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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P07292262 views7 of 19 photos of the construction of the railway dam at Wurarga. NR line, filling roadside water tanks from railway tank wagons

P07652262 viewsQMB class 20009 car carrying wagon with Holden cars on board, side and end view

P07709262 viewsXA class 1409 "UNAMBAL", nickel concentrate train, Norseman, CE line, on Widgiemooltha to Esperance train.

P07834262 viewsLoco shunting train into "Florida Cumming Smith" siding Bassendean

P08105262 viewsPWD Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 petrol engined loco PW31, Onslow, side view

P08183262 viewsMillars 0-4-0 diesel loco "Millars", Jardee Mill, front and side view. (Ref: Light Railways, No.141, June 1988, page 20)

P08363262 viewsAbandoned and derelict trestle bridge, Lockeville, Wonnerup

P08974262 viewsKA class 212 hauling a train of "Western Quarries" WHA class ballast hoppers through Forrestfield Yard. WAL class 951 standard gauge Inspection Car in the background

P09064262 viewsX class 1031 "YAUERA", station building, Busselton, BB line, front view

P09104262 viewsThe "Australind" passenger train arriving at Bunbury, SWR line, elevated view looking towards the station

P09468262 viewsMSA class 466 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt loco at East Perth, first Garratt built in Southern Hemisphere, renumbered 491 in 1947. Goggs No. 75

P09853262 viewsX class 1002 "BIBBULMUN", up show special including ACL class carriages, three different liveries, approaching Daglish. ER line.

P09943262 viewsUT class 664, diesel refuelling area, tank wagon at side of view, East Perth loco shed. ER line.

P11440262 viewsU class 655, shunting Bassendean. ER line. Ex MRWA L class bogie open wagon and BE class 20666 in the consist

P11520262 viewsV class 1201, assisting in rear of Up goods hauled by V class 1210, Z class 483 brakevan, DC class 21472 with viewing window, departing Narrogin. GSR line.

P12176262 viewsPMR class 728, up goods, East Fremantle Goods Junction. ER line.

P12282262 viewsX class "JARROO", Up Australind, Pinjarra, station buildings, steel framed water tower with a Braithwaite type tank. SWR line.

P12313262 viewsDD class 597 on last steam passenger ex Armadale, pulling empty coaches to carriage sheds, Perth, signal box B, carriage sheds. ER line.