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

P07215254 viewsPerth Station, street side looking east, horse & cart in foreground

P07404254 viewsL class 5, in use as "Hotham" with the PWD believed to be on the Waroona - Lake Clifton line, side view

P07589254 viewsM class 391 Garratt on No. 191 Mixed Goods, water towers with a corrugated iron tank and a wooden tank, , Bergining, PN line, taking water.view along the track

P07676254 viewsX class 1017 "EWENYOON" in plain green livery, "Westland" set, upper quadrant signal, just exited Swan View Tunnel, ER line, publicity photo

P08050254 viewsTimber mill, Argyle, shows timber stacks and Shay loco in background

P08072254 views3 of 4 views of Kauri Timber Co. loco No.109?, derailed, bush line out of Nannup, loco being righted with cable around the boiler.

P08134254 views3 of 7 views of the collision at Yarloop, SWR line, by a train headed by W class 951 and a stationary goods train. The 25 ton breakdown crane lifting Z class 65 brakevan, U class tender in view.

P08183254 viewsMillars 0-4-0 diesel loco "Millars", Jardee Mill, front and side view. (Ref: Light Railways, No.141, June 1988, page 20)

P08332254 viewsDB class 1588 "Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup", Albany, side and front view

P08608254 viewsMullewa, station building, platform, Westrail nameboard, NR line.

P08607254 viewsMullewa, goods shed, NR line.

P09385254 viewsParkerville, platform remains, formation. ER line.

P09414254 viewsWonnerup, shelter shed, low level platform, nameboard, view from rail side. BB line.

P09780254 viewsA class 1506, bauxite train, between Jarrahdale and Mundijong. MJ line.

P09796254 viewsGrain transfer bin, under construction, part of marshalling yard, old narrow gauge main line, warning board, signals, signal box in distance, between Midland Junction and Bellevue. ER line.

P09813254 viewsPM class 709, down goods, shunting Subiaco. ER line.

P09987254 viewsDD class 592, Australind carriages, separate narrow and standard gauge tracks, Fremantle distant signals, future Fishing Boat Harbour site. Wellard tour train. FM line.

P10199254 viewsStation building, goods shed, loading platform yard crane, Greenbushes, PP line, group of men on the platform includes the station master, Mr F.S. Barnett on the far left. Horse drawn cart at the loading platform loaded with sacks