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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P14738124 views2 of 2, DB class 1585 "Shire of Harvey" diesel locomotive driver's position inside the cab. of the cab.

P14940124 viewsThe mill buildings at Tullis with two GC class wagons on a track leading into the mill

P17060124 viewsU class 661, a Pacific type 4-6-2 oil burner steam locomotive on the scrap road at Midland Workshops.

P17094124 viewsOrenstein & Koppel steam loco No 4242, iron wagons under construction, Commonwealth Engineering Works Show, Mount Newman, front view, c1968

P17121124 viewsAftermath of smash, overturned and damaged goods vans, Booraan, EGR line

P17154124 viewsPR class 530 locomotive at western end of Perth Station. Note semaphore signals in background and portion of Perth Goods yard at left of locomotive.

P17186124 viewsV class 1222, on siding with van, Koojedda, ER line, side and front view

P10300124 viewsK class 210 in Westrail orange livery hauling the "Indian Pacific" interstate passenger train, East Guildford

P17799124 viewsADF class 493 "Hovea", hauling ADU class trailer, on the "Bunbury Belle", pointwork, signal box, SWR line

P17848124 viewsJ class 102 diesel locomotive with 3 WWA wheat hopper wagons at Midland near the western end of the Workshops. To the right is an unidentified K class and B class locomotives. Note yard light tower above the middle wheat hopper.

P17865124 viewsJ class 101 standard gauge diesel locomotive with an empty rake of WSJ class 4 wheeled ballast hoppers in the vicinity of the Kenwick Flyover. Note the loaded ballast hoppers to the right.

P17867124 viewsH class 5 standard gauge diesel locomotive and an unidentified number of 4 wheeled empty ballast hoppers at the Millendon standard gauge depot.

P01882124 views1 of 2 views of Narrow gauge ore wagons without the hoppers, Whim creek, side and end view

P01915124 viewsL class 270 in original livery, hauling the "Indian Pacific" Avon Valley line,

P18041124 viewsAB class 1535, AA class 1519, double heading goods train of empty wheat wagons, signal gantry, pedestrian overpass, platform, Midland, ER line

P18081124 viewsV class 1220, GE class wagon 5001 rear view of Perth Box A signal box, signal, rear and side view of loco, Perth Goods Yard, c1966

P15103124 viewsFDP class 13622 covered van used for transport of poisons traffic and stencilled to return to Kewdale.

P15126124 viewsAn unidentified LA ballast hopper at an unidentified location. Next to this wagon is an unpainted wagon of the same class pictured at Collie. BN line.