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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P14686169 viewsG class 60, Sellers turntable, crew posing on the turntable, side view, Menzies, KL Line, loco having hauled the first train intro Menzies

T04336169 views3 of 4, DB class 1584 "Shire of Waroona" diesel locomotive in Westrail orange livery, Joondalup, NSR line.

T04352169 viewsGeraldton yard in the foreground, town and harbour in the background, elevated view from wheat silo

P14820169 views17 of 21 images of the railway precinct and station buildings at Subiaco, c1969, track, signals, overall elevated view of the yard looking east

P14926169 viewsRake of logs on jinkers at the log landing at the Nyamup Mill, mill buildings behind the landing, side view.

P14947169 viewsSignal box, wooden footbridge, island station building, Subiaco view along the platform looking west

P17008169 viewsBallast siding, flyover, Kenwick, SWR line, standard gauge project

P17052169 viewsUT class 664 with 2 JA class water tankers pictured at former Watheroo Loco. MR line, Note the upper portion of the water tank and loco shed in the background.

P17100169 viewsA class 1504, on ARHS Tour train to Jarrahdale, railcar in siding, Mundijong, SWR line

P17192169 viewsV class 1201, on goods train No 11 Midland to York, Chidlow, ER line

P17242169 viewsPM class701, on goods train from Narembeen, bracket signal, other signals, trackside buildings, Merredin, NKM line

P10366169 viewsDA class 1577 Westrail Orange short end leading approaching Cottesloe Station with train of empty XW class wheat wagons bound for Avon Yard freight only Cottesloe Leighton Yard, line visible on right of train.

P10370169 viewsDA class 1573 Westrail Orange, long end leading Perth bound between Cottesloe and Locke Street with long train of empty XW class grain wagons for Avon Yard. Side and end view, left hand side of locomotive. Old Cottesloe Flour Mill visible together with a display of Norfolk Pine trees.

P17402169 viewsS class 546, on No 103 goods train, crossing No 104 goods train, Hillman, BN line, front and side view

P17451169 viewsFS class 423 steam locomotive on a ballast train at Balingup. PP line. Note the empty flat top wagon between the locomotive and empty ballast wagons.

P17622169 viewsW class 913 steam locomotive on a Boyup Brook to Bunbury goods train, No 226, at Queenwood. DK line. Note station nameboard and out of shed.

P17824169 views2 of 3 of A class 1504 diesel locomotive on a ARHS Tour train to Jarrahdale. SWR line. The make up of the train consisted of Z brakevan 531, AJ carriage 166, AYC carriages 512, 511, AYD 550 buffet car, AYC carriage 500, AY suburban carriage 454, AJ carriage 64 and ZJ brakevan 427. Note the formation works involved.

P17963169 viewsOverview of Leighton and Fremantle area, cranes and port buildings in background, suburban EMU from Fremantle and diesel hauled export jarrah timber train arriving Leighton yard in foreground, ER line

P01141169 viewsWA class 23460 bogie cool storage van, WAGR Polar Bear emblem, WA class 23466, Rocket Express Service emblem, side view, Midland, ER line.