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

T00822422 viewsWVX class Standard Gauge Vans, (later reclassified to WBAX class), newly painted, unlettered

P00320421 viewsA class 1506 hauling a train of loaded XB class bauxite hoppers on the Kwinana to Jarrahdale line en route to Alcoa's alumina plant at Kwinana, loco and wagons as new

P00509421 viewsR class 179, E class 338 steam locos, on derailed "Goldfields Express" near Meenaar, EGR line, workers on the running board of the R class, front and side view.

P00552421 viewsDS class 379 on suburban passenger service departing Midland Junction, end and side view.

P00648421 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) G class, Kalgoorlie, TAR line, departing with the first east bound train for Port Augusta

P00980421 viewsSearchlight signals, Armadale station, SWR line, shows colour light signal on semaphore signal pole, same as P0612 and similar to P1471

P06962421 viewsJS class bogie tank wagon with two chromate water tanks

P08023421 viewsQP class 3209, side and end view.

P02813421 viewsStation buildings including the refreshment room, 25,000 cast iron water tank on a water tower, GC class 7773 high sided open wagon laded with bagged wheat, GC class 7598 high sided open wagon, and other loaded wagons in the yard, Wagin, GSR line.

P04281421 viewsWBC class 863 standard gauge brakevan, end and side view

P00262420 views6 of 7 publicity images of passengers in the Prospector railcar

P00410420 viewsGanger's tricycle with an internal combustion engine, front view

P00610420 viewsA class 1501, as new, front and side view.

P00788420 viewsStation buildings, signal box, Chidlow, ER line

P06208420 viewsP class on "Hikers" train, passing through Swan View Station, ER line, shows convergence of double track to single track east of the station

P07447420 viewsWFP class 30086, (reclassified from WF class in 1973 and back to WF class in 1976), side and end view

P09601420 viewsW class and S class on empties No 7 shunter for Western No 2 screens between Collie Burn and Collie Cardiff. BN line.

P00066419 views29 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.