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

P07662191 viewsE Class 353, hauling a "Reso" train, Victoria Park, SWR line, heading east

P07736191 viewsPR class 142 "Frankland" (renumbered PR class 525 "Frankland" in 10.1946), Midland Workshops, when new, in black and grey livery, front and side view

P07848191 viewsHamersley Iron locos on empty iron ore train crossing the Fortescue River

P07893191 views5 of 13 views of the Car & Wagon depot, Perth Yard, shows from left to right, the Linen Room, Tel Store, Tel Inspectors Office, Machine Room for battery charging, Battery Store, part view of the old Fitters Room.

P07980191 viewsLevel crossing, Johnson Road, Yarloop Top Yard.

P07999191 viewsD class 28 4 wheel van, side and end view, same as P0958..

P08235191 viewsTimber mill, Hoffman, overall general view of mil and townsite

P08281191 viewsMillars loco No.72 without tender and No.59, Yarloop, front and side view

P08371191 viewsG class with A class tender, Manjimup Timber Museum, known as "The Thing", view of rear and side of tender

P08394191 viewsMRWA B class 6, grey livery, front and side view, MRWA style water tower in background.

P08464191 viewsDalwallinu, station building, view from rail side, EM line.

P08684191 viewsDinninup, out of shed, view from rail side, DK line.

P08785191 viewsStation buildings and yard, Pemberton, PP line, overall view of precinct, similar view to P8784

P08829191 viewsStation name sign, platform scales, Mingenew, MR line

P08848191 views5 of 5 views of the derailment of the "Westland" due to a washaway one mile east of Merredin on the EGR line (Ref: "The West Australian" of the 22.7.1960). Shows derailed carriages and the condition of the washed away track.

P08884191 viewsMr T. Marsland, Chief Mechanical engineer (CME) of the WAGR, 6/1949 - 6/1958, photo taken on board a ship, on his right is Mr D.G. Howse, CTM of the NSWGR

P09120191 viewsNameboard, station building, Brookton, GSR line view taken from the western side looking north.

P09190191 views5 of 5 views of Commonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 42 and GM class 20 hauling "The "Indian Pacific" departing from Kalgoorlie taken next to the signal box, front view.