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

T03135194 viewsSSM loco, Pemberton bush railway, rear view of log train

T03405194 viewsSons of Gwalia loco "Midland" (previously named "Ken"), Gwalia, view of side of cab

T03595194 views8 of 12 views of the smash at Bellevue, derailed wagons.

T03720194 viewsPMR class 735 on No.300 passenger train, Mount Lawley, shunting signals in background.

T03869194 viewsMRWA B class 6, Geraldton, on display

T03955194 viewsPMR class 733, Wonnerup, BB line, side and rear view, shows tender end before the addition of ladders

T04060194 viewsHamersley Iron loco Alco M636 class 4051, Seven Mile Yard

T04076194 viewsMount Newman Mining GE loco CM36-7M class 5510 "Newman", Nelson Point Yard, Port Hedland

P12825194 views11 of 11 images of the construction of the railway dam at Kalgoorlie

P12957194 viewsXA class 1405 "WARIENGA" double heading with XA class 1407 "WIRNGIR", station nameboard, Yarding, YB line, goods train

P13132194 viewsSignal Box "A", signal, Fremantle Yard, front view.

P13238194 viewsStation building (Traffic Office), Out of Shed, latrine, yard, Kondinin, NKM line, view along the yard.

P13247194 viewsWeighbridge, CBH, Gabalong, CM line, front and side view.

P13273194 viewsXE class 24490 coupled to another XE class hopper, Narembeen, NKM line, station nameboard visible between the wagons.

P13309194 viewsV class 1216, south of Wagin, GSR line, goods train

P13357194 views1 of 67 views taken from an album of photos of the Midland Workshops c1905. General Offices - General Office, North elevation.

P13445194 viewsDA class 1574, goods shed, water tower, Wongan Hills, EM line, view down the yard.

P13480194 views4 of 4 images of S class 546 on an ARHS tour train to Beela, train in the yard at Beela, BN line, passengers around the train, view shows the rear of the tender.