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

P07446390 viewsJPA class 14584 furnace oil tanker, side and end view

P08002390 viewsFD class 13466, end and side view

P00154389 viewsThe Minister for Railways, Mr R. O'Connor, unveiling a plaque at the opening ceremony of the Midland Terminal.

P00499389 viewsADL class railcar set, steel girder bridge, Guildford, side and front view.

P00508389 viewsStation building, Perth Station forecourt, horse and buggies in the forecourt, view from the street looking east

P00849389 viewsElectric fence, cutting, Swan View Deviation, ER line, fence used to detect rock falls in the cutting

P12001389 views1 of 12 official portraits of the Chief Mechanical Engineers of the WAGR and Westrail, (ref: "A History of W.A.G.R... Steam Locomotives" by A. Gunzburg, page 150), Mr E. S. Hume, 1903-1919.

P03773389 viewsKA class 213 diesel locomotive on a salt train of WL class wagons with new standard gauge bogies, Esperance, front and side view

P00315388 viewsArtist's impression of the proposed electric trains for the Perth suburban service

P00523388 viewsMillars G class type loco No 58, side and front view, ARHS tour train

P12278388 viewsADF class on Bunbury Belle leaving Pinjarra, station buildings, platform, goods shed, from southern water tower. SWR line.

P01784388 viewsGC class 2072 four wheel open wagon, side and end view. Same as P8003

P00264387 viewsCoach washing plant, Forrestfield Yard, overall view

P00270387 viewsMobile truck mounted crane being secured to a non Westrail bogie flat wagon, end and side view.

P00273387 viewsD class 1562 double heading with another D class hauling a bauxite train, elevated view along the train.

P00379387 viewsFertilizer works, Rocky Bay Line, line of loaded wagons including an unrebuilt RA class bogie open wagon, elevated view of site looking west.