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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P18253245 viewsAA class 1516, on the "Westland", passing through Guildford towards Perth, side and front view from elevated position, c1969

T04420245 views18 of 38 images of Commonwealth Railways (CR) "Tea and Sugar" train on trip from Port Augusta to Parkeston on the TAR line by Clyde Shoebridge and Peter Sage in December 1963 to January 1964, GM class 7 and GM class 16, separated from train, tanker wagon, high sided wagon, flat wagons loaded with welded rail, trackside buildings, accommodation, shed, crane

P16051245 viewsXNG class 11 salt wagon, end and side view, similar to P3790

T05089245 viewsX class 1028 "MEERAMAN", on derailment work train including crane, wagons, cars, vans, Jumperkine, Avon Valley line

T05145245 viewsMRWA C class loco, awaiting scrapping, Bayswater, ER line, side and front view

T05161245 viewsCutting, now used as a road on the zig zag on the UDRR line

T05218245 viewsPMR class 730, on goods train, signal, Meltham, ER line

P21072245 viewsAEB class 229 without a coloured stripe on the top of the sides, on a two car EMU set, passing Subiaco station under construction. ER line

P00706244 viewsThree car Prospector set, East Perth Terminal

P00719244 viewsV class 1217, goods train, same train as in P0717

P04494244 viewsWhittaker's North Dandalup, horse team hauling loaded log wagon to mill on railway

P04574244 viewsMillars loco "Samson" hauling sawn timber from Jarrahdale

P04742244 viewsWAGR H class 22, water tank wagon, Port Hedland, PM line

P04743244 viewsWAGR H class 22, water tank wagon, Port Hedland, PM line, side on view

P04789244 viewsMaylands Brickworks incline track to unloader.

P04805244 viewsSons of Gwalia loco "KEN" (later renamed "Midland") under construction at the Midland Workshops, side view, painted with its name on the side .

P05007244 viewsDM class 588, East Perth, goods train

P05272244 viewsY class 1101, suburban passenger train with AD class carriages at either end, departing Swanbourne for Fremantle, ER line, view along the train