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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P01556307 viewsA class 1512, wheat train Swan View just west of the tunnel, ER line, publicity photo, same as T1459

P02601307 viewsStation building, Gingin, MR line, rear view with a Hotham Valley Railway tour train at the station

P00302306 viewsCeremony for the launch of the Prospector railcar, East Perth Terminal, view of the invited guests sitting on the platform

P00911306 viewsHolden sedan with Westrail logo on door, side and front view

P04717306 viewsLoco "Ballaarat", demonstration of the loco at James Hunts Foundry at Ballarat

P05872306 views3 of 4 photos of a derailment at Jennacubbine, EM line, P class 2004 "Shire of Dalwallinu", on side with crane in position

T00200306 viewsGeraldton Exhibition, overall view of displays

T04005306 viewsPMR class 729, station building, Coolgardie, loco on display

P01008306 viewsR class 146 with canopy over tender, side and front view, same as P7399

P01035306 viewsLine of derailed and damaged wagons looking towards Mullewa, NR line, view from the top of a van looking along the train.

P01600306 viewsDual gauge track, "Progress Standard Gauge", "Eastern Goldfields Railway", view along the track.

P02209306 viewsFD class 14292, the only all steel FD, stowed at Pantapin, YB line, side view. c1985

P02611306 viewsV class 1213 loco body on a low loader en route to Willis Light Engineering Works, view of the prime mover and trailer

P03013306 viewsS class 476 "Bruce" steam locomotive with full boiler-top shroud, side and front view, sidings, signals rodding, Koojedda, ER line.

P03067306 viewsPR class 522 "Avon" steam locomotive fitted with an oil bunker, on a trial run of the refurbished "Westland", consist includes three new AH class first class carriages, station building and platform, in the loop at Parkerville, ER line.

T05120306 viewsStation buildings, platform, baggage trolley, trackside building, water tower, sidings, wagons, goods shed, Boyup Brook, DK line, view towards Kojonup

P00076305 views39 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.