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

P05801518 viewsPerth Station, street side, looking west.

P00204516 viewsElevated view of the walkway from the City station to the bus station

P07000513 views2 of 6 views of derailment of CS class 440 "JARRAH", Banksiadale line. Photo P5858 shows the loco

P00234512 viewsADF class 494 "Leschenaultia" heading the "Bunbury Belle", searchlight signal, SWR line, front and side view

P09381510 viewsBelmont, platform facing. ER line.

P07400509 viewsO class 210, oil headlight and bar cowcatcher, front and side view

P07868509 viewsStation nameboard, "Up" track, Whatley, Belmont Branch

P00205508 viewsElevated view of the walkway from the City station to the bus station, similar view to P0204

P00244508 viewsA class 1508 hauling "The Westland" towards Perth near Upper Swan on the dual gauge Avon Valley line. Same as T0711

P05407506 viewsWBE class 895-X, Standard Gauge brakevan, side view

P06200506 viewsGoods train crossing over the Mount Lawley Subway, cement mixer on road verge in foreground

P00456504 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) G class, signal box, water tower, loco ash pit, Kalgoorlie, departing with the "Trans" passenger train, TAR line.

P02041504 viewsRailway Road Service Leyland bus No.L86, passenger alighting at bus stop

P00586503 viewsTrain hauled by a G class crossing a river on the Port Hedland to Marble Bar Railway, PM line

P12205502 viewsG class 123, NS class 4341 shunters float, W class 927, W class 908 at loco shed, water tower, coaling ramp, Busselton, BB line.

P00237500 viewsL class 273 in Westrail orange livery hauling a train of WN class nickel concentrate tankers, front and side view.

P00533500 viewsMS class 428 Garratt loco, Mundaring Weir. MW line, on passenger train, view of the side and rear bunker of the loco.

P12800500 viewsYard CBH silo, loco depot from footbridge looking west, pair of tanks from the JG class tank wagon in the right hand background, Bunbury, SWR line

P00252499 viewsAA class 1516, L class 251, Midland, elevated view of the "Hand Over" ceremony site. (ref: Railways Institute Magazine, Vol 64, December 1964, page 16)