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:

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P02967174 viewsSteam crane 26, boiler end view, stabilising legs extended, HVR, Pinjarra.

P03146174 viewsLever frame, Geraldton station, NR line

P03255174 viewsPR class 139 "Avon" steam locomotive, arriving at Perth hauling the "Westland", side and front view, Perth, ER line.

P03393174 viewsW class 928, Trestle bridge over the Avon River, York, YB line, ARHS tour train to Greenhills.

P03421174 viewsDD class 593 steam locomotive, side and front view, East Perth Loco shed.

P03473174 viewsC class 1702 diesel locomotive, front and side view, on superphosphate train from Kwinana, semaphore signals, Perth, ER line.

P03480174 viewsA class 1502, on No. 852 Goods bound for Leighton, West Leederville

P03542174 viewsStation buildings, signal box, Cottesloe (opened 2/1961 and closed 5/1985), trackside view looking north

P03719174 viewsBridge, steel and concrete, over Blackwood River, Bridgetown, PP line

P03736174 viewsYard, wheat silo, West Merredin, EGR line, elevated view

P03788174 viewsAB class 1531, green with red and yellow stripe front and side view

P03883174 viewsJK class 9901 liquid caustic soda tanker, end and side view, in as new condition.

P03920174 viewsL class 275 blue with yellow chevron, loading nickel, red mine Kambalda. Front view

P03963174 viewsA class 1508 diesel locomotive in green with red and yellow stripe livery hauling "The Westland" passenger train, side and front view, running short hood first, Avon Valley line.

P04144174 viewsStandard gauge Hi-Rail Bedford truck, front view.

P04177174 viewsRefrigerated container on a flat top wagon, end and side view.

P04293174 views1 of 2, W class 901 steam locomotive in as new condition, front and side view.

P04299174 viewsS class 2105 double heading with S class 2102 diesel locomotives in Westrail yellow with black chevrons livery, side and front view, on combined lime and coal train.

P17018174 viewsA class 1501 heading the "Westland", Cowans Sheldon 60 ton Breakdown Crane No 31, bulldozer, demolition of station, West Midland, ER line.