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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T0842871 viewsEx-NSWGR KBY Class 2513 parcels van, candy livery, without bogies, loaded on flatbed truck trailer at Forrestfield for transport to the Pilbara Railways Historical Society in Dampier

T0846971 viewsXA Class 1403 "Wanbiri, Down suburban passenger service, 5-car set of hired Queensland Railways (QR) SXV and SX Class carriages, between Leighton and Victoria Street, XBC Class bauxite wagons stabled in Leighton Yard, ER line

T0848171 viewsC Class 1702, stabled in carriage sidings, Perth Yard, Queensland Railways (QR) SXV Class carriage, ER line

T0849571 viewsADA Class 761 with an ADG/ADA/ADG Class railcar set, Down suburban passenger service, between Rivervale and Victoria Park, SWR line

T0850271 viewsEx-MRWA B Class 6, plinthed at Maitland Park, Geraldton

T0853671 viewsADC/ADL Class railcar set, Down suburban passenger service, Westrail road services depot, Claisebrook railcar depot, East Parade overpass, East Perth, SWR line

T0864071 viewsA Class 1510, Up suburban passenger service, unidentified AB Class, Down suburban passenger service, between Claisebrook and City Station, Moore Street level crossing, earthworks underway for construction of additional trackwork and McIver Station, ER line

T0565271 viewsEast Perth loco depot - southern end. Photo depicts Ds class 372, W class and Y class. ER line.

T0566771 viewsSteam crane and other jetty wagons, Busselton jetty approach siding. BB line

T0566871 viewsCowans Sheldon rail mounted hand crane, Busselton jetty. end and side view, BB line

T0568171 viewsPerth Station - Albany destination board. ADX and ADA railcar in background. ER line.

T0568871 viewsWater tower with a 25,000 gallon cast iron tank, some panels on the tank painted black, outlet pipe attached to the tank, end and trackside view, Pingaring, LH line

T0573471 viewsX class 1005 with Watsonia headboard.

T0576571 viewsCanning Dam, dam wall extension, Planet locomotive, ARHS outing

T0578171 views1 of 8 views of the work on the Kalgoorlie to Kwinana Rehabilitation Project featuring the P811 Track Replacement Machine, view of the P811

T0578671 views6 of 8 views of the work on the Kalgoorlie to Kwinana Rehabilitation Project featuring the P811 Track Replacement Machine. Sleepers being place onto the roadbed with workers on the machine.

P2325371 viewsADE class 446 "Governor Stirling" railcar at Armadale. Elevated head on view taken from footbridge, shows eastern side of the station buildings. SWR line