinnaker Steamer" service, Fremantle, headboard, service operated by Hotham Valley Railway on behalf of Transperth/Westrail between Fremantle and South Beach for the 1987 America's Cup, three-light signal with junction indicator, ER line

T0863769 viewsADB Class 772 with ADK Class railcar, Down suburban passenger service, between City Station and Claisebrook, searchlight signal gantry, Moore Street level crossing, earthworks underway for construction of additional trackwork and McIver Station, ER line

T0865169 viewsADP/ADQ/ADQ/ADP Class Australind railcar set, Up "Australind" service, Yarloop, passing through "Steamfest '88" festivities, SWR line

T0865469 viewsA Class 1512, Down "Heritage Week" passenger special to York, between Bayswater and Ashfield, Brady's Curve, Moojebing Street level crossing, ER line

T0867169 viewsAB Class 1533, Down suburban passenger service, 5-car set of hired Queensland Railways (QR) SXV and SX Class carriages, searchlight signal, between East Perth and Mount Lawley, Perth Terminal, crowd awaiting arrival of NSWGR C3801 on the Bicentennial Train, ER line

T0867469 viewsNSWGR C3801, Up "Bicentennial Train" arriving at Perth Terminal, East Perth, searchlight signal, ER line

T0867569 viewsNSWGR C3801, Up "Bicentennial Train" just arrived at Perth Terminal, East Perth, headboard, large crowd of onlookers, ER line

T0868569 viewsNSWGR C3801 and L1174 water gin, running around "Bicentennial Train", Perth Terminal, East Perth, ER line

T0564169 viewsS class 544"Hallowell" at Bridgetown loco depot. PP line.

T0565369 viewsFremantle Locomotive Depot - showing turntable and various locomotives G, K, Ds, Pmr class locomotives. Coaling stage , water tanks and running shed in background. Fremantle Port Authority's passenger terminal to right of photo. ER line

T0567969 viewsPerth Station - Mullewa-Geraldton-Meekatharra Burabadji first stop destination board. ER line.

T0569169 viewsQW class 14516 wagon with mineral sands container. These wagons converted from W class tenders were used for the Eneabba to Geraldton minerals sands traffic.