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

P22590325 viewsMount Newman Mining locomotives 98, 56, 52 and 73, quadruple heading empty iron ore train, 211 km, Pilbara, front and side view

P22680325 viewsUpper Darling Range railway formation near Kalamunda. EDRR line.

P00071324 views34 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.

P00080324 views43 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.

P00277324 viewsVF class bogie van, being loaded by a forklift, view of the forklift on the platform picking up a loaded pallet.

P00432324 viewsK class 209 hauling the Indian Pacific into the Kewdale Freight Yard

P00572324 views"Peace Memorial", Midland Workshops, CME's Office building in the background, side on view looking west.

P00695324 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 39 double heading with another Commonwealth Railways (CR) GM class, freight train. Kalgoorlie

P00916324 viewsL class 268, passenger train, Kalgoorlie, first interstate passenger train.

P05812324 viewsWAGR Railway Road Service truck with ARHS members on tray with cement mixer. Wonnerup Monument in view being installed

P06214324 viewsG class 108, Inspectors car, Albany Yard. GSR line

P07253324 viewsK class loco, AD class carriage, Darlington, M line, train heading east.

P12611324 viewsStation building incorporating the signal box, Clackline, ER line, building on the island platform.

P12642324 views2 of 4 views of the head on collision of two trains at Gingin, MR line, view shows a wrecked SX class 10229 sheep van, WAGR D class 5002 van with a corrugated iron roof with a single torpedo ventilator, MRWA LC class bogie van

P03601324 viewsW class 908 steam locomotive, front end sticking out of the loco shed, Busselton, BB line.

P04119324 viewsXA class 1403 "WANBIRI" and XA class 1405 "WARIENGA" in the green with red stripe livery, last Meekatharra train. Front and side view, NR line

P00424323 views3 of 3 views of WGX class 33218 standard gauge bogie gondola, (later reclassified to WOAX class) Midland Workshops, as new, raised view of the side and end.