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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P17063146 viewsN class 201 steam locomotive on the scrap road, front and side view, Midland workshops.

P17091146 viewsAA class 1516 on "The Midlander" near Millendon, long hood leading, AYU class carriage in the consist

P17102146 viewsSuburban railcar, two car set, arriving Cannington station, SWR line, c1965

P17104146 viewsSuburban railcar, three car set headed by ADG class 615, Armadale station, SWR line, c1965

P17201146 viewsPM class 705, on Merredin to Midland goods train, departing Merredin, bracket signals, EGR line

P17206146 viewsXA class 1407 "WIRNGIR" and XA class 1402 "TARGARI", with van, water tower, station building and platform, Burracoppin, EGR line, front and side view

P17212146 viewsPM class, on up goods train, crossing standard gauge track, signal, Tammin, EGR line

P10316146 viewsRA class 1918 in green livery hauling a train of nickel containers and fuel tank wagons, Esperance, CE line, view along the train

P17440146 viewsS class 550, W class 940, double heading No 335 goods train, station building, water tank, platform, goods van, Balingup, PP line

P17495146 viewsDD class 592 steam locomotive assisting XA class 1403 "WANBIRI" diesel locomotive with Perth to Mullewa Express leaving Midland Station. Note semaphore signals over mid section of train. Possibly Fireman climbing back into cab of steam locomotive. ER line.

P01148146 viewsR class 3590 wagon, yellow livery, side and end view, Midland, ER line.

P01254146 viewsJRA class 257 bogie tanker built for Vacuum Oil, side view, Kewdale.

P01856146 viewsARHS president Mr. Nicholas Pusenjak seated in the gathering for the Beverley Centenary celebrations

P18008146 viewsPart of the consist on Sydney to Perth freight train, on a bend on an embankment through hills, AN class 9 and GM class 38 not visible, view from elevated position

P18053146 viewsXB class 1032 "YEITHI" on a shunt from Robbs Jetty passing the mouth of the tunnel under the "Roundhouse" at Fremantle

P15055146 views2 of 2, Hotham Valley Railway AHF class 312 "Avon", being unloaded by Vickers Hoskins crane, North Quay, Fremantle Port, see P14479 and P14480, side and end view

P15059146 viewsC class 1702, on board the ship "Munsterland" about to be unloaded, Western Transport truck No 5 GN1501, crates and workers, on wharf, Victoria Quay, Fremantle Port

P15200146 views3 of 4 images of the railway precinct at Pemberton being used by the "Pemberton Tramway", PP line. Weatherboard clad out of shed, side and front view.