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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T04570133 viewsX class 1010 "ARAWODI" diesel locomotive hauling a goods train through Fremantle enroute to Robbs Jetty.

P15801133 views5 of 5 views of NFA class 22849 four wheel flat wagon being used as a match truck for a steam crane at Midland, brown livery but with a yellow brake lever, view along the deck.

P16284133 viewsStrengthening work being carried out at the eastern end of the Mount Lawley Subway in preparation for the standard gauge project.

T04604133 viewsDD class 595 steam locomotive with a Royal Show special at Claremont Station.

T04879133 viewsStation yard, TA class 1814, on maintenance train, workers, signals, points, point levers, sidings, goods shed, station building, platform, road crossing, Katanning, track level view

T04932133 viewsADF class 495 "Banksia", on 4 car set, signal, siding, platform, station building, Meckering, EGR line

T04967133 viewsFour car DMU set bound for Fremantle, led by ADA/V class 752, station buildings, platforms, pedestrian overpass, Claremont, ER line, second last day before closure of Fremantle line

T04972133 viewsBarracks buildings, Kulja, KBR line, view from roadside

T04974133 viewsAbandoned steam winch, makers plate indicated made in Portland Oregon, houses, roads, water tower, cylindrical tank with a roof, Millars yard, Jardee, PP line

P16605133 viewsMr Bob Christie, Midland Workshops, c between the World Wars

T05034133 viewsTrack laying, rail train, machinery, light signal, workers, Avon Valley line, track level view

T05166133 viewsGoldsworthy Mining (GML) unidentified passing loop on the Goldsworthy railway showing point indicator and train in background.

T05174133 viewsBHP Iron Ore (BHPIO) Goldsworthy Joint Venture GML20 class 20 leads an empty ore train from Boodarie. Rear view of locomotive.

T05184133 viewsBHP Iron Ore (BHPIO) Goldsworthy Joint Venture GML10 class 10 passing B class 2 between Finucane Island and Goldsworthy.

T05234133 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) "Trans-Australian" train, Wegmann observation car at rear, stopped at station, water tower, passengers on foot, platform, station building, Cook, TAR line, more distant view than T5232