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

P05917205 viewsReconstruction of City station, ground level view.

P05960205 viewsMillars rolling stock, van, eight water tanks and open wagon, Top Yard, Mornington Mill

P06158205 viewsL class 241, on turntable in photographic grey livery, front and side view

P06188205 viewsR class 146, front and side view

P06192205 viewsT class 171, East Perth Loco depot, side and front view

P06370205 viewsDM class 588, Claremont station, on Royal Show special working

P06591205 viewsDM class 587, Midland Junction, coupled to an AD class carriage, suburban passenger train

P06662205 viewsProspector 4 car set, Grass Valley, ARHS tour

P06685205 viewsMillars loco "Pioneer", Jarrahdale, hauling loaded timber jinkers, mill manager's house in background

P07082205 viewsP class, side and front view, similar to P7081

P07223205 viewsSignal box Perth "A" box, Carriage Sheds, overall view of west end of Perth Yard looking west

P07224205 viewsPerth Yard, west end looking east, "Bairds" & "Boans" department stores in background

P07225205 viewsSignals, carriages, north side of Perth Yard, advertisement for "Foy & Gibson Pty Ltd" in background

P07440205 viewsGH class 18688, all steel for coal traffic, side and end view

P07531205 viewsDS class loco with passenger train on the Bayswater Curve heading towards Perth.

P07610205 viewsMakers plate (builders plate), from loco F class 20, "Reconstructed by Loco Dept. WAGRlys, Fremantle, 1892".

P07660205 viewsSubway, Mount Lawley, shows tram tracks, looking west.

P07718205 views4 of 8 views of the burnt down running shed at Port Hedland, PM line on 9.10.1950, the night before the annual visit by the Chief Boiler inspector (Jack Farr), accompanied by a fitter (Ted Bosworth) and a boiler maker. G class 234 was badly damaged in the fire. similar view to P7717