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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P02897133 views1 of 2, Yard at Bartons Mill, unballasted track, stacks of sawn timber, c1930.

P02977133 viewsF class 358 steam locomotive, side view, Midland, ER line, c1940s.

P02993133 viewsT class 167 steam locomotive, side view.

P14516133 views3 of 4 photos of probably the last military train movement of a unit in Western Australia. 13 field Squadron RAE Army Reserve travelled from Kewdale Yard to Morawa, Photos taken at Morawa, EM line, view along the train showing the military vehicles on the flat wagons.

P03506133 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) G class steam locomotive, side and front view, on Trans Australian Railway, c1929-30.

P03530133 viewsLoco Kimberley in Kindergarten in Carnarvon, Loco only had Hand Brake no other braking system

P03576133 viewsPM class 710, signal, train of XA class coal hoppers, arriving at Bunbury, SWR line, view along the train

P03704133 viewsLoco "Rosie", Lancefield goldmine, Beria, right side view, c1902-1916, same as P6166

P03722133 viewsCravens 25 ton breakdown crane No 23, lifting WSP flat top wagon, view from rear of crane and wagon

P03746133 views2 of 4, D class 1564 diesel locomotive hauling XF class alumina hoppers and brakevan, en route to Kwinana, side and front view.

P03772133 viewsNew terminal building at East Perth, view of construction site, crane and roof of temporary building.

P04179133 views3 of 4, Plasser track tampering machine in as new condition.

P04180133 views4 of 4, Plasser track tampering machine in as new condition.

T04341133 viewsAEA class 222 electric railcar on trial run, Leederville, NSR line.

T04388133 viewsZ class 1152 0-6-0 diesel locomotive, side view, well weathered.

P14880133 viewsSteam locomotive on goods train taking on water at the water tower at Grants, NR line.

P17049133 viewsA class 1511 at the head of The Westland at West Midland proceeding to Perth. Portion of the former Midland Railway workshops in the left background.

P17068133 viewsScrap road, steam locomotive being scrapped, scrap road Midland workshops.

P17070133 viewsPR class 529 steam locomotive and tow other steam locomotives on the scrap road, Midland workshops.

P17076133 viewsXA class 1408 "WOLMERI" diesel locomotive on the last eastbound "Kalgoorlie", front and side view, passing through Perth terminal, ER line.

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