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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P2330611 viewsOversized load loaded onto U class 3220 bogie flat wagon, Perth Goods Yard. ER line.

P2330911 viewsPerth No 1 Goods shed - wagon waiting to be loaded. ER line

P2331111 viewsPerth Station Platform 4 passengers alighting from suburban train hauled by D class locomotive. C Cabin in background. ER line.

P2331511 viewsPerth Station Platform 2 passengers alighting from The Westland Express. ER line

P2332411 viewsSawyers Valley - WAGR ambulance competition, employees viewing demonstration. M line

P2333111 viewsShell Forging Annex building under construction, walls only erected, H class wagons loaded with ballast, steam crane at the end of the buiding site, Midland Workshops

P2334511 viewsPer way gang working on lines near Perth. D class locomotive in background. ER line., see also P2321

P2335911 viewsP class 443 heading the Duke of Gloucester's Royal Train, unidentified man standing on the headstock, extra headlight on the headstock , Denmark, D line, view along the train.

P2060710 viewsL Class 251 and J Class 103, Forrestfield locomotive depot

P2061310 viewsV Class 1209 on goods train, location unknown

P2061510 viewsS Class 546 "Egerton" on fast goods through Cottesloe, ER line.

P2061810 viewsS Class 546 on coal train, BN line

P2063010 viewsV Class 1202, down goods train, bound for Collie, BN line

P2064910 viewsW Class 904 double heading with V Class, empty down coal train heading to Collie, BN line, same train as P20648

P2066210 viewsS Class 544 "Hallowell", departing Collie bound for Muja, empty coal train

P2067410 viewsPWD loco "Kia Ora", Bunbury Techincal School, plinthed, awaiting cosmetic restoration

P2068810 viewsTriple headed Hamersley Iron loaded ore train, aerial view along the train

P2069510 viewsXW class 21326 wheat wagon, other narrow gauge wheat wagons, being unloaded inside shed by bottom discharge, worker, end and side view from trackside

T0528310 views2 of 2 views of Westrail S class 2109 diesel loco in the yellow livery with black chevrons on the nose hauling an alumina train of XF class wagons, signal gantry, Picton, SWR line, side and front view.