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

P15061141 viewsRCA class wagon, being loaded with chain by Bell 83 mobile crane, overseer, ship and cranes in background, Fremantle Port, see P0296, c1974, (ref: "Movement", Vol 2, Jan 1975, page 1). See also P0296 and P5279.

P15068141 views5 of 7 views of the yard at Leighton showing the changes that have taken place to the trackwork and the infrastructure within the yard. Closed off entrance to the tunnel that led to the Yardmaster's building

P15119141 viewsG class 118, 4-6-0 steam locomotive with a goods train on the Port Hedland - Marble Bar Railway. Note the flat terrain. PM line

P15123141 viewsESL class 328 steam locomotive at Katanning Loco depot. Overhead view from coal stage showing ash pits in foreground and portion of shed in background. GSR line.

P18240141 viewsF class 44, in MRWA livery, on goods train No 826, suburban railcar set, level crossing, signals, Cottesloe, ER line

P18314141 viewsThe "Australind", three railcar set on 10am service to Bunbury, leaving Perth city station, Barrack Street bridge, city buildings in background, SWR line, front and side view

P18318141 viewsK class 209, on Hotham Valley Railway tour to Merredin, train comprising NSWGR coaches, East Perth terminal, side and front view

P15229141 viewsN Class 1880, on ilmenite train comprising XY wagons, Kwinana, little david points levers. The wagons were built for the new mineral sands plant at Chandala near Muchea and used to transport sand to Kwinana for processing.

P15371141 viewsAlbany Yard being modified by John Holland Staff. 'Bobcat' placing metal ballast onto trackage from stockpile to right. Track machine in background and road truck to right. GSR line.

P15416141 viewsACM class 238 carriage, green and cream livery, side view, Boyanup

P15418141 viewsACL class 408 carriage, green and cream livery, mainly a side view, Boyanup,

P15555141 viewsBD class 9740 four wheel cattle wagon modified to carry elephants with a high arched rood and double doors, side view

P02124141 viewsDerailment of a DC class wagon, Unknown location, chute set up against the DC

P02129141 views5 of 7 views of flooding and washaways on the Narrogin to Wagin section of the GSR, Workers standing on a section of track supported on a "pigsty"

P02130141 views6 of 7 views of flooding and washaways on the Narrogin to Wagin section of the GSR, section of washed away track supported on a large "pigsty"

P15615141 viewsWestrail WW class 32011W grain hopper, Yellow livery with "Westrail" painted on the side in blue, hatches in the open position, Forrestfield Yard, side view

T04415141 views13 of 38 images of Commonwealth Railways (CR) "Tea and Sugar" train on trip from Port Augusta to Parkeston on the TAR line by Clyde Shoebridge and Peter Sage in December 1963 to January 1964, trackside accommodation, water towers

T04450141 viewsAn unidentified V class steam locomotive, with a goods train, travelling over the Wooroloo Brook bridge in the Avon Valley enroute to Midland. ER line.