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

P08016268 viewsNFA class 22847 with tarpaulin load, side view

P08175268 viewsG class 112, station building, Capel, BB line, ARHS tour train

P08602268 viewsMeekatharra, nameboard in park, may not be from station, NR line.

P09071268 viewsWagons in yard, goods shed, Narrogin, GSR line, elevated view of yard taken from the footbridge looking south

P09390268 viewsGlen Forrest, remains of signal laying on sleepers. M line.

P09610268 viewsMillars No 71 4-6-0 at Yarloop. SWR line.

P11383268 viewsF class 43, dual gauge, standard gauge, narrow gauge junctions, work track to old ER line, backing demolition train onto old ER line, Bellevue Junction. Avon Valley line, ER line.

P11415268 viewsU class 655, platform, shelter shed, shunting wagons on 'Burma Road' alongside Ashfield station. ER line.

P11471268 viewsXA class 1403 "WANBIRI", XB class, multi-coupled disc, up goods, part of platform and station building, Northam. EGR line.

P12048268 viewsThe ministerial train that took the official party to the opening of the Kalgoorlie - Menzies railway taken at the Great Boulder Goldmine, Kalgoorlie, AL class 5 inspection carriage, AN class 6 and AB class 38 Gilbert carriage in the consist. Same as P0624 but the right hand half of the image scanned from a larger print. (scanned print located in MC1B2G)

P12165268 viewsV class 1204, shunting Perth Goods Yard. ER line.

P12183268 viewsFS class 454, 1600 ton coal train for Bunbury Powerhouse crossing the plug, W assisting in rear out of sight, Bunbury. SWR line.

P12301268 viewsB class 1601, wrecked FD class van, shunting neck behind Fremantle Dock, Perth station. ER line.

P12570268 viewsCliffs Robe River Alco RS3C class 4002 loco, Pilbara Railway Historical Society Museum, Dampier, short hood end and side view

P12747268 viewsADF class 493 "Hovea", Wildflower set, Bridgetown, PP line, side and front view.

T00008268 viewsARHS Vic Div visit, MSA class 499 Garratt loco, W class, JA tank wagon, Wonnerup, BB line, on tour train

T02407268 viewsTunnel entrance, Swan View, ER line, west end portal, The tunnel was officially opened in 1896, closed in 1966 and is 340 metres (1116 feet) in length.