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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P10480190 viewsXA class 1409 "UNAMBAL" diesel locomotive at Mount Magnet while the crew refuel, with diesel from 44 gal. drums, and top up the radiator header tank with water. An interested group of children observe proceedings.

T04845190 viewsCliffs Robe River(CRRIA) M636 class 9422 in hold of vessel waiting to be unloaded at Cape Lambert

T04870190 viewsTwo car DMU including ADK class 683, pedestrian overpass, road, West Perth, ER line. Second last day before 1979 closure of Fremantle line.

T04882190 viewsView of town and siding, goods shed, buildings, wagons, water tower, signal, Amery, GM line, long view from down distant signal

T04906190 viewsWagon loaded with rails, awaiting units, workers, road vehicles, between Burracoppin and Carrabin, EGR line

T04924190 viewsFour car DMU set, end of platforms, signal, pedestrian track crossing, two double slips, road, shops, Cottesloe, ER line, Saturday before closure of Fremantle line

T04941190 viewsAA class 1518 on goods train, platform, station building, nameboard, man on station, Meckering, EGR line, view along the train down the platform.

T05107190 viewsDerailment at Doodlakine 2 of 3, off track are H class 2, hoppers and flat wagon, onlookers, Doodlakine, EGR line

T05164190 viewsL class 272, sheds, Midland, ER line, side and front view

P16897190 viewsMRWA G class 50 diesel locomotive hauling a freight train over the Swan River at Upper Swan. MR line. C1960s

P20059190 viewsWoolery weed burner, in operation on track, operator, station building, platform, onlooker, Tambellup, GSR line, front and side view

T05229190 viewsWAGR bllue Large Electric Staff Instrument, Goomalling to Jennacubbine section, EM line, side and front view, many staffs in the instrument.