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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P03188212 viewsShed under construction, Picton, SWR line.

P03228212 viewsLoading dock, Kirup, PP line

P03237212 viewsO class 225, shunting, Bunbury, SWR line, front and side view

P03381212 viewsWashaway on the PM line, the Shaw river in flood, view along the track with workers

P03461212 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

P03534212 viewsAA class 1519 on ARHS tour train, Dowerin, GM line, about to depart on the return journey

P03552212 viewsTwo S class locomotives double heading in Bridgetown yard, end view, PP line, c1960s.

P03579212 views3 of 7 images of the Cowans Sheldon 60 ton breakdown crane No.31Midland Workshops, front and side view.

P03584212 viewsRCK class 23966, ex RCA class, with extended sides and ends with a corrugated iron sliding roof, fertilizer being unloaded by truck mounted bucket crane, end view, Moora, MR line

P03599212 viewsV class 1206, 2-8-2,Midland Junction Railway Station on up line fast goods

P03714212 viewsB class 1601, shunting BE wagons, Midland marshalling yards, ER line, view shows side and end details of the BE.

P03720212 viewsAV class dining car, interior view, set up for dining, staff pictured in uniform

P03878212 views1 of 2, XE class ilmenite hoppers loading mineral sands, side view, Eneabba. DE line.

P03965212 views1 of 2, L class 267 standard gauge diesel locomotive in dark blue livery, going through the washing machine, Forrestfield.

P04166212 views1 of 5 L class 264 in original livery, long hood leading hauling the "Indian Pacific" interstate passenger train towards Perth on the Avon Valley line, view along the train

P04177212 viewsRefrigerated container on a flat top wagon, end and side view.

P04190212 viewsW class 945 steam locomotive, side and front view, on mixed goods train, passenger shelter and platform in the distance.

P14876212 viewsASG class 55 Garratt articulated steam locomotive and two others assembled for transport to Midland Junction, side and front view, Parkeston.