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

P02451200 views3 of 3 views of L class 255 in photographic grey livery, end and side view.

P02649200 viewsKia-Ora steam locomotive in use, side and front view, Bunbury, SWR line.

P02675200 viewsP class 463 steam locomotive, later renumbered to 516, side view, at coal stage, cast iron water tank on tank stand, Kalgoorlie, EGR line.

P02718200 viewsS Class 545 "Dale" steam locomotive double heading W Class 931 steam locomotive on the Western Endeavour tour train, crossing Balingup bridge, PP line.

P02762200 viewsX class 1014 "CHURORO", Spencers Brook, ER line, heading the "Westland", view taken from the train looking along the train towards the loco.

P03107200 viewsDD class 591, Z class van, Cottesloe, ER line

P03115200 viewsPR class 532, "Fortescue", goods train, Perth station, westbound

P03388200 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) steam breakdown crane, Parkeston, side and front view

P03461200 views3 of 4, Derailed passenger train, No.84 express "The Westland" derailed near Merredin, pig sty bridging, track gang, EGR line,date of derailment 21/7/1960

P03493200 viewsQ Class 62,At Midland workshops, In Derelict condition

P03497200 viewsG class 47, decorated for the hauling of the Governor's special train to the Perth Racecourse, 1st Jan 1898, side view. (ref:" Australian Railway History", Vol.63, No.892, page 14)

P03747200 views3 of 4, D class 1564 diesel locomotive hauling XF class alumina hoppers and brakevan, en route to Kwinana, front and side view.

P03798200 viewsK class 208, light and dark blue with yellow lining, Kwinana yard, signal

P03890200 viewsNitrate container DE111, side and end view, in as new condition.

P04182200 viewsG class 233 "Leschenault Lady" steam locomotive, just out of the workshops, Commissioner Pascoe alongside, side and front view, Perth station.

P04192200 views2 of 3, G class 233 steam locomotive "Leschenault Lady" and G class 123 steam locomotive "Koombana Queen" tour train.

P04302200 viewsQ class 313 diesel locomotive in Westrail yellow with black chevrons livery, side and front view, loading grain at Carrabin, EGR line.

P04385200 views3 of 5, Trestles used for embankment construction, showing men shovelling fill material out of wagons over the side of the trestle, Denmark-Nornalup railway construction, c1928-29.

P14876200 viewsASG class 55 Garratt articulated steam locomotive and two others assembled for transport to Midland Junction, side and front view, Parkeston.