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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T0555148 viewsHamersley Iron Alco rebuild 3008 Comengs works, Bassendean.

T0555548 viewsW class 932 being turned on turntable at Clackline. ARHS tour to Toodyay.Er line

P2281048 viewsXA class 1416 on the "Mulga" No 191 goods to Leonora, another XA class banking at rear, signals, overpass, departing Kalgoorlie, KL line, side and front view

P2281748 viewsXA class 1404 on No 10 goods, driver Keith Williams, platform, station building, canopy, Boulder, B, front and side view

P2283548 viewsTank loco, X class diesel, on "Kalgoorlie Express" , water crane, water tower, signal, Chidlow, ER line, front and side view

P2287648 viewsWFX class 30309 flat wagon, laden with dry freight containers No.5059 and No.5085, end and side view from track level

P2297748 viewsHay River bridge near Denmark, D line

P2301548 viewsDerailment at Northam 3 of 3, vans on sides and across tracks, crossover, tracks, Northam, ER line, track level view

P2302348 viewsHand trolley with 3 men on board, station building, 2 men on platform, tracks, Muchea, MR line, Midland Railway Co era, view from track level

P2304048 viewsMidland Railway Co diesel on goods train, tracks, Muchea, MR line, side view from track level

P2304248 viewsV class loco on goods train, platform, station building, tracks, trees, Wagerup, SWR line, front and side view

P2307948 viewsY class 1108, wagon, van, station building, platform, pipeline, Narngulu, NR line, front and side view from trackside

P2308648 viewsGE class 12007, GE class 12346, weatherboard and tin roofed building, Denmark, ER line, end and side view

P2311548 viewsCowans Sheldon No. 6 hand breakdown crane lifting a derailed K class wagon, workers and onlookers, overhead footbridge, Northam, ER line,

P2311748 viewsE class 337 loco on Weedex train including U class 2980 Weedex wagon, JA class 1509 with "WEEDEX POISON" stencilled on the side, suited onlookers, point lever, front and side view. 337 was withdrawn on 26/9/1955. Similar to P20118.

P2312948 viewsStation buildings, platforms, signals, track after ballasting, Guildford, ER line, view along the track looking west

P2313048 viewsAM class 313 Commissioner's carriage, on train, 8 hatted and suited officials, end and side view from track level

P2313848 viewsPlatforms, station buildings, signals , onlookers, scissors crossover, crossover, steam-hauled passenger train at station, Claremont, ER line, view from elevated position, Royal Show train