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

P15902156 viewsL class 275, in light blue with dark blue and yellow stripe, on nickel train, rural setting, front and side view

P15937156 viewsL class 262, in International safety orange livery, on freight train, side and front view

P15984156 viewsWO class iron ore wagons, Bogies, wagon bodies, derailment repairs', boiler Shop South, Midland Workshops, view from elevated position

P10639156 viewsNight operations under spotlights at West Merredin dual gauge marshalling yard, yardmaster's office, carpark, gantry crane, grain transfer depot, locomotive depot, EGR line, view from elevated position

P10712156 viewsM class Garratt loco, livestock train, possibly the "Stacey" lamb train, view along the train

P10767156 viewsA class 1511 narrow gauge diesel electric locomotive at the head of The Westland Express at Cunderdin.

P10790156 viewsYard, grain silos, sidings, trackside sheds, West Merredin, EGR line, aerial view

P16155156 viewsX class 1026 "MANGALA", V class, Albany loco depot, GSR line, side on view, c.1970

P16250156 viewsInterior of signal box, frame containing 40 levers, signalman, Kwinana

T04758156 viewsMount Newman Mining new M636 class 5484 and M636 class 5482 and M636 class 5480 at Port Hedland. These locomotive had not entered service.

T04782156 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE36-7 class 5058 and 5059 in hold of vessel MV Iron Baron prior to being lifted onto wharf at Dampier.

P16407156 views"Written off, Not to be cut up" notice on ASG class G-65, close up view

P18603156 viewsW class 942, on Pinjarra to Dwellingup goods train comprising wagons loaded with timber and van, PN line

P18614156 viewsW class 903 on ARHS tour, timber stacks, sign saying "Diesels not to pass this point", Northcliffe mill, PP line

P18638156 viewsDB class diesel locomotive heading an export train load of jarrah. Similar to P18637. Full train length shown with background view of the fuel tanks at North Fremantle. A suburban Electric set is seen travelling to Perth at left of picture.

P18640156 viewsTwo L class diesel locomotives heading a loaded grain train consisting of a mix of WW and WWA class grain hopper wagons. The train is enroute to Kwinana and is passing the former Midland Workshops. Both locomotives painted in different Westrail orange colour schemes.

P18723156 viewsW class 908 'Dwellingup' steam locomotive, bracket signal with two shunting dollies, at the west end of Perth Station prior to operating a H.V.R. trip to Toodyay.

P10931156 viewsXA class 1405 "WARIENGA" double heading with XA class 1403 "WANBIRI" diesel locomotives hauling the last official train out of Meekatharra, NR line, view along the train.