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

P05556187 viewsMillars loco "Katie", "Swan" & "Geraldton", Yarloop, out of service

P05941187 viewsMillars Shay loco, East Kirup, side view.

P06078187 viewsPWD loco "Kate" Wyndham wharf, shunting, same as P5658

P06079187 viewsE class 292 with a high sided tender, Bunbury, SWR line, departing with 7.40 am passenger train to Perth

P06240187 viewsF class double heading with a P class, on "Christian Endeavour" special, National Park, ER line, view of front of train

P06280187 viewsMRWA C class 16, water tower, Midland Junction, front and side view

P06379187 viewsXA class 1402 "TARGARI", XA class 1416 "NILIGARA", Midland, on "The Midlander" from Geraldton

P06532187 viewsTimber jinkers loaded with rail, stack of rail in foreground, near Mundijong

P06959187 viewsL class 260, Northam station, "The Indian Pacific", interstate passenger train, inaugural service, heading towards Perth.

P07035187 viewsL class 253, Geraldton loco depot, side view

P07080187 viewsMRWA C class 15, loco sheds, Midland Junction, front and side view .

P07123187 viewsMRWA B class 5, Midland Junction Station, crowd on platform

P07305187 views1 of 32 photos of the construction of the railway dam at Hillman, BN line, start of excavation, shows horse team and horse drawn scrappers

P07410187 viewsH class 17 as built, builders photo, side view, same as P2849

P07648187 viewsAT class 259 second class carriage, Midland Workshops, side and end view

P08006187 viewsGH class 18974, side and end view

P08028187 viewsRBW class 11276, tarpaulin, wagon labelled "BULK WHEAT", side view.

P08049187 viewsMillars Shay loco at Kirup Mill, side view of cylinder side. Same as P4639 but better quality

P08070187 viewsI of 4 views of Kauri Timber Co. loco No.109?, derailed, bush line out of Nannup, loco on side with workers. (Ref: "Light Railways", No.172, page 3)