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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P14954127 viewsTA class 1810 coupled to a NS class shunters float. Manjimup, PP line, side and front view

P17065127 views1 of 2, P class 516 steam locomotive on the scrap road, side and front view, Midland workshops.

P17139127 viewsYX class 176 locomotive at Donnelly Mill yard. Front and side view of loco, cheese knob point lever next to loco and stacks of timber in background.

P17147127 viewsV class 1217 steam locomotive at eastern end of East Perth loco showing front/side view. JG fuel tank on ground at rear, workman's van at rear background and gasometer in rear far background.

P17173127 views3 of 3, V class 1220 steam locomotive side and front view on the number 56 goods train, Fremantle Port Authority building in the background, cab of X class 1023 "KARIERA", Fremantle.

P17217127 viewsSteel trestle bridge, track passing underneath, Meenaar, EGR line, c1966

P17259127 views4 of 4, G class 118 steam locomotive double heading with G class 67 steam locomotive, elevated view of yard and locos, nameboard, station building, passenger platform, goods shed, loco shed, carriage shed, water tower, searchlight signals, sidings, Pinjarra, SWR line.

P17323127 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive at Chidlow. Side and 3/4 front view of locomotive, cheese knob points next to locomotive, water tower and pump house to right of scene together with overhead power lines. ER line.

P17354127 views2 of 2, W class 905 steam locomotive, front and side view, on goods train, Duranillin, WB line.

P10289127 viewsL class steam loco, country passenger carriages, station building, Big Bell, NR line, view along the train, same as P7664 but larger format and better quality

P10294127 viewsF class 46 in MRWA marron livery but with the WAGR motif on the front, suburban passenger service, West Leederville Bank heading west

P10345127 viewsRA class 1918 Green with Red and Yellow stripes, showing improved yoke couplings short end and side view. Started at Esperance.

P10364127 viewsDB class 1590 "Shire of Collie" "Shire of Collie" Westrail Orange with train of superphosphate from Kwinana to Forrestfield passing Cockburn Junction 29.3.84. North leg of standard gauge triangle visible in background

P10388127 viewsTrack gang relaying track near Pingelly on GSR line.

P17435127 viewsW class 934, on No 344 goods train, Brookhampton, PP line

P17456127 viewsW class 943 steam locomotive on the turntable at Bridgetown. PP line.

P17465127 viewsS class 545 steam locomotive 'Dale' at Donnybrook Station. PP line. View of front of locomotive. Note freight wagons at right of locomotive and view of part of station roof.

P17469127 viewsW class 914 and F class 449 steam locomotives at Collie Loco. BN line. Note water tower in between both locos and part of loco shed in background.