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

P01312113 viewsJOB class 12156 tanker, side view, Leighton, ER line.

P01865113 viewsDD class 592 climbing the approach to the Kewdale flyover, ARHS City Circle tour train

P01868113 viewsTelegraph pole, wooden with multiple cross arms, Werribee on the abandoned ER line

P01985113 views1 of 3 views of the coal stage at Mullewa, rear and side view

P18069113 viewsDMU railcar set comprising ADA, 2 ADG, AYE class cars, platform and canopy, bracket signal, pedestrian overpass, Myer building, Telstra building, Perth city station, c1983

P15052113 viewsSperry Rail Service railcar 140, on road transport trailer, end view, part of Fremantle Port Authority crane arm, ship "Tamara" berthed, 12 Berth, North Quay, Fremantle Port

P18235113 viewsV class 1214 on a "Down" goods, D class van behind the loco with an advertisement for "Walpamur Paints" on its side, near Chidlow, ER line.

P18315113 viewsThe "Australind", three railcar set on service to Bunbury, leaving Perth, near Moore Street, light signals, signal gantry, city buildings in background, SWR line, front and side view

P15203113 viewsPacific National NR class 11 traversing the line through the Rail Transport Museum en route to UGL's plant, end and side view.

P15281113 viewsAB class 1531, in Westrail orange and blue colour scheme but with Australia Western Railroad initials and swan logo, on woodchip train, Albany, GSR line

P15404113 viewsWatco Australia loco FL class 220 passing through the site of the Rail Transport Museum heading for UGL's plant in Bassendean, side and end view

P15410113 viewsVW class 5122 carriage, ex ACL class 409, yellow and blue livery, side and end view, Museum at Wyalkatchem

P15417113 viewsAS class 218 carriage with brake compartment, all over green livery, mainly side view, Boyanup

P15462113 viewsThe Westrail Rail Siding with large shed with a loading platform, piles of rails and other items scattered around the site, Bellevue, general view from the entrance to the site

P02075113 views11 of 12 views of the construction of a railway dam at Hillman, BN line, looking up channel from Main Rock

T04533113 viewsAn unidentified DD/DM class steam locomotive with a suburban passenger set travelling over the Fremantle Bridge enroute to Perth.

T04549113 viewsState Saw Mills loco SSM No. 2 steam locomotive having its tender loaded with wood at a sawmill site.

T04595113 viewsSons of Gwalia steam locomotive "Ken" (otherwise known as "Midland") in a purple livery, built at Midland Workshops, is 2 foot gauge used to cart wood for the Sons of Gwalia mine boilers.