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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P03355225 viewsD class 1562 on fertiliser train on dual gauge line crossing the Alcoa narrow gauge main line, signals, front and side view.

P03380225 viewsWashaway on the PM line, the Shaw river in flood, view along the track with workers

P03429225 viewsMRWA C class 15 steam locomotive, side and front view, loco shed, Midland.

P03457225 viewsDD class 592 steam locomotive on a picnic ramble train, running bunker first, side and end view, Midland, ER line.

P03694225 viewsG class 233, shunting, NS class wagon, point, Fremantle, ER line, wood burner

P04044225 viewsMercedes Westrail bus, blue and white with yellow stripe, Albany area, side and front view

P04048225 viewsHino Westrail bus, interior with passengers

P04049225 viewsAV class dining car, interior view, set up for dining, pink and white colour scheme

P04060225 viewsO class 176, driver in cab, side view (part)

P04160225 viewsWestern Endeavour NSW 3801 steam locomotive arriving at Perth Terminal August 1970.

P04330225 views2 of 8, Station building, platform, lever frame, Elleker, GSR line.

P04378225 viewsS class 2109 diesel locomotive arriving at Bunbury Inner Harbour with DB class 1581 "City of Bunbury" diesel locomotive on a caustic train and S class 2102 diesel locomotive on an alumina train are awaiting departure.

P01125225 viewsGH class 18530 wagon, with tarpaulin, "coal traffic", Westrail logo on the side, side view, Leighton, ER line.

P01169225 viewsF class 44 diesel locomotive, green livery, side view, Forrestfield.

P01250225 viewsAQZ class 424 first class sleeping carriage, green and cream livery, side view, Claisebrook, ER line.

P01306225 viewsB class 1606 diesel hydraulic locomotive, angled roof, orange livery, side view, North Fremantle, ER line.

P01398225 viewsPerth Station, view across the tracks looking towards platform 1

P15104225 viewsAn unidentified W class steam locomotive arriving York from the Quairading Branch line. YB line. An unidentified X class diesel locomotive and V class steam locomotive at the loco depot together with GH class coal wagons at the coal stage and other wagons in the yard. Note the semaphore signal, yard lights and telephone pole.

P02026225 views2 of 4 views of a derailment of No. 22 Fast Goods at the157-78 mile point on the Donnybrook to Katanning Railway, DK line, between Noggerup and Goonac, bogie van derailed, fruit case stacked beside the track, , date of derailment 26/3/1955