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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P15365109 viewsAurizon class 2505, formerly P class 2005 "Shire of Lake Grace", 'Shire of Lake Grace' being refuelled from a road tanker at Albany. GSR line.

P15415109 viewsVW class 315 worker's carriage, ex AV class 315, yellow livery, end view, museum Cunderdin

P15419109 viewsAY class 453 suburban carriage, in Westrail orange and blue livery, end and side view, station building behind the carriage, on ARHS tour train to York, GSR line

P15479109 viewsQUT class 25083U bogie flat wagon, converted from a QUA class to carry track, Coondle, CM line, side and end view

P02071109 views7 of 12 views of the construction of a railway dam at Hillman, BN line, contour wall and outlet from main rock

P02108109 views29 of 44 views of the construction of the railway at Esperance, CE line taken by Cedric Stewart, the resident WAGR engineer, line of worker's tents

P02133109 views2 of 9 views of a derailment of No 26 Mixed on 26/6/1926, near Konnongorring, EM line, smashed wagons

P15634109 viewsM class 388 Garratt, driver J. Parr and J. McInerney looking out of the cab, Pinjarra, SWR line, side view of cab and the bunker, c1937

P15763109 viewsP class loco double heading with a D class tank loco, passenger train, station buildings, Bakers Hill, ER line, train held up due to sand washed onto the line and flooding

T04503109 viewsTwo W class steam locomotives powering a special passenger in the South West.

T04564109 viewsDD class 597 steam locomotive hauling a football special at West Leederville enroute to Perth.

T04579109 viewsAn unidentified steam locomotive hauling a Perth bound suburban passenger at Kenwick, SWR line

P10433109 viewsW class 934 and W class 933 steam locomotives loaded on Commonwealth Railways (CR) flat top wagons for re-locating to Pitchi Ritchi Railway Preservation Society in South Australia, side and end view, Forrestfield.

P10469109 views1 of 6. N class 1874 and 1873 diesel locomotives with 66 loaded XC class bauxite wagons on the Jarrahdale branch.

P10510109 viewsW class 901 steam locomotive being loaded onto a Commonwealth Railway QB class flat top prior to departing to South Australia. At the rear is the tender of the locomotive on a similar wagon.

P10549109 viewsA steam driver at the controls of a V class steam locomotive. The locomotive was on display at the 'Rose Garden' at Perth Station.

P10596109 viewsRivervale Subway under construction showing side abutments and central pylons looking towards Victoria Park.

P15925109 viewsTwo diesel locos, one in green with red and yellow stripe, the other in International safety orange with yellow stripe, double heading bauxite train, Pinjarra, side and front view from elevated position