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

P05010262 viewsThe last run of trolley buses in Perth, special tour by the WA Div of the ARHS

P05516262 viewsDerailment 144.25 mile, near Marchagee, MR line, workmen around derailed MRWA LC class bogie van, date of derailment 20/6/1936

P05605262 viewsVisit by the Vic Div of the ARHS, PM class 712, Kalgoorlie, EGR line, goods train

P05613262 viewsVisit by the Vic Div of the ARHS, DD class 595, entering Claremont station, suburban passenger train

P05780262 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 41, AA class 1516, Kalgoorlie Station, EGR line, the last "Westland" express to arrive at Kalgoorlie, "Farewell" banner has been placed on the front of the AA class. Same as P0032 and P7059

P06120262 viewsStation yard, Spearwood, FA line, wagons on siding

P06136262 viewsDD class 599, East Perth loco depot, side and front view

P06154262 viewsMSA class 468 Garratt loco, in photographic grey livery, builder's photo. Side view

P06175262 viewsAY class carriage, Perth Station, Armadale dock with Boans store in the background

P06237262 viewsNo.83 passenger train, near Swan View, ER line, view from carriage looking forward to loco

P06544262 viewsCS class 270 "BLACK BUTTE", trestle bridge, Asquith, Banksiadale line, train crossing the bridge on ARHS Vic Division tour

P06652262 viewsA class 1512, Mount Lawley, heading No.85, "The Kalgoorlie"

P06716262 viewsTrack layers (Thursday Islanders) hammering in track spikes, Moorine Rock, Standard Gauge project

P06728262 viewsStation building, Geraldton, NR line, track side view.

P07193262 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)