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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T03446196 viewsPR class 538 "Kalgan", Maylands, goods train, shows industrial building in background

T03483196 viewsG class 123, shunters float with shunter, wharf, Fremantle, shunting

T03573196 viewsPR class 530 "Murchison", Meltham, goods train

T03710196 viewsSignal, Maylands "UP Advanced Starter", very tall mast

T03756196 viewsPR class 533 "COONGAN", East Perth loco depot, front and side view

T03940196 viewsX class 1023 "KARIERA" hauling G class 233 to Midland for repairs

T04032196 viewsHamersley Iron CE636R class 4031, rebuilt from Alco M636, triple heading, loaded train, RIO line

T04060196 viewsHamersley Iron loco Alco M636 class 4051, Seven Mile Yard

T04133196 viewsRobe River Iron Associates C630 class 9420, quad heading, loaded train, crossing Hamersley Iron railway, Western Creek, RIO line

P12961196 viewsXA class 1405 "WARIENGA" double heading with XA class 1407 "WIRNGIR", Shackleton, YB line, goods train

P13100196 views2 of 3 views of PMR class 720, partially repainted, in the ownership of Steamtown Peterborough in South Australia, in steam hauling a train comprised of brakevans and carriages. This loco was purchased by Steamtown in 1978 and arrived in Peterborough on 17th January 1979, at Walloway.

P13251196 viewsStation building, Kalannie, KBR line, trackside and end view.

P13396196 views40 of 67 views taken from an album of photos of the Midland Workshops c1905. Power House, - Interior, N.E. Angle, Hydraulic Pumps.

P13545196 views1 of 6 images of the construction of well wagon QX class 2300, at the Midland Workshops, the wagon was built under the direction of the photographer's father in law Jack Makin, elevated view of the frames of the wagon (Issued to traffic 29.8.1936, classified QX 2300 30.6.1937, rebuilt and rebogied 3.12.1955, reclassified to QY 25.11.1967.)

P13586196 viewsADF class 494 "Leschenaultia", damaged and out of service, end and side view

P13629196 viewsStation building, Northampton, GA line, crowd on the platform awaiting the first train on the opening of the line

P13861196 viewsFD class 13562 stencilled "RETURN EMPTY TO WEST MERREDIN", GH class 18562 stencilled "COAL TRAFFIC", GH class 18468 stencilled "BULK GRAIN", Midland