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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T04249238 viewsOrenstein and Koppel (O&K) Mallet loco, Great Boulder Mines, Boulder, end and side view

P12812238 viewsARS class second class sleeper carriage, derailed at Korrelocking, GM line, crane lifting the carriage, debris spread around the tracks

P01044238 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) carriages, TAR line, view along the train

P01056238 views3 of 4 views of the derailment of No105 Mixed near Dumberning, BN line on the 14th of March, 1934, FS class loco on its side

P01456238 viewsE class Fairlie No.2, later to be No.7. Geraldton, side view with all the Geraldton workshops staff in the view. The gentleman in the bowler hat is Mr Clough, the locomotive superintendent at Fremantle transferred to Geraldton to supervise the erection of Fairlie No.2, same as P0784

P01468238 viewsSearchlight signal on steel lattice upright and cross member, yard, Maylands station in the background, railcar set about to pass under the signal, view from the east end of the yard looking west. Same as P0901

P01602238 viewsNickel plant, Kambalda, overall view, standard gauge progress

P01609238 viewsVisit to the Standard Gauge by the Institute of Engineers, official standing in front of a plan of the project.

P01755238 viewsK class 40, 2-8-4T, end and side view, signal, water column, Fremantle, ER line.

P02290238 viewsF class 40 in private ownership, Dwellingup, side and front view.

P03194238 viewsXB class 1020 "Jargurdi" diesel locomotive on a goods train, front and side view, water bag hanging outside driver's window, points indicator, cheese knob, station building, Menzies, KL line.

P03303238 viewsA class 1512, goods shed, Esperance, CE line, end and side view, shunting

P03469238 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive on its last run between Busselton and Wonnerup on a goods train, front and side view, BB line.

P03487238 viewsL class steam loco at the opening of the Merredin to Narembeen Railway, NKM line, large crowd in attendance

P04051238 viewsMarshalling yard, Midland, track level view, Midland Workshops in background left, ER line

P04107238 viewsWooden sleeper bridge, Big Bell railway, NR line

P04278238 viewsXA class diesel, on Claremont passenger service, passing ADK/ADB railcar set bound for Perth, near West Leederville, ER line, during Royal Show

P04400238 viewsLash up of NR 75, NR 27, NR 23 and AN7 diesel locomotives on east bound freight train, approaching Windmill Hill cutting, Avon Valley standard gauge line.

P17610238 viewsA class 1511 diesel locomotive hauling The Westland Express on the approach to Bellevue. ER line. Note the trackage in the foreground, semaphore signals above the freight wagons and the line on the right is the former line through to Mundaring.