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:

Most viewed

P06915215 viewsX class 1024 "KOGARA", heading "The Mullewa" at site of washaway, NR line, shows embankment washed away

P06989215 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount", Rail Transport Museum, underframe, undergoing restoration .

P07025215 viewsT class 167, side and front view,

P07083215 viewsMRWA A class, Midland Junction, front and side view, end view of a cattle wagon

P07148215 viewsBHP Iron Ore loco No.5647 in blue & white livery, side and front view

P07157215 viewsWAGR Official, Mr T. Lockley, Station Master, Perth, portrait

P07195215 viewsC class 1, "Katie", Rail Transport Museum, in black paint scheme, end and side view

P07213215 viewsP class 449 (renumbered P class 509 on 20.12.1946), side view of entire loco

P07547215 viewsN class, K class, station buildings, Claremont, Royal Show trains

P07625215 viewsP class 507, Kalgoorlie Express near Kalgoorlie, EGR line, shows driver, Billy Williams oiling the motion dressed in boiler suit

P07729215 viewsH class 22, Midland Workshops, side view, just been overhauled, apprentice fitters posing in front of loco, Ted Bosworth second from left

P07751215 views2 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. End view of JD class tank wagons derailed.

P07769215 viewsWAGT J class trolley bus No.7 being placed on its chassis at the Midland Workshops

P07806215 viewsPM class 707, side and front view, goods train

P07819215 viewsP class 457 (later PR class 535 "Coongan"), front and side view, background has been whited out.

P07821215 viewsF class, Perth Station on Fremantle bound goods train

P07829215 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