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:

Most viewed

P01352187 viewsRAC class 5684, Bunbury, SWR line, side view

P01360187 viewsVW class 5134, ex platform ended ZA class, white livery, Narrogin, GSR line, end and side view

P01824187 viewsAZ class 443 first class sleeping carriage, green and cream livery, side view, Forrestfield.

P18154187 viewsDD class locomotive, on passenger train to Armadale, advertising hoardings, trolley bus on Barrack Street bridge, landscaped garden, Perth station, SWR line

P15014187 viewsRLSY class 18749 standard gauge bogie van in Sadleir's green livery, Sadleir's depot, Kewdale, end and side view.

P15041187 viewsRakes of goods carriages including wagons, vans and oil tankers, signals, bracket signals, trackside sheds, in sidings adjacent to the Fremantle Passenger Terminal, ships "Canberra" and "Southern Cross" berthed in foreground, Fremantle Port, aerial view

T04410187 views8 of 38 images of Commonwealth Railways (CR) "Tea and Sugar" train on trip from Port Augusta to Parkeston on the TAR line by Clyde Shoebridge and Peter Sage in December 1963 to January 1964, Woomera Village, distant view

T04419187 views17 of 38 images of Commonwealth Railways (CR) "Tea and Sugar" train on trip from Port Augusta to Parkeston on the TAR line by Clyde Shoebridge and Peter Sage in December 1963 to January 1964, "Tea and Sugar" at station, water tower, station building, Ooldea

T04430187 views28 of 38 images of Commonwealth Railways (CR) "Tea and Sugar" train on trip from Port Augusta to Parkeston on the TAR line by Clyde Shoebridge and Peter Sage in December 1963 to January 1964, "Tea and Sugar" stopped at station, view of train from rear, guards van (brakevan) and Commonwealth Railways (CR) clerestory roof carriage closest to camera, station building, Forrest

T04515187 viewsG class 123 steam locomotive with an unidentified ZA class brakevan on the Busselton Jetty.

T04524187 viewsXB class 1018 "IMPIRRA" diesel locomotive departing Claremont with a special working for the Royal Show. The white disc on the locomotive front indicates it is terminating at Perth Station.

T04598187 viewsX class 1017 "EWENYOON" diesel locomotive with the Australind headboard and City of Bunbury crest on the locomotive front shortly after arriving from East Perth locomotive depot.

P10418187 viewsMembers of the Secretary and Chief Traffic Manager's branches pictured at a railway picnic, group photo.

P10461187 viewsG class 233 steam locomotive hauling the Vintage Train over the Preston River bridge at Boyanup. Side view of locomotive and road bridge in background. BB line.

P10554187 viewsSimplex shunting locomotive MT24 at Wundowie Iron Works shunting a NW class wagon loaded with a container of iron ore.

P15980187 viewsSeveral diesel engines, stripped down, staff working on them, B class 1601 in green with red stripe and white end, C class 1701 in green with red and yellow stripe, Diesel Shop, Midland Workshops, interior view from elevated position

P16233187 viewsStation yard, goods shed, sidings, pointwork, rodding, main line, platform, Bridgetown, PP line

T04619187 viewsWW class 32037 wheat hopper being transferred at Parkeston from rail to road. These units were road hauled to West Merredin for subsequent transfer to rail and forwarding to Midland.