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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T04124143 viewsRobe River Iron Associates C636 class 9424, empty train, quad heading, RIO line

T04138143 viewsG class tender, Don Rhodes Museum, Port Hedland

T04187143 viewsCliff's Robe River Iron Associates 'Hi-Rail' vehicle

T04281143 viewsJetty train, Carnarvon, on jetty, rear and side view

P13176143 viewsGroup photo of railway employees, porter Ernst Ford right hand end of the back row. Ernst Ford was only ever employed as a porter at Beverley, from 23rd August 1893 until 26th February 1895

P13238143 viewsStation building (Traffic Office), Out of Shed, latrine, yard, Kondinin, NKM line, view along the yard.

P13373143 views17 of 67 views taken from an album of photos of the Midland Workshops c1905. Block Two, - Interior Smith's Shop, North Bay, West End.

P13376143 views20 of 67 views taken from an album of photos of the Midland Workshops c1905. Block three, - West Elevation, Pump House.

P13389143 views33 of 67 views taken from an album of photos of the Midland Workshops c1905. Power House, - South West View. End of the side of V class 3265 van in the foreground

P13446143 viewsTrackwork, newly laid line to the Alcoa refinery, Wagerup, SWR line, elevated view along the line showing the diverging lines.

P13665143 viewsWAGFS Co. G class type loco "Boulder" hauling three wooden water tank wagons and wagons loaded with firewood, front and side view.

P13709143 viewsCXB class 17580 heading a line of similar wagons

P13748143 viewsXA class 1405 "WARIENGA", XA class 1403 "WANBIRI" double heading, Midland Yard, front and side view looking east.

P13774143 views6 of 9 views of the abandoned and derelict D class, DA class and DE class vans at the Woodman Point munitions depot, DE class 1343, end and side view.

P14077143 viewsZF class 441 four wheeled brakevan, side and end view coupled to GM class 15898.

P14089143 viewsX class 1005 "MEANANGER", station buildings, Pinjarra, SWR line, Australind passenger train, head on view.

P14134143 viewsXB class 1004 "KADJERDEN", front and side view

P14237143 views1 of 2 views of the fire that destroyed PR class 528 "Murray" at the Kalgoorlie Loco depot, EGR line, view of the smoke billowing up from the depot.