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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P00310442 viewsP class 63, G class, Hines Hill, crowd in front of train, This Ministerial Special was the first train to Kalgoorlie, same as P0865

P00588442 viewsDS class 375, suburban carriages, signal, Bayswater, suburban passenger train

P04405442 viewsMSA class 492 Garratt loco, Holyoake, PN line, view from rear looking towards the front of the loco.

P06600442 viewsV class 1211, Mount Lawley, goods train

P15571442 viewsDA class 13316 four wheel van, HC class 21653 and an unidentified VA class bogie van, Subiaco yard, ER line, Advertisement for "Jones IXL" painted on the side of the DA van, end and side views, c1962

P00458441 viewsAG class carriages, station platform, signal box, Kalgoorlie, EGR line, view across yard looking west.

P05001441 viewsDD class 596. Leighton

P00173440 viewsZ class 217 all steel brakevan, Minister for Railways and other dignitaries on the end platform at the opening of the Forrestfield Railway Complex. (ref: see the "Railways Institute Magazine", Vol.70, No.7)

P04000440 views QCF class 23640 flat wagon, WAGR refrigerated containers onboard, end and side view. Colour version of P2970

P00168439 viewsRoyal Show display showing the model railway

P00563439 viewsA class 1502 having just emerged from the Swan View Tunnel, on "up" goods train

P07244439 viewsK class loco with passenger train on the Belmont Branch

P09400439 viewsCookernup, station building, platform, view from rail side looking north. SWR line.

P13125438 viewsI of 2 views of the "Peerless Flour Mill", East Guildford, after the fire which destroyed the mill, view of the facade of the building on the railway side. The mill caught fire on 9th April 1975

P00047437 views10 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.

P00405437 viewsDA class 1577, standard gauge brakevan, front on view

P00820437 viewsRailway buses, "The Midlander", Sunshine Festival display, Geraldton

P08942437 views3 of 3 views of WFEX class 33050-M standard gauge flat wagon with end bulkheads removed, new steps, brake wheels and deck anchor points fitted. Tank from JG class tank wagon in background.