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:

Most viewed

P10004178 viewsSteam whim, Waterhouse, side view

P10077178 views4 of 8 views of the East Perth Passenger Terminal and the Westrail Centre under construction

P11028178 viewsStation building, nameboard, Minnivale, GM line, trackside view

P11046178 viewsStation building, Cottesloe, elevated trackside of the main building.

P11096178 viewsOut of shed, Ardath, NWM line, trackside view.

P11128178 viewsXB class 1004 "KADJERDEN" double heading with XA class 1403 "WANBIRI" near Kuender, LH line, view from the near the end of the train looking forward.

P11145178 viewsYard and station throat, Cue, NR line, looking south from station platform.

P11441178 viewsPM class 702, engine and van.

P11459178 viewsW class 931 with travelling water tank, S class, west of Hillman. BN line.

P11488178 viewsPR class 526 "Greenough", travelling water tank, up goods, Midland Marshalling yard arrival road, wheat transfer facility in distance. ER line.

P11511178 viewsV class 1201, up goods. GSR line.

P11547178 viewsV class 1202, East Perth loco shed. ER line.

P11623178 viewsDD class 600, short goods train of one open wagon and four M class coal box wagons, trestle bridge, Guildford. ER line.

P11669178 viewsPM class 703, up goods, on main line, ballast in siding, Mundijong. SWR line.

P11673178 viewsA class 1506 before the fitting od side handrails, on bauxite train, coming off Kwinana line, Mundijong Junction. FM line, SWR line.

P11682178 viewsDM class 584, GE class 12583 recently painted, load of light coloured timber, shunting timber, Kewdale yard.

P11705178 viewsDD class 598, up show special, approaching Daglish. ER line.

P11713178 viewsDD class 599, down show special, signals, Axon Avenue bridge, DD class on shunt train in yard, Subiaco. ER line.

P12026178 views4 of 12 images of the construction of the Kwinana to Jarrahdale railway. (ref: The Railway Institute Magazine, July 1963), gangers in action demonstrating the driving of dog spikes by means of compressed air.