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

P12026219 views4 of 12 images of the construction of the Kwinana to Jarrahdale railway. (ref: The Railway Institute Magazine, July 1963), gangers in action demonstrating the driving of dog spikes by means of compressed air.

P12077219 viewsS class 542 "BAKEWELL", East Perth Terminal, grey and black livery, side and front view, on display

P12186219 viewsW class, assisting coal train across the plug, Bunbury. SWR line.

P12298219 viewsDM class 585, up show special, in Perth station. ER line.

P12305219 viewsDM class 588, suburban passenger, Midland Junction, platform, old footbridge, new footbridge under construction, part of workshops in background. ER line.

P12394219 viewsV class 1214, 24 goods, departing West Toodyay. Avon Valley line.

P12397219 viewsV class 1214, 24 goods, east of Horseshoe Hill cutting. Avon Valley line.

P12447219 viewsW class 940, W class, back to back, empty ballast, leaving Bridgetown for River Siding, PP line. W class shunting yard.

P12491219 viewsW class 925 shunting, W class 944 and W class waiting for 333 goods, loco shed in background, gang shed with gangers trolleys, Bridgetown, PP line.

P12561219 viewsADF class, Diesel shed, East Perth loco depot, side and end view.

P12567219 viewsPWD Andrew Barclay 0-4-0 petrol engine loco PW31, Onslow, side and front view

P12597219 views3rd Class goods shed, Armadale, SWR line, yard side and end view

P12652219 views1 of 5 views of the collision at Moora, MR line between No.1 "down" and No.2 "up" trains, MRWA loco A class 26, WAGR van VB class 4307 derailed