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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P01852184 viewsVW class 5139, ex ZA class 163, brown livery, Pinjarra, side and non platform end view.

P18018184 viewsStandard gauge construction, tunnel buttresses, The Roundhouse, Fremantle, c1966

P18031184 viewsDB class 1587 "Shire of Capel" and N class 1877, double heading empty bauxite train through cutting, 10 km post, Jarrahdale line

P15642184 viewsZS class 539 brakevan with knuckle couplers, Westinghouse brakes and a radio equiped logo, in a very weathered all over Westrail yellow livery, Geraldton, NR line, guards end and side view

T04542184 viewsState Saw Mills loco SSM No.2 travelling across a level crossing with a rake of empty flat wagons and open wagons in the Manjimup area.

P10425184 viewsEnd of AYU class carriage showing Refreshment vending machines as used on Bunbury Belle service.

P16411184 viewsTank loco on hike train, another tank loco hauled train, passengers reboarding, Byford, SWR line, c1934

P18630184 viewsC3801 standard gauge steam locomotive and water gin, running around coaches at Perth Terminal prior to returning to Adelaide during the Bicentennial tour train to WA

T04853184 viewsAN GM class locos, in green and gold livery, double heading "Indian Pacific", platform end, steps, platform light, Port Augusta, TAR line, front and side view

T04866184 viewsH class 2 in light blue and dark blue livery with yellow stripe, on narrow gauge bogies for trip to shops, side view

T04875184 viewsG class 123 and FS class 461, double heading tour train, stopped in cutting, tour passengers looking on, Slippery Cut, BN line

T04901184 viewsDMU headed by ADB class 772, F.O.R. special hired train, crossing lights, Victoria Street, ER line

P16614184 viewsStation building, station nameboard, part of goods shed, Kondinin, NKM line

P19097184 viewsAustralian Western Railway (AWR) T class 01 derailed at Albany as a result of a level crossing accident involving a grain truck. GSR line.

P20036184 viewsStation and yard, station building, platform, points, sidings, rakes of goods wagons, goods shed, grounded van body, worker, Tambellup, GSR line, view from down home signal looking south

P21143184 viewsSeventh Tiiennial Conference of the W.A. Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees, group photograph: Back Row: C.J. Peters (Northam) F.C. Towler (Pinjarra) J.B. Williams (Bunbury) , W. Rothnie (Collie) H. Stevens (Minute Secretary) ; J. Burhop (Merredin) W.E. Sterrett (Geraldton) 2nd Row: A.W. Jordan (Albany), C.H. Venner (Katanning) , W. Manning (Midland Junction) , A.E. Scott (Southern Cross) ,C.E.D. Williams (Mullewa), F.J. Mckenney (Fremantle) , J. Jeffery (Perth) 3rd Row: J. Pirani (Kalgoorlie) , G.F. Keating (General Secretary). A. Meyers (General Vice President), A.H. Phillips (General President), R. Halliday (General Treasurer) W. Baker (Busselton) J. Watters (Chidlow) 4th Row: C.V. Fawcett (Cue), A.L. Stewart (Narrogin) (See photo P21143)