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

P13042224 viewsW class 908, side and rear view of tender, Narrogin, GSR line, front and side view, shunting, a "Gilbert" carriage with guards lookouts in the consist

P13138224 viewsAB class 1535, Out of Shed with nameboard, Gabbin, WLB line, front and side view, wheat train

P13159224 viewsPlatform, location nameboard, Kanowna, Kalgoorlie to Kanowna line, platform abandoned and overgrown with weeds, view along the platform.

P13223224 views12 of 23 views of the destination boards on the platforms of Perth Station. These boards were removed on 4th and 5th of December, 1982. "Midland Jct Bayswater 1ST Stop"

P13289224 viewsSignals, north end of Narrogin yard, GSR line, signal with a backing plate behind the spectacle plate

P13328224 viewsPont indicator, siding, derelict, Quindalup, BB line, view along the track

P13443224 views"RESO" train including Z class 9, station building, Wagin, GSR line, view along the platform.

P13474224 viewsEx Robe River M636 class 9417, on transfer bogies, on the track leading to the UGL plant, Bassendean, long hood end and side view, awaiting a decision on its fate.

P13608224 viewsPMR class 720, W class 907, Midland Workshops, being prepared for transportation to South Australia

P13612224 viewsADU class carriage, internal view showing the seating arrangements

P13616224 viewsADF class on "Wildflower" railcar set, plain green livery with yellow and black chevrons on the front

P01081224 viewsTable setting, restaurant at the Westrail Centre.

P02167224 views2 of 5 images of the construction of the dam at Duggan, WLG line showing the laying of bitumen on the catchment area and the covering of the area with sand

P10228224 views"The Kalgoorlie" including an AH class carriage heading towards Perth just west of West Midland, view along the train

P13797224 viewsXA class 1415 "WURARA" in the Westrail orange with blue stripe livery coupled to ZD class 23, VW class 5140 (ex ZA class 160), Z class 451 brakevans, Narrogin Station, GSR line, , on display, view along the train.

P13911224 viewsWagons loaded with agriculture machinery on spur line leading to Massey Ferguson's yard in Maylands, view along the track looking east

P14310224 views2 of 2, Station buildings, signal box, relay box, station furniture, island platform, end and side view, Welshpool, SWR line.

P14425224 viewsTrestle bridge, Clackline, CM line, looking along the deck, rails lifted, line abandoned

P01435224 views10 of 13 images of the construction of the duplicate steel girder bridge No.1 at 16 miles 25 chains on the ER through the John Forrest National Park, main girder being placed into position on pylons.