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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P05436222 viewsFD class 14055 in the yellow livery coupled to HC class 2170, end and side view

P06012222 viewsWheat elevator, loading bulk wheat, Canna, EM line

P06058222 viewsC class 440, Geraldton, NR line, departing with passenger train to Perth via the MR line

P06071222 viewsE class 304, D class 368, ZB class brakevan, Armadale yard, SWR line

P06232222 viewsSEC electric loco No.1, East Perth, side and front view

P06325222 viewsADE class 446 "Governor Stirling", Sawyers Valley, M line, side and No.2 end view, inaugural run

P06458222 viewsD class 1562, West Leederville Bank, goods train

P06469222 viewsX class 1005 "MEANANGER", Bridgetown, PP line, goods train, departing for Manjimup.

P06513222 viewsCL class 16, Kalgoorlie, "The Indian Pacific", ready to depart eastbound.

P06518222 viewsF class 46, Claremont, departing with the afternoon "Rattler" for Fremantle

P06541222 viewsAG class 45 "Gilbert" car, Toodyay, CM line, end and side view

P06658222 viewsAYS class 460 buffet car, Perth Station, with "The Kalgoorlie" nameboard on the last No.85 "The Kalgoorlie"

P06841222 viewsDD class 596, W class 944 with hungry boards, side views, Midland Workshops Graveyard,

P07153222 viewsMT Newman Mining loco, F7 No.5450, Alco 415 on passenger train. The first and only time the F7 loco ran to Paraburdoo, for a meeting of the Scout groups

P07804222 viewsH class 18, Bunbury with side tipping wagons loaded with large rocks for breakwater

P07943222 views1 of 6 views of the derailment of No. 30 Goods at Westfield, 29m, 3 ch on the FA line. Shows derailed wagons, date of derailment 10/3/1956

P08075222 viewsDouble headed FS class locos, trestle bridge, near Pemberton, PP line, goods train out of Pemberton for Manjimup on the "1 Mile" trestle bridge.

P08403222 viewsCapel, station building, relocated to Bunbury miniature railway, BB line.

P08686222 viewsSEC diesel loco, rake of open wagons, South Fremantle Power station, unloading coal by hand as the tippler not yet in operation, elevated overall view.