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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P02777130 viewsV class 1217 running tender first, Burekup, SWR line, empty coal train returning to Collie.

P02854130 viewsSons of Gwalia steam locomotive "Fowler", front and side view.

P03509130 viewsDD class 592 steam locomotive running bunker first, on ARHS Twilighter Tour, side and end view, Forrestfield.

P03756130 viewsModel of new admin building at East Perth.

P03790130 viewsXNG class 11 salt wagon, side view

P04341130 views2 of 4, MRWA A class 29 steam locomotive, front and side view, water tower and two other steam locos in the background.

P04345130 views2 of 2, MRWA C class 17 steam locomotive, front and side view.

T04330130 viewsDB class 1593 "Shire of Northam" and DB class 1584 "Shire of Waroona" diesel locomotives in Westrail orange livery on a ballast train of 1 XH class wagon and 1 XM class wagon, Whitfords, NSR line.

P14817130 views14 of 21 images of the railway precinct and station buildings at Subiaco, c1969, signal box, step end view

P14875130 viewsW class 914 steam locomotive on goods train, approaching Midland Junction from West Midland, dog-box carriages and rows of steam locomotives, coal dam gantry, semaphore signals and wagons in the background, ER line.

P17027130 viewsState Saw Mill No 2 G class loco, shunting timber wagon, timber piles, lake and forest in background, Deanmill, Deanmill to Manjimup branch

P17124130 viewsStandard gauge changeover, Bellevue station, ER line

P10305130 viewsDS class 375 hauling country passenger carriages west away from Perth station, signal box (Perth B cabin), point rodding, signal wires, view along the train looking back towards the station.

P10382130 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.

P17433130 viewsW class 913, S class 545 "Dale", double heading goods train standing in station siding, station building with "Parcels Office" and "Station Masters Office" signs, Donnybrook, PP line

P17561130 views4 of 6 W class 916 steam locomotive heads Holiday weekender, crossing Hamilton River Bridge en route Collie-Brunswick Junction side and front view.

P17629130 viewsW class 942 steam locomotive working a Pinjarra to Dwellingup goods approaching a level crossing. Note the removed rails in the foreground. PN line. See P17627 and P17628.

P17836130 viewsADK class 690 & 684 diesel railcars at Northam station with ARHS Tour to Wundowie. EGR line. Note portion of station building with platform trolleys and interested spectators. Front view of railcar noted. See also P17818 to P17822.