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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P02836162 viewsSouvenir postcard of the Trans opening at Randall's station 49 miles from Kalgoorlie, front view of loco, station buildings, c1917.

P02896162 viewsDM class 588 steam locomotive on passenger train working, bunker and side view, footbridge, Claremont, ER line.

P02957162 viewsF class 43 diesel locomotive, side and end view, orange livery, AHRS museum, Bassendean.

P03028162 viewsRA class 148 steam locomotive, side and front view, Midland.

P03090162 viewsK class 105 steam locomotive, front and side view, shunting, Fremantle, ER line

P03381162 viewsWashaway on the PM line, the Shaw river in flood, view along the track with workers

P03462162 views4 of 4, Derailed passenger train, No.84 express "The Westland" derailed near Merredin, collapsed culvert, EGR line, date of derailment 21/7/1960

P03466162 viewsNS class 74 shunters float, side view, Albany, SWR line, c1970s

P03488162 viewsPerth station, view from the Barrack street Bridge looking west, railcar set at platform 6, overall view of the precinct..

P03497162 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)

P03522162 viewsSSM Loco No 68 (Ex G class 157) on a trestle bridge crossing the Donnelly river c1950 (scrapped about 1970)

P03653162 viewsA class 1511, on royal train, hotel, Harvey, SWR line, side and front view

P03728162 viewsGuard and other train staff, on platform beside royal train, SWR line

P03766162 viewsHumpyard at Forrestfield showing a view of the humpyard tower and the hump shunters humpy.

P03777162 viewsXA class 1413 diesel locomotive "YABAROO" at Midland, front and side view

P03900162 views1 of 5, WMB class 34029 triple deck standard gauge motor vehicle carrying wagon, side view, in as new condition, in yellow livery, Forrestfield.