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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P17971137 viewsDB class 1588 "Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup" on alumina train, Kwinana, side and front view

P01366137 viewsSpeno rail grinder, Forrestfield Yard, side and front view.

P18063137 views6 of 11 Construction of new Perth City station, AB class 1533, on service to Midland comprising Queensland stock, Perth City station

P18110137 viewsA class 1502 diesel locomotive hauling The Kalgoorlie at Tunnel Junction approaching the tunnel. ER line. Bogie covered vans between locomotive and carriages.

P15045137 viewsEnglish Electric H class diesel loco being unloaded, body being lowered by crane onto bogies, workers, North Quay, Fremantle Port, side and front view, c1966

P15215137 viewsNFA Class 22848 flat wagon at an Perth Goods Yard. Side and part end view of wagon.

P15391137 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.

P02145137 views35 of 44 views of the construction of the railway at Esperance, CE line taken by Cedric Stewart, the resident WAGR engineer, horse shunting wagons on the Esperance jetty, ship "Iron Chief" at the jetty.

P15620137 viewsAustralian National CLP class 16 in the green and yellow livery, East Perth terminal, running around its train, s

T04428137 views26 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, rear view of Wegmann observation car on the "Trans Australian", trackside accommodation, siding

T04468137 viewsV class 1203 steam locomotive pictured at the head of a goods train in the Avon Valley.

T04516137 viewsG class 233 'Leschenault Lady' with the Vintage Train crossing the Boyanup trestle enroute to Bunbury, PP line

P10550137 viewsA driver dressed in overalls, at the controls of a DD/DM class steam locomotive. Notice the dress variation to P10548.

P15879137 viewsDA class 1573, on "Albany Progress", with banner "Farewell Albany Passenger Train! 30th Nov 1st Dec 1978 Australian Railway Historical Society WA Div. Inc.", side and front view

P10602137 views2 of 2. Underwater coal storage dam at Midland Junction. Gantry used to reclaim coal for locomotive use. Wagons alongside crane possibly being loaded for country depots.

P10607137 viewsWFX class standard gauge flat top wagon being unloaded by gantry crane at Kewdale Freight Terminal.

T04613137 viewsXA class 1414 "YINDI" diesel locomotive with a Royal Show special.

T04625137 viewsV class 1222 steam locomotive and an unidentified Z class brakevan, searchlight signal, telephone box, water column with the extended column, Koojedda, ER line, side and front view.