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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P09000446 viewsRailcar sets in Perth Station, overall view taken from Platform 1 looking towards Platform 6 and the Barrack Street Bridge

T04201446 viewsV class 1210, turntable, East Perth Loco Depot, side and front view

P01402446 viewsDS class, signals, Perth Station, east end looking east, Barrack Street Bridge with tram upon it in the near background

P03001446 viewsArmadale station with N class 75 steam locomotive running around the train, Out-of shed with a side window, nameboard, goods shed, footbridge, signal box, station building, passenger platform, Armadale, SWR line.

P00238445 viewsADB/ADK railcar set, Railcar depot, East Perth, front and side view

P00341445 viewsStation building, Wagin Lake, GSR line, trackside view with the station staff on the platform, same as P7376.

P00221444 viewsCarpark, Midland Terminal, view from street across to the entrance

P00258444 views2 of 7 publicity images of passengers in the Prospector railcar

P00598444 viewsStation buildings, Narrogin, showing the two island platforms with just a single track between them. GSR line

P00314443 viewsXA class "NILIGARA", hauling the last "Kalgoorlie" en route to Perth, banner applied by the ARHS on the front

P00449443 views3 of 4 views of the derailment of a loaded bauxite train at Mundijong, XBC class 21009 bauxite hopper derailed, view of the end of the wagon and the bogie.

P00560443 viewsES class 345, down goods on the Swan View Deviation, ER line, goods train. Same as P0966

P01014443 views1 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 carriage derailed

P00263442 views7 of 7 publicity images of passengers in the Prospector railcar

P05000442 viewsFlooded river, Newlgalup, DK line

P07513442 viewsStation building, platform lamp, Chidlow's Well, ER line

P00163441 viewsDining room, Perth Station, internal view. Photo damaged.

P00235441 viewsWN class nickel concentrate tankers, Western Mining plant, Kwinana, being unloaded.

P00251441 viewsL class 251, view of cab, Minister for Railways Mr R. O'Connor leaning out of the cab window at the handing over ceremony of the loco. (ref: Railways Institute Magazine, Vol 64, December 1964, page 16)