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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P06689192 viewsLocos, trackage, Canning Dam railway, ARHS visit.

P06754192 viewsYard, Fremantle, looking east, E shed and passenger terminal in background

P06854192 viewsDM class 584, East Perth Loco Depot, bunker end and side view

P06912192 viewsYard, Bunbury, overall elevated view looking west

P06990192 viewsMarshalling yard, West Kalgoorlie, under construction

P07132192 views5 of 19 photos of the remains of the loco facilities at Hopetoun on the abandoned Ravensthorpe to Hopetoun Railway. Remains of turntable, side view

P07210192 viewsP class 449 (renumbered P class 509 on 20.12.1946), side view of front half of loco

P07371192 viewsRoad overbridge over standard gauge line beyond Merredin, narrow gauge flyover in background.

P07514192 viewsStation buildings, Fremantle, last day of the old station.

P07603192 viewsES class 305 fitted with high sided self trimming tender, maybe when tender was just fitted, side view

P07622192 viewsKalgoorlie & Boulder Firewood Coy. Loco No.5, "Edie", Lakeside tramway, workers posing on and next to loco, side and front view.

P07663192 viewsN class 86, Perth Yard, shunting the carriages of the Kalgoorlie Express

P07685192 viewsMixed train on the Zig Zag, UDRR line, view looking down on train

P07750192 views1 of 6 views of a derailment at Norseman, CE line on 31.1.1962. Ted Bosworth was the Officer In Charge of the Breakdown crew, Breakdown crew posing in front of crane No.23

P07806192 viewsPM class 707, side and front view, goods train

P07821192 viewsF class, Perth Station on Fremantle bound goods train

P07829192 viewsFS class 418, on deviation east of Swan View, ER line, officials on buffer beam and running board with protection, platform ended carriage behind loco. Testing in progress

P07899192 views11 of 13 views of the Car & wagon depot, Perth Yard, shows from left to right, C&W Stores, C&W Store No.2, Leading Exam Humpy, Linen Room, Battery Room & part of the Carriage Shed.