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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T00605245 viewsLoco depot, West Merredin, under construction

T02624245 viewsA class 1506, Clackline, iron ore train bound for Wundowie, ER line.

T03608245 viewsW class 929 double heading with W class 947, trestle bridge, Bridgetown, PP line, shows construction of new bridge, ARHS South West Reso train .

T03648245 viewsMRWA loco D class 19, Belmont Branch, Bayswater, awaiting scrapping, front view.

T03671245 viewsLever frame, Mundaring, M line.

T04301245 viewsADX class 670, Nanking blue and light grey livery, stainless steel cowcatcher, coupled to another railcar, Commissioner of Railways Mr. C. G. C. Wayne standing with the driver and guard, Midland, trial run to Jumperkine, view along the side of the car

P12999245 viewsTurntable, warning sign, Albany, GSR line, view along the table

P13020245 viewsPlatform, nameboard, Bakers Hill, ER line, view looking west of abandoned track

P13127245 viewsSiding with work train, Gutha, EM line, overall distant view of the siding showing the Out of Shed and wheat bins

P13308245 viewsStation buildings, Out of Shed on platform, signal box, station platform oil lamp, signals, Wooroloo, ER line view across tracks looking west. (scanned print located in MC1B2G)

P01051245 viewsO class explosive van, Woodman Point, end view.

P14212245 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) Parkeston Locomotive Depot, elevated view overlooking the yard

P01575245 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 27 heading the Indian Pacific and the Trans Australian towards Forrestfield, crossing the Helena River at Woodbridge

P01603245 viewsEarthworks for the 69 mile culvert, Koolyanobbing to Kalgoorlie, Standard gauge progress

P01716245 viewsZ class 1151, shunting Perth goods, West Perth, side and end view, ER line.

P01738245 viewsU class 663, at Bunbury, SWR line, hauling the "Australind", side and front view.

P02221245 viewsG class with shunters float, roundhouse, Bunbury, shunting

P02316245 viewsTrack on the Maylands Brickworks Tramway, view looking along the mainline towards the Johnson road Tunnels in the background

P02421245 viewsX class 1402 "BIBBULMUN" diesel locomotive on ARHS Beverley touring running empty stock from Forrestfield to Perth Central, side and front view.