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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P13861193 viewsFD class 13562 stencilled "RETURN EMPTY TO WEST MERREDIN", GH class 18562 stencilled "COAL TRAFFIC", GH class 18468 stencilled "BULK GRAIN", Midland

P14009193 views4 of 4 internal views of Z class 129 brakevan showing the guard's lookout and pigeon holes

P14012193 viewsTrackwork, road overbridge, West Perth, view along the tracks looking west.

P14112193 viewsUnderpass construction, West Midland, view to the east, station buildings on the edge of the embankment, ER line.

P14127193 viewsStation building, signal box, nameboard, East Northam, EGR line, c1965

P14128193 viewsStation building, footbridge, goods shed, Pinjarra, SWR line, view looking down the line

P14239193 views PR class 528 "Murray" burnt out at the Kalgoorlie Loco depot on 31/7/1949, EGR line, view of the burnt out cab and boiler.

P14256193 viewsLever frame, signalling diagram above the lever frame, Maylands, ER line.

P01475193 viewsBanks of relays, signal relay room. Location Unknown.

P02443193 views5 of 7 views V class 1221, SWR line, on ARHS tour train, front and side view of loco

P02489193 viewsE class 324, with bar cowcatcher and large oil headlight, side and front view, same as P4850

P02495193 viewsPR class 523 "Blackwood", yard light, water column, Wickepin, NWM line, side and front view, taking water

P02527193 viewsDD class 592 steam locomotive on suburban passenger working, front and side view, diesel railcars in the background, East Perth, ER line.

P02758193 viewsX class 1019 "INGARRA" diesel locomotive on the Up Westland, near National Park, ER line.

P02784193 viewsAdelaide Timber Co. loco Y 71, East Witchcliffe, side and front view, standing in front of the loco are (left to right) E. Woodland, C. D. Shepherdson. Mill manager L. Williams, I. Carne and M. Zeplin

P02851193 viewsP class steam locomotive leaving Midland bound for Perth on country passenger working, passenger carriages, side view, ER line, c1940.

P02872193 viewsG class 233 "Leschenault Lady" steam locomotive on special passenger train at Bunbury station platform ready for departure, front view, SWR line.