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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P02800265 viewsO class with bar cowcatcher and oil headlight, Midland Workshops, side and front view

P02823265 viewsG class 68 2-6-0 steam locomotive, side view, driver or fireman on the footplate, uniformed station officials leaning against the loco, fireman or driver holding an oilcan sitting on the running board, signal wires, platform in the background.

P02949265 viewsC class 1703 diesel locomotive on a Hotham Valley Railway train at Canning Vale - Swan Brewery siding, Open Day Express nameboard on the front of the loco.

P03041265 viewsPMR class 732, East Perth loco depot, front and side view, V class loco, behind, DM class tank loco, left middle distance

P03073265 viewsADE class 451 "Governor Bedford" diesel electric railcar stalled near Swan View, front view, the Westland on the other track, ER line.

P03284265 viewsXA class 1404 "PARDOO". XA class 1406 "UNGARINYIN" departing platform seven, Perth Station on No.85 passenger to Kalgoorlie

P03710265 viewsDM class 583, written off, being towed on goods train to Robbs Jetty for scrapping, West Leederville, ER line

P03839265 views"The Prospector", interior view, passengers being served a meal in their seats

P03841265 viewsGantry signals east end of Perth station

P03962265 viewsA Class 1503 diesel locomotive in green with red and yellow stripe livery hauling Up "The Westland" passenger train, side and front view, running short hood first, cutting, Avon Valley line.

P04292265 views2 of 2, G class 233 steam locomotive, side and front view, in workshopped condition, on a passenger train, Busselton, BB line.

P14605265 viewsV class 1223, West Perth, ER line, goods train.

P17568265 viewsSemaphore signal, distant signal, tracks, Glen Forrest, M line.

P01245265 viewsRBW class 11269 "Bulk Wheat" wagon with yellow and red tarpaulin, brown livery, at the Dingo Flour Mill, Rocky Bay Line, side view, Leighton .

T04945265 viewsStation yard, station building, platform, rakes of vans and wagons, water tower, 25,000 gallon cast iron tank, bracket signals, loading gauge, goods shed, Wagin, GSR line, view towards Katanning

T05047265 viewsTrial section of standard gauge track, near Wireless Hill, between Shark Lake and Esperance, CE line

T05054265 viewsDerailment of runaway ballast train, vehicles off track include WSH class 30510, flat wagons and diesel loco, workers, spectators, Doodlakine, EGR line

T05074265 viewsAA class 206 first class carriage in the plain green livery, side and end view, open wagons, on ARHS tour train, water tower with a wooden tank, children, wooden building, station building, Jarrahdale.