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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P13610168 viewsGantry crane over "the recently extended underwater coal storage depot at Midland Junction", side view.

P13675168 viewsStation building, original Perth station, trackside view, large crowd on the platform which is decorated with flags and foliage on the occasion of the granting of self government to the colony of Western Australia on the 21st of October, 1890

P13682168 viewsCarriage shed, Claisebrook, construction of new structure.

P14010168 viewsTrackwork showing a catch point and the guide rail, location Unknown, view along the track.

P14090168 viewsF class 40, private sidings, Wesfarmers Comeng, Rail Transport Museum, Bassendean, ER

P14109168 viewsPerth station, with an A class diesel loco hauling a train of centre door AZ class passenger green and cream liveried carriages pulling in to number 8 platform. ADG railcar set in green, white and red livery and leading an ADA class railcar and a set of stainless steel bodied ADK/ADB railcar set, semaphore signals, ER line.

P14119168 viewsStation building, nameboard, Meckering, EGR line, employees in front of the building, the Officer in Charge is second from the right.

P14260168 views2 of 4, Station building, end view, signal box, footbridge, seats, island platform, Bassendean, ER line.

P14350168 viewsWater tower, 10,000 gallon squatters tank, water column, G class 233 Leschenault Lady taking on water, front view, semaphore signals, Boyanup, BB line.

P01546168 views3 of 3 views of the Commissioner of Railways, Mr R Pascoe posing in front of G class 233, Perth, feigning oiling the loco

P01648168 viewsO class 88, in storage with other locos at Midland Junction, front and side view, c1926

P01668168 viewsG class 50, 4-6-0, Perth, ER line, c1926.

P01695168 viewsE class loco in photographic grey livery, side and front view.

P01698168 viewsC class "Marri", Banksiadale, front and side view, c1960.

P01709168 viewsL class 489, crew posing in front of the tender, H. Tower first on the right

P02175168 viewsW class 922 double heading with a S class, BN line, goods train

P02678168 viewsRailway road service passenger freighter bus, Dp52, 18 seat Foden, side view, Pinjarra.

P02821168 viewsN class 19 steam locomotive, side view, pre 1940s.

P02948168 viewsDB class 1586 "Shire of Dardanup" triple heading with N class 1880 and NA class 1871 diesel locomotives on a caustic train, front and side view, Mundijong, SWR line.