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

P13125457 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

P00047456 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.

P00168456 viewsRoyal Show display showing the model railway

P00378456 viewsPerth Goods Yard including signal box A and carriage sheds, elevated view looking west

P00388456 viewsN class 203, laying on its side in a collision with N class 85, Perth station, side and front view

P08942456 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.

P00809455 viewsWMD class wagons, Kewdale, being unloaded

P07805455 viewsE class, front and side view, with goods train, early view

P00462454 viewsVF class 23201 bogie louvered van, side and end view.

P00723454 viewsXA class 1416 "NILIGARA", upper quadrant automatic signal, near Swan View, ER line, exiting tunnel, with "The Westland"

P07244454 viewsK class loco with passenger train on the Belmont Branch

P03807454 viewsSuburban railcar, brown and white with red stripe, at Maylands station, ER line, view from overhead footbridge

P00527453 viewsMRWA B class loco, station building, water tower, signal with two arms facing in opposite directions, Moora, MR line

P00551453 viewsL class, water tower with a 25,000 gallon cast iron tank, Paroo. NR line, taking water, on "Wiluna Express", same as P6133

P00621-2453 viewsES class 347, double heading with another ES class, signals, signal box, Midland Junction station, goods train. Same as P0621-1 but without heading.

P00236452 viewsWCA class "Prospector" railcar, model of, side view.

P08018452 viewsQA class 10069, side and end view

P01015452 views2 of 2 views of the derailment of the "Westland" due to a washaway one mile east of Merredin on the EGR line (Ref: "The West Australian" of the 22.7.1960). XA class 1408 "WOLMERI" and a carriages derailed