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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T04255173 viewsSons of Gwalia loco "Fowler", rear and side view, the late Edwin Woodland on the footplate with driver S. Bailey

T04287173 viewsBogie fuel tankers, standard gauge, end and side view

P12882173 viewsY class 1109, Midland Yard, side and front view, shunting.

P12910173 viewsA mock up of a locomotive on a dray with four workers as a prop in the "8 Hour Day" procession, Geraldton, side on view of the loco

P13030173 viewsTrack, from the yard to the jetty, Busselton, BB line, view looking along the track.

P13032173 viewsStation buildings, elevated signal box, Brunswick Junction, SWR line, end and west side view.

P13328173 viewsPont indicator, siding, derelict, Quindalup, BB line, view along the track

P13430173 viewsLine to Defence Department siding, Spring Hill, ER line, view along the line showing the abandoned cattle grid, cheese knob and points to the siding.

P13434173 viewsTrestle bridge, Tullis Bridge over the Hotham River near Tullis siding, PN line

P13457173 viewsStation buildings, lever frame, York, GSR line, end and trackside view.

P13756173 viewsTrack repairs, possibly after a derailment, Spearwood, FA line, view along the right of way.

P13952173 views29 of 32 images of the railway and jetty precincts of Busselton, BB line, W class 921, water column, water tower, loco depot, wagon on the coaling platform, end on rear view.

P14393173 viewsStation buildings, fire hose box, Karrakatta, view of the west end and streetside entrance of the main station building.

P14400173 viewsStation buildings, footbridge, Swanbourne, elevated view of both buildings looking east.

P01497173 viewsTrestle bridge under construction, Zanthus, TAR line, plie driver on the bridge.

P01590173 viewsConfectionary dispensing machine installed in an ADU class carriage

P01621173 viewsMobile cranes, workmen, installing a rail crossing, Meckering

P01769173 viewsMarshalling yard, Kalgoorlie, elevated view across the yard.

P01774173 views3 of 3 views of QA class 9393 bogie flat wagon carrying an over length electric crane traverser for the Great Boulder Mine, loaded at Perth Goods Yard, end and side view.