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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P14657130 viewsADG class 615 hauling ADA class 759 railcar set, west of the Swan View tunnel, ER line, Perth bound

P14687130 viewsL class 241, Staff posing in front of the loco cab, Mullewa, NR line, c1932/34

P14700130 views3 of 3, FS class 450 steam locomotive derailed, view of tender and side of the loco, Moorhead, BN line. Date of derailment 2/5/1955

P14932130 viewsBunnings loco "Geraldton" at the siding at Tullis, group standing in front of the loco, front and side view

P14983130 viewsAQL class buffet car on Albany Progress. Note Albany coat of arms and short history information.

P17081130 viewsMillars YX class steam locomotive pushing flat timber truck fitted out with stanchions and chains, Donnelly River Mill line.

P17103130 viewsX class 1017 "EWENYOON", on the "Australind", two sets of four posted bracket signals, cyclist pushing bike, SWR line

P17112130 viewsPR class 529 "Gascoyne", being overhauled, East Perth loco shed, ER line, side and rear view

P17169130 viewsAA class 1516 diesel locomotive, side and front view, L class standard gauge diesel locomotive running light engine, side and front view, semaphore signals, light tower, points lever, tracks, rolling stock, Leighton yard.

P17172130 views2 of 3, V class 1220 steam locomotive, side and front view, on the number 56 goods train, crossing the Fremantle railway bridge.

P17197130 viewsPM class 716, on goods train No 108A, Merredin, EGR line

P17198130 viewsPM class 705, on Merredin to Midland goods train, departing Merredin, EGR line, side and front view

P17234130 viewsV class 1221 and V class 1210, double heading goods train No 16, departing Pingelly, GSR line

P17284130 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount" steam locomotive, on goods train, front and side view, station building, goods shed, trolleys, fire buckets, passenger platform, scales, nameboard, Coolup, SWR line.

P17320130 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive on 11 Goods leaving Swan View. ER line. Morrison Road overbridge in foreground with 3 boys, and bicycles, on the bridge.

P10268130 viewsDW class 5091, six wheel workman's van, ZF class 441 four wheel brakevan, Rail transport museum, end and side view

P10319130 viewsC class,1702 in the Westrail orange livery with a train of tarpaulined wagons, East Guildford

P10326130 viewsB class 1608 in green livery ad the angled cab roof, signal gantry with searchlight signals, Perth east of the Barrack Street Bridge heading towards East Perth on the "independent" main line with a train of open wagons loaded probably with gypsum, view along the train.