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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P11511215 viewsV class 1201, up goods. GSR line.

P11626215 viewsDM class 585, shunting, North wharf sidings?

P11709215 viewsRailcar set on up, DD class 596, down show special, near Daglish. ER line.

P11726215 viewsK class, 2 engines on first iron ore train, leading 2 engines detached, Kwinana yard, FM line.

P11793215 viewsTrack from Yornup to Donnelly River mill, from tender of 86.

P11860215 viewsV class 1220, signals, signal box, footbridge in background, up goods departing Narrogin. GSR line.

P11966215 viewsP class 508, on turntable, East Perth loco shed. ER line.

P12031215 views9 of 12 images of the construction of the Kwinana to Jarrahdale railway. (ref: The Railway Institute Magazine, July 1963).view shows a mobile compressor being hauled by a tractor

P12323215 viewsYX class 86 on tour train to mill, between Yornup and Donnelly River.

P12393215 viewsV class 1214, 24 goods, departing West Toodyay. Avon Valley line.

P12398215 viewsV class 1214, 24 goods. Avon Valley line.

P12539215 viewsGoldsworthy Mining line up of redundant A class English Electric locomotives, similar to the WAGR K class, No.5 in front, lined up at Nelson Point yard following BHP take over of Goldsworthy Mining Limited

P12647215 views3 of 7 views of the derailment at Millendon on the 22nd December 1944, MR line, views shows bales of hay spilled from the derailed wagons

P12681215 viewsHamersley Iron Nippon Sharyo ore car number 088 loaded with iron ore fines

T00026215 viewsARHS Vic Div visit, P class 512, gangers sheds, water column old style, Katanning, GSR line.

T00076215 viewsX class 1008 "WARRANGOO" in all over green livery, "Australind" carriage set, trestle bridge, Rivervale, SWR line, hauling the Australind, loco with headboard and Bunbury coat of arms, on the "Bunbury Bridge".