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

T05047246 viewsTrial section of standard gauge track, near Wireless Hill, between Shark Lake and Esperance, CE line

T05073246 viewsMillars loco No 61, G class type steam loco with "Railways Historical Society" headboard, on ARHS tour, boys in front of loco, members enjoying picnic lunch in forest, road crossing, Albany Highway, prior to return to Jarrahdale.

T05115246 viewsRemoval of the signal box, crane, Canning Building Services truck, platform, workers, onlookers, Carlisle, SWR line

T05214246 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 22 "Hubert Opperman" in maroon and silver livery, side and front view

T05247246 viewsEx MRWA F class diesel in red livery with white stripes on ARHS tour train to Bolgart, light signal, houses, Bayswater, ER line

P20313246 viewsZA class 9337 bogie brake van with passenger compartments, side and end view

P21477246 viewsStation building, station nameboard, platform, livestock wagon, group of men, scrub, Mingenew, MR line, view from ground level

P00751245 viewsS class 547 "Lindsay", SWR line, goods train

P04422245 viewsLoco "Ballaarat" with wooden tender, workers on loco side and front view. Same as P5284 but better quality

P05593245 viewsVisit by the Vic Div of the ARHS, DS class, East Perth, suburban passenger train

P05607245 viewsVisit by the Vic Div of the ARHS, DD class 600, Midland, suburban passenger train

P05998245 viewsWAGR staff at Mullewa, barracks caretaker M. Callaghan & Acting driver, R. McKenna

P06097245 viewsP class 465 (renumbered P class 517 on 5.8.1947), OA class 6, G class 108, Albany Yard, P class on ex Perth passenger

P06145245 viewsMRWA C class 17, dock platform, Midland Junction Station, with passenger train to Walkaway

P06325245 viewsADE class 446 "Governor Stirling", Sawyers Valley, M line, side and No.2 end view, inaugural run

P06345245 viewsADE class 448 "Governor John Hutt", view into engine compartment

P06513245 viewsCL class 16, Kalgoorlie, "The Indian Pacific", ready to depart eastbound.

P06696245 viewsASA class 445,Midland Workshops, newly painted in the green and cream livery, side and front view.

P06919245 viewsX class loco 100?, Meekatharra Stock Yards, NR line, view back along train from next to the loco. Notation claims biggest cattle train at Meekatharra