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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P01893173 viewsFour wheel carriage, Carnarvon Jetty, end and side view, loco in background.

P15021173 viewsADG class diesel railcar set including an AYE class trailer, elevated view, Mount Lawley, ER line

P15132173 viewsGC class 9797 with steel underframe and cast stanchions, side view, Ashfield, load of gypsum.

P18246173 viewsS class 548 and W class 921, double heading special goods train from Donnybrook to Bridgetown, water tower, PP line

P15298173 viewsXA class "TENMA" with "Albany Progress" nameboard, shed, Albany, GSR line, front view.

P15391173 viewsKia Ora steam locomotive restored for display at the 1978 Royal Show at Claremont. The locomotive is painted in the colour scheme used by Millars Karri & Jarrah Co. Ltd.

P15400173 viewsPacific National loco, NR class 110 and AN class 9 trailing NR class 46, on the line passing through the site of the Rail Transport Museum departing after delivering Mineral Resources loco MRL class 003 to UGL's plant, Bassendean, front and side view

P02089173 views10 of 44 views of the construction of the railway at Esperance, CE line taken by Cedric Stewart, the resident WAGR engineer, derrick crane in operation, goods shed in the background.

P15603173 viewsAustralian Western Rail (AWR) WQH class 30026-F acid tank wagon, heavily weathered yellow livery, Kewdale, side and end view

T04453173 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount" steam locomotive on a turntable at Midland. Locomotive undergoing overhaul.

T04504173 viewsPMR class 715 steam locomotive at the head of a goods train, crossing the bridge over the Neerigen Brook, enroute to Bunbury, arriving at Armadale, SWR line, also shows the abandoned trackbed of the line to Fremantle veering away to the left (FA line)

P10556173 viewsTwo car Prospector set stabled at the 'Esperance Dock' at Kalgoorlie Railway Station.

P10567173 viewsADF class 491 "Crowea" diesel electric power/baggage van 'Crowea' pictured leaving the Swan View tunnel enroute to Perth on a country passenger service.

P15819173 viewsADE class 446 "Governor Stirling", in pristine condition prior to entering service, side view

P10604173 viewsWelded rails loaded on a rake of specially fitted flat top wagons awaiting transport. Midland Workshops, Note former 'dog box' style coaches at rear left.

P10620173 viewsHD class 22898 low end flat top wagon loaded with superphosphate container No. 5501.

P10726173 viewsX class 1011 "BALGUA" narrow gauge diesel locomotive at the head of The Westland Express, enroute to Perth, after leaving Swan View Tunnel in the Darling Ranges.