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

P14038125 viewsQP class 4478 bogie flat wagon for transporting pipes, side view

P14152125 viewsP class with bar cowcatcher, Midland Workshops, side and front view.

P14225125 viewsV class with original sandbox, East Perth loco depot, front and side view

P14430125 viewsTrestle bridge, Mogumber, MR line, the new steel girder bridge can be seen through the trestle.

P14457125 viewsJetty, Wyndham with the ship "KOOLAMA" berthed at the jetty, a steam loco in the background, view along the jetty looking towards the bow of the ship

P14462125 viewsWAGR official, Mr W. Raynes, Works Manager, Midland Workshops, 13th February 1949 - 17th May 1949, deceased 17th May 1949, portrait, (Valedictory in the Railways & Tramways Institute Magazine, July 1949, page 28)

P03550125 viewsW class 929, photo stop on an ARHS tour train, Manjimup, PP line, front view.

P14688125 views1 of 10, ES class 332 derailed on 10/6/1951, lying in a creek at Wooroloo, ER line, a PR class loco and a breakdown crane in the background, Same as P02580.

P14707125 views1 of 2, AB class 1536 diesel locomotive on mixed goods train, front and side view, York, GSR line.

P14912125 viewsD class 380 steam loco, driven by Archie McCallum, trestle bridge over the Swan River at Fremantle, testing the repaired bridge after being flood damaged

P14956125 viewsT class 1802, Narrogin yard, GSR line, view across the yard

P17026125 viewsState Saw Mill No 2 G class loco, mill shed, Deanmill, Deanmill to Manjimup branch, side and rear view

P17087125 viewsV class 1218 steam locomotive, front and side view at East Perth loco with coal stage to left. ER line

P17093125 viewsAA class1518, on the "Westland", ER line, front and side view

P17281125 viewsADF class 493 "Hovea" diesel railcar on "Bunbury Belle" with ADU trailers, side view, crossing Preston River Bridge, SWR line.

P10295125 viewsR class 1901in green livery and chain handrails, heading a hired special, the BP "Spirit of the West", Subiaco

P10343125 viewsA class 1514 diesel locomotive in Westrail orange livery, long end leading, hauling rake of four wheel empty open wagons, passing Subiaco. Rails in yard have been removed.

P10369125 viewsDA class 1573 Westrail Orange, long end leading Perth bound approaching Shenton Park with long train of empty XW class wheat wagons for Avon. End and side view left hand side of loco.