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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P01003300 viewsO class 83 with oil headlight and bar cowcatcher, side and front view

P01073300 views1 of 3 views of the derailment of No. 11 Mixed, at the 51 mile point near Indarra, NR line, on the 2nd March 1932, showing derailed wagons piled up across the track. Photo taken from the top of the JA class water tank still attached to the loco of the derailed train and looking towards Geraldton. Loco showing in the distance is that of the special train which was following No.11, the derailed train.

P01724300 viewsFremantle yard, ER line, looking towards Perth, showing carriage sidings and loco depot, signals, points, Dalgety's wool stores, wharf crane.

P04017300 views2 of 4 images taken in the Blacksmith Shop, Block 2, Midland Workshops, , blacksmiths forging a metal rod with the steam hammer

P04072300 viewsASG class loco, Midland Workshops, handing over to CLTB, side view with large number of workers in foreground

P18205300 viewsDM class 586 steam locomotive, bunker and side view, J class 3940 and J class 10587 water tankers with different underframes, on tour to Gingin, Upper Swan bridge.

P00300299 viewsCeremony for the launch of the Prospector railcar, East Perth Terminal, dignitary giving a speech, other official guests seated behind, the Premier, Mr J. Tonkin seated behind the speaker.

P00374299 viewsDump truck with tray raised on loading platform, Koolyanobbing iron ore mine.

P00373299 viewsAlcoa's plant at Pinjarra, elevated overall view, loading facilities in the far left of the image.

P00675299 viewsIdentification discs on signal lever frame, Mount Magnet, NR line

P04415299 viewsM. C . Davies loco "Kate", Karridale, front and side view, loco lined and lettered. Same as P4476 but better quality.

P06402299 viewsPM class 731 towing a Y class, Perth Station, goods train

P12798299 viewsTA class loco, roundhouse, yard, pair of tanks from the JG class tank wagons in the right hand background, Bunbury, SWR line

P12811299 viewsF class 42, Karri Express passenger, Pemberton PP line

P13931299 views8 of 32 images of the railway and jetty precincts of Busselton, BB line, four wheel D class type workman's near the jetty, steam crane in the background.

P03015299 viewsP class 140 steam locomotive on the "Westland" passenger train at platform, side and front view, water tower with Hannan's Larger painted on the side, signal rodding, Kalgoorlie, EGR line, c1940s.

P03212299 viewsWagons, end view, Spearwood, FA line, c1940s.

P00078298 views41 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.