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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T04433155 views31 of 38 images of Commonwealth Railways (CR) "Tea and Sugar" train on trip from Port Augusta to Parkeston on the TAR line by Clyde Shoebridge and Peter Sage in December 1963 to January 1964, trackside stop and settlement

T04472155 viewsAvon Yard Marshalling Yard, pictured looking West. Part of light tower visible on left, CBH concrete silos in the left background as the Yardmaster's Building. The visible steam is from an unidentified steam locomotive. Narrow gauge rolling stock visible at left and standard gauge wheat wagons in far right background.

T04477155 viewsW class 942 steam locomotive being coaled at the Bunbury Locomotive Depot. Note the fireman on the tender. SWR line

T04494155 views PMR class 722 steam locomotive departing the former goods yard at Perth Station. Portion of the western end of platform 1 is visible.

P10459155 viewsG class 233 steam locomotive hauling the Vintage Train between Beela and Brunswick Junction. BN line. This was a hired passenger special from Bunbury Jetty to Beela and return for crew of Leander-class frigate HMS Scylla of the Royal Navy. The train consisted of three ACM Class suburban dogbox carriages sandwiched between two Z Class brakevans.

P15841155 viewsC class 1702 in the green with the red and yellow stripe livery being unloaded from the ship "Munsterland " at "E" shed, Victoria Quay, Fremantle

P15982155 viewsS class 545, undergoing a general overhaul, workers, Fitting Shop, Midland Workshops, front and side view

P10606155 viewsFS class 427 narrow gauge steam locomotive during/after overhaul.

P10644155 viewsW class 947, on last "Albany Progress", coastline, signal, near Albany, GSR line, side and front view

P10685155 viewsRefrigerated 20' containers 2009 and 2010 loaded onto a QCF class flattop wagon at Midland Workshops.

P10694155 viewsWFX class 30372 standard gauge flat top wagon loaded with a dry freight and refrigerated container at Midland.

P10715155 viewsQMB class 20005 car carrier wagon, and a sibling wagon, loaded with utility, station wagon, panel vans and truck cabs for General Motors Holden at Cottesloe

P16116155 viewsPassenger waiting shed and station building as depicted in 1928. Greenmount, M line, the platform seat needs a few repairs to be done. Also of note is the unshaded electric light over the door to the waiting shed.

P16216155 viewsDD class 600, on goods train, approaching platform, bracket signals, signal Box B, Midland Junction, ER line

P16313155 viewsX class 1005 "MEANANGER", XA class loco, both in green with red and yellow striped livery, diesel shed, oil tank, North Fremantle, ER line

P16355155 viewsADL class 804 heading a four car ADL/ ADC railcar set, bearing "Australian Railway Historical Society On Tour" banner on the front, , platform, passengers, Boyanup, PP line, end and side view, ARHS tour to Boyanup

T04615155 viewsWindmill Hill Cutting in the Avon Valley shortly after the completion of the construction of the tracks.

T04635155 viewsL class 273 diesel locomotive at the head of an interstate passenger train prior to departing Perth Terminal. The wagon behind is a VDM class 'mail/baggage van'.