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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P12415220 viewsF class 423, pushing ballast across steel girder bridge, Balingup. PP line. Workman's coach in station, old bridge abutments, goods shed.

P12460220 viewsAB class 1533, on SG transfer bogies, Midland Workshops sidings. SG van, V class, DD class in background.

T03214220 viewsN class 200, 4-4-4T steam locomotive, N class 201, East Perth, shows end of suburban carriage still in Indian Red livery

T03641220 viewsMRWA loco D class 20, Belmont Branch, Bayswater, awaiting scrapping, side view

T04238220 viewsHamersley Iron Alco M636 class 4046 coupled to two sister locos, note mop hanging near door, Dampier, 7 Mile yard,

P12858220 viewsP class in plain orange livery unlettered and not numbered, coupled to two DB classes, Midland, side and front view

P12891220 viewsFootbridge, island platform building, signal box, Subiaco, view looking towards Perth.

P13214220 views3 of 23 views of the destination boards on the platforms of Perth Station. These boards were removed on 4th and 5th of December, 1982. "The Midlander All stations To Millendon - Geraldton"

P01442220 viewsInternal view of an AV class dining car, waitress showing seated passengers the menu

P01602220 viewsNickel plant, Kambalda, overall view, standard gauge progress

P01610220 viewsShed over new standard gauge tracks, view through the shed. Standard Gauge Progress

P01705220 viewsKalgoorlie station yard, looking west, passenger platforms, sheds, water column, signal posts.

P01710220 viewsPinjarra, looking north towards Perth from the footbridge, island platform, gooseneck lamp post, water column, signals, SWR line.

P02263220 viewsPR class 521, P class 508, Rail Transport Museum, newly arrived at the museum, fertilizer works in the background

P02316220 viewsTrack on the Maylands Brickworks Tramway, view looking along the mainline towards the Johnson road Tunnels in the background

P02420220 viewsJetty with scissors crossing, Wyndham, view looking along the jetty.

P02426220 viewsZ class brakevan 451 - 460 newly built, side view, lined up at Midland workshops.

P02575220 viewsSEC Comeng 0-6-0 loco coupled to a rake of 12 GH class wagons. An unidentified A class loco atached at the far end, SECWA Bunbury.

P02907220 viewsADE class 446 "Governor Stirling", bound for Merredin, passing through National Park, ER line, "B" end leading, National Park station building in the background.