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:

Most viewed

P2238664 viewsStation buildings, Ladies Waiting Room, stone Traffic Office, stone platform face, Northampton, GA line, station not in use and tracks removed, end and trackside view

P2238964 viewsDiesel hauled train of hopper wagons, points, siding, shed, on lookers, Redmond, GSR line, end and side view along train towards locomotive

P2239864 viewsDMU railcar set, passing concrete slabs and other works for Perth underground, Perth station, ER line, overview of site

P2245664 viewsB class 1601, shunting wagons including BE class 20535 livestock wagon, dancing worker, tracks, points, point lever, tower, view from track level

P2245964 viewsQ class 63, Midland graveyard, ER line, front and side

P2248864 viewsAustralian Railway Historical Society Western Australian Division tour to Maylands brickworks 11 of 16, loco no 1 on train of 6 wagons, tracks, cutting, side and front view

P2249064 viewsAustralian Railway Historical Society Western Australian Division tour to Maylands brickworks 13 of 16, tracks, rails, sleepers, cutting, view from trackside

P2250264 viewsRail reclamation on the ER 9 of 10, F class 43 pushing empty rail recovery train through Swan Valley station, rail-less sleepers on adjacent formation, ER line, side and end view

P2251664 viewsDD Class 592 on a suburban passenger service, DM Class 586 in loop

P2252264 viewsV Class 1214 on goods train, unknown location

P2253064 viewsPMR Class 734, down goods, Cottesloe

P2253464 viewsW Class 925, goods train, unidentified location

P2254664 viewsG Class 123, Vintage Train, Bunbury Station

P2058164 viewsTwo-seater gangers trolley No. 509, powered by Suzuki engine, 1 of 4

P2256664 viewsHead on collision of PR class 530 and PR class 531 on No W7 Water Train and No 76 Goods near Botherling EM line on 20 April 1950 No 4 of 7, PR class 530, derailed wagons, railway officials inspecting damage, side and front view (part) from trackside

P2258664 viewsGroup photo of crew of Prince of Wales train, Trans-Australia Railway. Back row: W. Martin, J. McNamara, A. McInness, F. Page, J. O'Keefe, J. Leigh, J.E. Hammond. Middle row: B. Brandle, H. Fletcher, J. Byrne. Front row: C. Ridley, J. Richardson, A. Brown, W. Barnes, H. Wilson.

P2259164 viewsHamersley Iron locomotives 4039 and 4036 on rear of up iron ore train comprising 124 wagons, Wombat Junction, Pilbara, trackside shed, colour light signal, rear and side view