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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P06468273 viewsX class 1015 "CHEANGWA", Bokal, WB line, on No.54 goods train for Collie

P06502273 viewsC class 1701 Claremont station, goods train

P06652273 viewsA class 1512, Mount Lawley, heading No.85, "The Kalgoorlie"

P06818273 viewsDM class 585, DM class, stowed at the Midland Graveyard, front and side view.

P06832273 viewsPR class 536 "Denmark", PR class 522 "Avon", Northam loco depot, side view, both locos behind wire fence

P06890273 viewsX class 1023 "KARIERA" hauling a G class steam loco, Wollaston, Bunbury, SWR line, goods train

P07009273 viewsCCE Office picnic, group photo

P07056273 viewsPerth Station street side, looking direct at entrance, signs advertising "Bunbury Flying 50" and "Special train cheap fares" on station front. Similar to P5796.

P07070273 viewsTimber mill, Donnelly River, overall view

P07291273 views6 of 19 photos of the construction of the railway dam at Wurarga. NR line, clay core wall construction

P07666273 viewsN class, M class Garratt loco, on Mundaring Weir Picnic train

P07881273 viewsI of 4 photos of the Royal Train taking Prince Charles from Perth to Northam, Prospector railcar with royal crest on front, front view of car, (Ref: "Westrail" Vol 1, No.3 April 1979), see also P0894

P08167273 viewsV class 1215, 25 ton breakdown crane, turntable pit, Collie, front and side view of the loco

P08602273 viewsMeekatharra, nameboard in park, may not be from station, NR line.

P08803273 viewsFootbridge, station buildings, Narrogin, GSR line, view across yard to station.

P09071273 viewsWagons in yard, goods shed, Narrogin, GSR line, elevated view of yard taken from the footbridge looking south

P11383273 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.