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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P06312256 viewsASG class 26 Garratt, derailed and hanging over the Davies Street subway, Claremont, side on view.

P06559256 viewsK class 37, K class 40, side by side, North Fremantle, front and side views

P06615256 viewsW class 928, Bunbury Station, on holiday special train to Perth

P06630256 viewsS class 548 "Gardner", Maylands, ARHS tour train, industrial buildings (Massey Ferguson) in background

P06717256 viewsStandard Gauge project, marshalling yard, West Merredin, when new.

P07120256 viewsSignal box, North Fremantle, rear view, enlargement from P7119

P07191-2256 viewsFremantle town with railway tracks in the foreground, overall view from an elevated position looking east, other half of photo P7191-1

P07205256 viewsD class, east side of Barrack Street Bridge, on goods train heading west.

P07296256 views11 of 19 photos of the construction of the railway dam at Wurarga. NR line, excavation complete, shows narrow gauge track and hopper wagons

P07404256 viewsL class 5, in use as "Hotham" with the PWD believed to be on the Waroona - Lake Clifton line, side view

P07682256 viewsMixed train on the Zig Zag, UDRR line, view looking down on train, same as P14877

P07694256 viewsC class loco hauling a train of AI class carriages departing eastwards from the original Perth station building heading for Guildford

P07986256 views3 of 5 views of Millars mill at Marrinup, 4 kms west of Dwellingup, PN line, view of remains after fire

P08079256 viewsWillamette log hauler, Jardee, front and side view.

P08162256 viewsBunnings loco No.86, loco shed, Donnelly River Mill, end and side view

P08413256 viewsBowelling, station building ("Traffic Office"), ramp end, BN line.

P09408256 viewsBrunswick Junction, loco shed, water tower, turntable, view from south end. SWR line.

P10029256 viewsMachine Shop, Midland Workshops

P10044256 viewsBoom gates, Lord Street level crossing. shows Royal Perth Hospital in background

P10173256 viewsX class 1001 "YALAGONGA" double heading with X class 1002 "BIBBULMUN", "Inaugural Special" of the X class. Kurrawang, EGR line, Mr. C. G. C. Wayne on platform (later to become the Commissioner of Railways)

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