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

P14368153 viewsX class 1002 BIBBULMUN, front and side view, Busselton, BB line.

P14399153 viewsStation buildings, footbridge, Swanbourne, view along the platforms looking west

P14412153 viewsPR class 521 "ASHBURTON", East Perth Loco Depot, front view

P14437153 viewsTrestle bridge, "Bunbury Bridge", East Perth, view along the bridge, view also shows the original bridge being used as a footbridge.

P14480153 viewsHVR carriage, AHF class 312 "Avon", Fremantle Harbour, being unloaded from the ship's hold,

P14484153 viewsOrenstein & Koppel 0-6-0T, builders No.4241, Great Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie, builders plate (makers plate)

P02517153 viewsDD class steam locomotive on suburban passenger working, front and side view.

P02592153 views9 of 9 views of WAGR hand painted signs in the collection of the ARHS, "All Vehicles Must Stop Here For Checking"

P02791153 viewsW class 942, V class 1222, double heading on a goods train, Olive Hill, BN line

P03734153 viewsStandard gauge track, Avon Valley line, view from elevated position looking across the valley

P14780153 views3 of 6 images of the station precinct and buildings at Elleker, c1970, signal, water towers in the background.

T04387153 viewsX class 1015 "CHEANGWA", front and side view

P17043153 viewsS class 549 Greenmount at East Perth Loco. Note the suburban railcar in the shed and the water column & stand next to the locomotive.

P17048153 viewsF class 41, former Midland Railway diesel locomotive, at the head of a suburban train from Midland to Perth at East Perth, now Claisebrook.

P17053153 viewsUT class 664 at former Watheroo Loco. MR line, Note the upper portion of the water tank and part of loco shed in the background.

P17073153 viewsPR class 530 steam locomotive, side and front view, scrapped with sale lot number painted on the tender, Midland Workshops.

P17076153 viewsXA class 1408 "WOLMERI" diesel locomotive on the last eastbound "Kalgoorlie", front and side view, passing through Perth terminal, ER line.