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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P14381161 viewsMain line, sidings in goods yard, Subiaco. Elevated view looking east.

P14389161 viewsStation platform and building, Daglish, view along the platform.

P02515161 viewsR class 174 steam locomotive outside the Railway Institute at Midland, side view.

P02587161 views4 of 9 views of WAGR hand painted signs in the collection of the ARHS, "Entrance To Trans Line Booking Office Around the Corner

P02757161 viewsX class 1023 "KARIERA" diesel locomotive running light engine, side and front view, Midland, ER line,

P02854161 viewsSons of Gwalia steam locomotive "Fowler", front and side view.

P14501161 viewsYard, Esperance, CE line, view across the yard showing sheds, jetty, tankers in the yard carrying fuel for the Lake View & star mine in Kalgoorlie.

P03544161 viewsB class 1603 in orange livery, side view

P03722161 viewsCravens 25 ton breakdown crane No 23, lifting WSP flat top wagon, view from rear of crane and wagon

P03723161 viewsCravens 25 ton breakdown crane No 23, lifting WSP flat top wagon onto breakdown train

P04344161 views1 of 2, MRWA C class 17 steam locomotive, front and side view.

P14604161 viewsV class 1222, Kelmscott, SWR line, goods train

P14796161 views3 of 4 images of the station buildings at Beverley, GSR line, two platform buildings, trackside and north end view.

T04347161 views2 of 2, AA class 1518 diesel locomotive in Westrail orange livery on low loader, Fremantle wharf, bound for NZ.

T04349161 viewsDB class 1593 "Shire of Northam" and DB class 1584 "Shire of Waroona" diesel locomotives in Westrail orange livery on a ballast train of XH class wagons, Whitfords, NSR line.

T04377161 viewsX class 1023 "KARIERA",on test at loco shed, front and partial side view

P14821161 views18 of 21 images of the railway precinct and station buildings at Subiaco, c1969, trackwork, double slip, view looking along the track

P14825161 viewsF class 41 diesel locomotive, last narrow gauge train out of Leonora, side and front view, station building, goods shed, passenger platform, KL line.

P14829161 viewsX class 1003 "DITU-WONGA" diesel locomotive on the last Australind in the all green livery prior to overhaul, elevated view of carriages and loco in the distance, Bunbury, SWR line.