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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P15092152 viewsEx MRWA DE class 40512 half louvered van stencilled for explosives traffic.

P15137152 views AL class 1, ex VY class 5000 bullion van, brown livery, end and side view, Bellarine Peninsular Railway in Victoria

P15145152 viewsUnidentified E class steam locomotive bringing the 'Midnight Horror' into Bunbury, SWR line

P15176152 viewsDerelict short trestle bridge on the abandoned line fro Roelands, SWR line to the Roelands Quarry to the east of the siding at Roelands

P15198152 views1 of 4 images of the railway precinct at Pemberton being used by the "Pemberton Tramway", PP line. 3rd Class goods shed no longer served by rail, trackside and end view

P18236152 viewsCowans Sheldon Breakdown crane No. 31 placing girders onto a flat wagon, demolition of the West Midland station and subway, view along the track looking west.

P15309152 viewsNJ class 5 in green and gold livery heading empty woodchip train on left track, front on view, P class 2004 "Shire of Dalwallinu", in Westrail orange and blue livery but with Westrail name and logo painted out, and P class 2008 "Shire of Carnamah" in yellow livery, double heading empty grain train on right track, side and front view, Albany, GSR line

P15327152 viewsA class 1505, Albany, GSR line, right hand drive, side view

P15362152 viewsA view of Albany Station building and yard, taken looking west. The track in the foreground has been recently re-ballasted. GSR line.

P15390152 viewsGML class 10 standard gauge diesel locomotive, owned by Goldsworthy Mining, pictured at Forrestfield Locomotive depot prior to being road hauled to the North West.

P15411152 viewsVW class 5122 carriage, ex ACL class 409, yellow and blue livery, end and view, Museum at Wyalkatchem

P15526152 viewsPTA loco, MA class 1862 long hood leading, hauls AEB class 343 and AEA class 243 electric multiple units southwards through Hazelmere to Forrestfield yard

P15567152 viewsDW class 39 four wheel van with a corrugated iron roof with a single torpedo ventilator coupled to H class 3968 low sided four wheel wagon with "Ash Wagon east Perth" stencilled on the side, east Perth, end and side view

P15579152 viewsAustralian National GM class 42, green livery with a yellow stripe on the nose and a yellow panel on the side, Parkeston, front and side view

P02072152 views8 of 12 views of the construction of a railway dam at Hillman, BN line, view of raft showing post ready to be dropped into position

P15606152 viewsAWR WTDF bogie tank wagon, Kewdale, side view

T04457152 viewsS class 550 steam locomotive with an unidentified W class steam locomotive hauling a goods train on the PP line.

T04485152 viewsDD steam locomotive 591 operating bunker leading through Perth Station with Midland bound freight train. This scene has changed over the years.