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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P04120328 viewsXA class 1405 "WARIENGA", XA class 1403 "WANBIRI" side view hauling VF wagons. Last Meekatharra train. NR line

P00165327 viewsDisplay showing the "Production of brake power as used on suburban railcars" with all the components labelled

P00503327 viewsK class 210 hauling the "Indian Pacific" towards Perth, Avon Valley Line, elevated view looking along the train

P00850327 viewsW class 903, "Australind" headboard on loco, last train into the original Bunbury Station, SWR line

P09022327 viewsWSW class 30631 standard gauge crew living van, Forrestfield Yard, end and side view.

P01406327 views1 of 16 images of the pair of trestle bridges over the Canning River at Gosnells, SWR line, view along the bridge from the south east.

P03372327 viewsL class 264, road over bridge, Kalamunda Road overbridge, loco running wrong road due to track modifications to allow for clearance for double stack containers.

P00296326 viewsRCA class wagons being loaded with chain from a ship at Fremantle Harbour by a crane owned by "Bell" (ref: "Movement", Vol2, Jan 1975, page 1). See also P5279 and P15061

P00316326 viewsG class 123, Donnybrook, PP line, on the "Vintage Train"

P00556326 viewsH class 3 on construction train in Windmill Cutting, Avon Valley Line, elevated view looking along the train. Same as P5186

P00566326 viewsC class 1703, ALT class 5 behind the loco, ER line approaching Swan View, on "down" goods train

P00859326 viewsGoods yard, transfer shed, Kewdale Freight yard, aerial view

P04407326 viewsA class 4, jetty, windjammer, Bunbury Jetty, front and side view of loco

P07254326 viewsMSA class Garratt loco, AD class carriage, Darlington, M line, MSA running bunker first

P09839326 viewsLeighton yard, control tower, North Fremantle signal box in distance, PMR class 729 in distance approaching turntable. PMR class 715 shunting train, Y class with shunters float, standard gauge sidings under construction. ER line.

P00677325 viewsMSA class 492 Garratt loco, goods train

T03276325 viewsUT class 664, East Perth, side and front view.

P01031325 views9 of 10 views of the derailment of A class 1501 at Northam Station, ER line. Loco on top of other wagons, date of derailment 2/11/1961

P01086325 viewsASA class 445 Sentinel-Cammell steam railcar, East Perth, in cream and green livery and chevrons on the front, side and boiler end view.