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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P02977184 viewsF class 358 steam locomotive, side view, Midland, ER line, c1940s.

P03249184 viewsP class 502 steam locomotive with bobtail tender, side and front view.

P14504184 viewsCrowd assembled in front of a platform ended carriage for the official opening of the Norseman to Salmon Gums Railway, oil station lamp in the view, CE line

P03422184 viewsO class 93 steam locomotive, side and front view. Same as P2825.

P04036184 viewsRA class 1907, Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, on mineral sands train, loading, Eneabba, DE line

P04154184 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) CDF class carriage, internal view.

T04336184 views3 of 4, DB class 1584 "Shire of Waroona" diesel locomotive in Westrail orange livery, Joondalup, NSR line.

T04352184 viewsGeraldton yard in the foreground, town and harbour in the background, elevated view from wheat silo

T04363184 viewsX Class 1016 "Djukin", heading "The Mullewa", Morawa, side and front view, EM line

P14892184 viewsMSA class 491 Garratt articulated steam locomotive, side view. This is the first Garratt built at Midland Workshops, Bunbury loco depot, SWR line, side and end view

P14947184 viewsSignal box, wooden footbridge, island station building, Subiaco view along the platform looking west

P17072184 viewsFS class 422 steam locomotive in scrapped condition, smoke box and cab removed, scrap road, Midland Workshops.

P17090184 viewsAA class 1517 diesel locomotive hauling The Kalgoorlie Express in the vicinity of Helena Vale. Front & side view of loco. ER line

P17462184 viewsFS class 461 steam locomotive in the yard at Boyanup. water tower with a 25,000 gallon cast iron tank. BB line.

P17596184 viewsA short goods train on the eastbound at Tunnel Junction, near Swan View, in the Darling Ranges. ER line. Track Gang shed to right.

P17638184 viewsDM class 585 steam locomotive about to depart with the Perth to Cannington suburban service from the Armadale Dock at City Station. ER Line. Partial view of rear of tender. Note overhead advertising on roof guttering edge.

P17832184 viewsV class 1222 steam locomotive working 19 goods on departure to Albany from Narrogin. GSR line. Steam from the cylinders is hiding any view of the loco

P01226184 viewsJTC class 108=A, Kewdale, end and side view, being degassed

P01259184 viewsQRN class 4232 container flat wagon, brown livery, side view, DC class 22532, 22584 and 22553 covered vans, side view, Leighton, ER line.