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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P03156210 viewsA class 1512 hauling "The Mullewa" passenger train near Tardun, EM line, view along the train taken from the train window

P03237210 viewsO class 225, shunting, Bunbury, SWR line, front and side view

P03272210 viewsSteam locomotive taking on water at Grant's, goods train, water tower with 25,000 gal. cast iron tank, water column, NR line, c1900.

P03295210 viewsW class 908, passing a new flyover, Wattle Grove, HVR City Circle train

P03301210 viewsADE class 447, Albany, GSR line, in Albany Harbour ownership, view along the side of the railcar

P03497210 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)

P03678210 viewsG class 123 "Koombana Queen" on a Vintage train tour, signal box, signals at Brunswick Junction, SWR line, mainly a front on view

P03747210 views3 of 4, D class 1564 diesel locomotive hauling XF class alumina hoppers and brakevan, en route to Kwinana, front and side view.

P03777210 viewsXA class 1413 diesel locomotive "YABAROO" at Midland, front and side view

P03957210 viewsWMX class 34006 standard gauge motor vehicle wagon, double deck, side and end view.

P03980210 views1 of 3, Aerial view Avon yard, Avon Valley line.

P03983210 views1 of 3, Elevated view of West Merredin yard, wagons of rails in the background, standard gauge construction project.

P04144210 viewsStandard gauge Hi-Rail Bedford truck, front view.

P04146210 viewsL class 273 standard gauge diesel in dark blue livery, side and front view, on the Indian Pacific, Perth Terminal.

P04182210 viewsG class 233 "Leschenault Lady" steam locomotive, just out of the workshops, Commissioner Pascoe alongside, side and front view, Perth station.

P04263210 viewsCollie station nameboard, BN line

P04265210 viewsKalamunda station nameboard, UDRR line

P04366210 viewsMRWA C class 18 steam locomotive, side and front view, taking on water, water tower, Muchea, MR line.

P04387210 views5 of 5, Trestles (30ft high) used for embankment construction, showing men shovelling fill material out of wagons over the side of the trestle and the culvert under the bank, Denmark-Nornalup railway construction, c1928-29.