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

P07193272 viewsWW class grain hoppers, Kwinana, elevated view along train, First train out of Kwinana with a two man crew without a brakevan. (ref Railways Institute Magazine, Vol 81, September 1984, page 2), (see also: "Network". Vol 22, No. 2, page 9)

P07803272 viewsADF class unnumbered, East Perth loco Depot, elevated view looking east, same as P6976 but higher quality print

P07809272 viewsPWD loco "Kimberley", hauling open sided passenger carriages Broome, side and end view

P08010272 viewsHC class 21478, end and side view

P08051272 viewsFremantle Railway Bridge collapse which occurred on the afternoon of the 22nd of July, 1926, view along the side of the bridge showing the trusses collapsed into the river, See also P07086, P21471, ER line.

P08131272 viewsWater column, site of the former Banksiadale Mill loco shed

P09390272 viewsGlen Forrest, remains of signal laying on sleepers. M line.

P12134272 viewsFS class, cylinder, steam chest and bogie detail, Northam loco shed. ER line.

P12570272 viewsCliffs Robe River Alco RS3C class 4002 loco, Pilbara Railway Historical Society Museum, Dampier, short hood end and side view

P12747272 viewsADF class 493 "Hovea", Wildflower set, Bridgetown, PP line, side and front view.

T00816272 viewsLoco shed, Merredin, ARHS Vic Div visit

T03166272 viewsV class double heading with an X class, Chidlow, ER line, goods train

T03641272 viewsMRWA loco D class 20, Belmont Branch, Bayswater, awaiting scrapping, side view

T03776272 viewsW class 932, between Clackline and Toodyay, CM line, loco running tender first

T03948272 viewsQRS class bogie sleeper wagon, side and end view

T04216272 viewsView along the ARHS tour train taken through the window of SSM loco No.2

P13069272 viewsDD class 591, MRWA JA class carriage, Midland Junction Station, loco being coupled to the train to haul it into Perth, view of carriage side looking towards the loco.