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

P05795155 viewsPerth Station, street side, looking east

P05974155 viewsAdelaide Timber Co. loco "Red Nell", Wilga, front view.

P06664155 viewsProspector two car set, Mount Lawley, on "special"

P06933155 viewsMRWA B class 6, stowed without tender Midland Junction, side view

P07166155 viewsWAGR Official, Mr W. I. McCullough, Chief Civil Engineer, portrait

P07311155 views7 of 32 photos of the construction of the railway dam at Hillman, BN line, excavation from S.E. corner, shows horse teams at work

P07421155 viewsCA class 275, Midland Junction, side and front view, same as P1663

P07565155 viewsN class 206, with a soft coal chimney, crew in cab, side view, same as P7117

P07572155 viewsE class 302, East Perth Loco depot, side and front view

P07581155 viewsV class 1202, with white wall tyres, as new condition, side and front view.

P07639155 viewsDiesel fuelling point, Midland looking south, overall view of the facility

P07669155 viewsLake View and Star locos, Kalgoorlie

P07704155 viewsK class 209, front and side view, train of empty iron ore hoppers,

P08623155 viewsWickepin, station building ("Traffic Office"), nameboard, NWM line.

P08673155 viewsDumbleyung, station building ("Traffic Office"), out of shed with ramp, goods shed in background, nameboard, view from road side, WLG line.

P08680155 viewsYoting, traffic shed, nameboard, Z track sign, YB line.

P08775155 views3 of 3 views of the Wagon Maintenance Depot, Collie, BN line, end and opposite side view to P8773

P08855155 views1 of 4 views of M class 8174 coal box wagon, Rail Transport Museum, end and side view

P08877155 views13 of 15 views of the aftermath of the washaway at Coondle, CM line on the 3rd of March 1934, view of the deck of the loading platform with structure exposed due to the surface material being washed away.