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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P02731270 viewsMSA class 468 Garratt articulated steam locomotive, side and front view, East Perth, ER line.

P03161270 views2 of 2, XA class 1413 "YABAROO" and XB class 1008 "WARRANGOO" diesel locomotives heading the "Kalgoorlie", alongside a water column and steps to footbridge, passenger platform, "M" disc on the front of the leading loco, signals, scales on the platform, other passenger platform, tracks, Perth, ER line.

P03361270 views1 of 3 images of the derailment of the Dort car near York, GSR line (ref: Westland issue 79, August 1991), Dort car being lifted by the 25 ton Cravens breakdown crane, date of derailment 21.3.1925

P03571270 viewsM class Garratt 2-6-0+ 0-6-2 loco coupled to a N class loco on a passenger train at Mundaring Weir, MW line, hungry board on the bunker on the Garratt, c1930s

P03618270 viewsSons of Gwalia steam locomotive "Ken" later re-named "Midland", end and side view.

P03828270 views2 of 7 images of XE class wagons, under construction, Midland Workshops, lowering onto bogies, side and end view

P03836270 viewsN class 1872, Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, on goods train, crossing concrete and steel bridge, Mundijong, SWR line. Same as P4195

P03923270 viewsL class 251 standard gauge diesel locomotive, front and side view, in Westrail orange livery double heading another diesel locomotive in Westrail orange livery, on iron ore train, WO class iron ore wagons, loading at Koolyanobbing, standard gauge line.

P04159270 viewsWestern Endeavour NSW 3801 steam locomotive arriving at Kalgoorlie August 1970.

P04284270 viewsR class 1902, on ballast train, departing Bellevue, ER line, for track works at Perth and Claisebrook

P15223270 viewsAn unidentified 2 car Electric Multiple Unit railcar set on trial at the former Belmont Park stopping point. Unit is proceeding to Perth.

P21605270 viewsStation, platform, station buildings, trackside buildings, hotel, bracket signals, water tower, points, sidings, yard, Spencers Brook, ER line, view from an elevated position looking along the platform

P20753270 viewsNR class 52 ( indigenous livery) & unidentified NR class head special Indian Pacific to commemorate 100 years of Commonwealth Railways into Kalgoorlie. EGR line.