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

P02180201 viewsP class 505, Yarloop, SWR line, side view, taking water.

P02457201 viewsD class loco on suburban passenger entering Perth Station from under the Barrack Street Bridge

P02651201 viewsQA class 9389 flat wagon loaded with 320 bags of wheat, side view.

P02654201 viewsEC class 247 steam locomotive, side and front view. Same as P7470.

P02677201 viewsG class steam locomotive, on embankment, front view, Hopetoun - Ravensthorpe Railway.

P02691201 viewsAG class carriage being transported by road to Esperance, side view.

P02760201 viewsX class 1014 "CHURORO" diesel locomotive on Up Westland just out of the Swan View tunnel, ER line.

P02929201 viewsFirst train into Coolgardie, Wilke Bros G class steam locomotive "Maori Chief" with workers on board, side view, Yilgarn Railway, EGR line

P02946201 viewsStation building, side and front view, train order shed, Gnowangerup, TO line

P03032201 viewsV class 1209 steam locomotive, side and front view, Queenscliff, Victoria.

P03051201 viewsA class 1501, Midland Junction, ER, short hood end view

P03363201 views3 of 3 images of the derailment of the Dort car near York, GSR line (ref: Westland issue 79, August 1991), Dort car being lifted by the 25 ton Cravens breakdown crane

P03377201 views2 of 3 images of the jetty at Carnarvon, steam loco shunting the jetty, loaded wagons and carriage, open wagon being loaded, lamps

P03433201 viewsV class 1216 steam locomotive, front and side view, goods train, Chidlow, ER line.

P03655201 viewsA class 1514, on iron ore train, Koolanooka Hills, EM line, side and front view, c1960

P03745201 views1 of 4, D class 1564 diesel locomotive hauling XF class alumina hoppers and brakevan, en route to Kwinana, side and front view.

P03870201 viewsInterior of first class club car on the Indian Pacific.

P03913201 viewsKA class 212 Nickel train blue with yellow chevron, full length view. Location unknown

P04164201 views3 of 3, L class 260 and L class 261 on the inaugural "Indian Pacific" Sydney to Perth passenger train, Merredin, EGR line, front and side view.