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

P01706192 viewsO class 84, front and side view, coal stage, cheese knob.

P02342192 viewsR class 174, Centrepoint Shopping Centre, Midland, front and side view, on display

P02435192 viewsOrenstein and Koppel Mallet loco, Whiteman Park, front view, on display.

P02475192 viewsP class on the "Eastern Express" arriving at the main platform of Perth Station

P02486192 viewsG class 234, number in large numerals on the cab side, PM line, taking water from the Shaw River, front and side view.

P02641192 viewsW Class 908 steam locomotive heading "Australind" carriages, front and side view.

P02775192 viewsAV class 425 "Dining Car "carriage, end and side view, as new

P02789192 viewsMillars loco "Swan" at Denmark, side and front view, hauling a log train

P02794192 viewsWBC class 861 standard gauge brakevan. Islington Works, South Australia, on transfer bogies, side view.

P02828192 viewsWGX class 33079 standard gauge open wagon, side view, Islington Workshops, c1970s.

P02892192 viewsDort rail motor inspection car, front and side view, c1925.

P02894192 viewsW class 928 steam locomotive hauling ARHS tour train crossing the Avon River over a wooden trestle bridge between York and Mount Hardey, YB line.

P02934192 viewsMRWA E class 30 diesel hydraulic shunting locomotive, side view, Midland Railway yard, Midland, MR line.

P02937192 viewsE class steam locomotive hauling a mixed goods train including tankers, roof of station building in the background, KL line.

P03141192 viewsLime Lake station, GSR line, waiting shed

P03241192 viewsPR class 138 "Ashburton" having finishing touches applied at the workshops. Men in the photo are Wesley Moyle and Ross Harvey on the left, foreman Jock Thomas and leading hand Frank Blinco. Others not named. Same as P3000

P03253192 viewsPMR class 730, builder's photograph, front and side view.

P03381192 viewsWashaway on the PM line, the Shaw river in flood, view along the track with workers

P03471192 viewsADF class 492 "Grevillea" diesel railcar, front view, being passed by D class 1562 diesel locomotive, front and side view, on alumina train.