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

P14332131 views6 of 6, Abandoned station building, burnt and abandoned signal box showing exposed levers, lifted tracks, Northam, ER line.

P14361131 viewsSignals, semaphore, points, Waroona, SWR line.

P14399131 viewsStation buildings, footbridge, Swanbourne, view along the platforms looking west

P14450131 viewsPWD loco PW31, jetty with State ship Kolinda berthed, Wyndham, view along the jetty.

P14459131 viewsKalgoorlie Railway Football Club's visit to Adelaide, group photo taken in Adelaide, all in dress uniform and wearing straw boater hats

P02778131 viewsMillars loco "The Grafter", front and side view, loco in original condition

P03190131 views1 of 2, L class 260 diesel locomotive running long hood first, hauling the "Trans" train, East Perth Terminal.

P03723131 viewsCravens 25 ton breakdown crane No 23, lifting WSP flat top wagon onto breakdown train

P04317131 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount" steam locomotive, tender and side view, ER line.

P04345131 views2 of 2, MRWA C class 17 steam locomotive, front and side view.

P14601131 viewsV class 1219, location Unknown, goods train

P14801131 views1 of 2 images of the station building at Gingin, MR line, end and trackside view.

P14818131 views15 of 21 images of the railway precinct and station buildings at Subiaco, c1969, main platform taken fro the island platform

P17063131 viewsN class 201 steam locomotive on the scrap road, front and side view, Midland workshops.

P17080131 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount" steam locomotive, front and side view, two water columns with steps up to one of them, engine pit, East Perth, ER line.

P17128131 viewsACL class 406 side door carriage pictured at Yarloop as part of the Vintage Train. Part of ACM class carriage 391 to left. SWR line.

P17183131 viewsXA class "YABAROO", on suburban train to Midland comprising Queensland stock, signal gantry, Mount Lawley subway and city buildings in background, ER line, side and front view of train from elevated position

P10275131 viewsR class 1902, Australind set strengthened with suburban carriages, Bunbury bound Australind near Maddington, SWR line

P10382131 viewsG class steam locomotive on the Commissioner's Inspection train, taking on water, fireman on top of the tender, water column, water tower, Cambray, WN line.