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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P02040215 viewsFour wheel wooded tank wagon, Al class 190, Nanine, NR line, end and side view, enlargement of P13632

P02054215 viewsL class 255 (originally EC class 255), newly painted, self trimming tender, side view, c1926

T04414215 views12 of 38 images of Commonwealth Railways (CR) "Tea and Sugar" train on trip from Port Augusta to Parkeston on the TAR line by Clyde Shoebridge and Peter Sage in December 1963 to January 1964, Commonwealth Railways (CR) refrigerated "Provision Store" van, VC class louvre van 101, both part of the consist of the "Tea and Sugar"

T04500215 viewsRA class 1911 diesel locomotive, hauling the "King Karri Reso" tour train to Pemberton onto the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons at Balingup on its return journey, goods shed and station building in the background, PP line.

P18632215 views4472 'The Flying Scotsman' and 4079 'Pendennis Castle' English steam locomotives travelling east of Northam on the 'Flying Scotsman's' return trip to the Eastern States.

T04944215 viewsPlatform, station building, fence, Coolup, SWR line, view down the main line towards Waroona

T04948215 viewsP class 505, on No 102 goods train, road, level crossing, shops, departing Kellerberrin, EGR line

P16619215 views1 of 3 images of PTA U class 201, in Coote Industries livery, Bassendean loop, end and side view, long end to camera

T05026215 viewsTrack laying, travel lift machine (used to pull rails off flat wagons), sleepers, workers, Hines Hill, EGR line

T05027215 viewsH class 4, on train of flat wagons with bolsters, Toodyay, Avon Valley line, during standard gauge construction

T05108215 viewsDerailment at Doodlakine 3 of 3, H class 2, two hopper wagons, worker, Doodlakine, EGR line

T05128215 viewsX class 1005 "MEANANGER", Forrestfield, side and end view

T05196215 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) M636 class 4054 leads a triple headed iron ore train passing an ore train lead by M636R class 4036 at Tom Price.

T05198215 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) M636 class 4054, SD50R class 6064, M636 class 4049 at Tom Price crossing M636R class 4036.

P19493215 viewsFive plank RA class 5852 bogie open wagon, brown livery, Albany, end and side view, c1969/70

P20020215 viewsOverview of Perth goods yard, two Y class diesels shunting, numerous rakes of vans and wagons including three D class advertising vans in bottom right of picture, two of which have "Boucher for Steel Framed Buildings" painted on them and the other one with "Excelsior Lifting Tools" being applied by a painter, sheds, signals, Perth Box A signal cabin, sidings, points, motor trucks loading and unloading goods, Beam Shell service station in foreground, view from elevated position, c1950s

T05229215 viewsWAGR bllue Large Electric Staff Instrument, Goomalling to Jennacubbine section, EM line, side and front view, many staffs in the instrument.