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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P01753327 viewsIntricate trackwork, east of Bellevue, view looking east, ER line.

P02608327 viewsPR class loco with the "Westland Express" approaching Perth just leaving the Bassendean straight, view along the train

P03015327 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.

P03218327 viewsNew ASG class Garratt 29 steam locomotive on a goods train, side and front view, Mosman Park, ER line, c1940s.

P04216327 viewsDD class 592 steam locomotive and XA class 1405 "WARIENGA" diesel locomotive in green with red and yellow stripe livery, front and side view, on Heritage train to York.

T04971327 viewsVW class 5080 in green with yellow roof, "For the use of loco crews only", used as barracks, tanker wagon (mostly obscured), Wialki, KBR line, c1966-1967 season

P00294326 viewsWestern Mining's nickel concentrate plant at Kwinana, nickel concentrate wagons in the background, overall view of the plant.

P00532326 viewsRA class 1911 in Westrail orange livery, alumina train passing under a loader

P00676326 viewsPR class 531 "BRUNSWICK", fitted with a PM class boiler, first of the P class converted to PR class, renumbered from PR class 453 on 1st March, 1946, front and side view, same as P00018, P03048, P03248

P00854326 viewsD class 375, signal, bunker leading on suburban passenger train. Same as P7533

P00890326 viewsQUA class flat wagon, as new in black livery, loaded with a pair of containers

P00922326 viewsSignalman, signal levers, internal view of box showing signalman pulling a lever. Kwinana signal cox.

P04526326 viewsMillars loco "Jubilee" wrecked at Mornington Mills disaster, Wokalup.

P08979326 viewsQUW class 25007-B wagon adapted to transport wool bales, side and end view, loaded with bales.

P09805326 viewsPMR class 730, station building, signal box, part of footbridge, back platform, Subiaco. ER line.

T01401326 viewsTrack newly ballasted, distant signal with red and white arm

T04005326 viewsPMR class 729, station building, Coolgardie, loco on display

P12810326 viewsShunting tractor, ST2, station, Bridgetown, PP line

P02817326 viewsKalgoorlie station platform, side view, dog box carriages, N class 4-4-4T steam locomotive, GC class wagon, van, low sided wagons, c1920s.