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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P14337143 viewsWater column, DD class 596 in the background, Midland, ER line.

P14430143 viewsTrestle bridge, Mogumber, MR line, the new steel girder bridge can be seen through the trestle.

P14462143 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)

P14486143 viewsOrenstein & Koppel 0-6-0T, builders No.4241, Great Boulder mine, Kalgoorlie, rear and side view, derelict

P14618143 viewsW class 947 with altered sand dome, location Unknown, goods train

P17034143 viewsPR class 523 in the crossing loop, crossing an unidentified X class hauling a train of bogie freight vehicles on the GSR line.

P17085143 viewsDM class 588 steam locomotive on a Kewdale shunt, stacks of sleepers, SWR line.

P17093143 viewsAA class1518, on the "Westland", ER line, front and side view

P17106143 viewsPMR class 734, bracket signal partly obscured, front and side view, c1969

P17129143 viewsPM class 708 locomotive, front view in loco shed at East Perth. Unidentified D class tank locomotive to left and possible sand box to right. ER line.

P17151143 viewsPR class 538 'Kalgan' locomotive at eastern end of East Perth loco, 3/4 front & side view. Unidentified V class at rear.

P17182143 viewsF class 423, on abattoirs shunt, cyclist, Midland, ER line, side and rear view

P17186143 viewsV class 1222, on siding with van, Koojedda, ER line, side and front view

P17231143 viewsPR class 523 "Blackwood" on goods train, crossing V class 1221 and V class 1210 on goods train No 16, Popanyinning, GSR line

P17235143 viewsV class 1207 and V class 1212, double heading goods train, overhead pedestrian bridge, station building partly obscured, Pingelly, GSR line

P17360143 viewsW class 911 steam locomotive, side and end view, on goods train to Wagin, leaving Bowelling, line on the left is the Narrogin line, WB line.

P17530143 viewsGoods train entering cutting, between No 1 and No 2 cuttings, Avon Valley line, moving away from camera

P17635143 viewsSuburban steam hauled set consisting of side loading (dog box) carriages with an unidentified AU carriage at rear. Midland. Note semaphore signals to left and right of train.

P17762143 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive with 35 Goods leaving Armadale. SWR line. Note the automatic signal in front of locomotive. Siding trackage to left of train and Station building in distant background.