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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P10696143 viewsV class narrow gauge steam locomotive shunting at Maylands. Note the signal gantry protruding over the lines and the Massey Ferguson factory area to the right.

P16018143 viewsSheep container no 5301, yellow, on flat bed wagon, end and side view

P16228143 viewsXB class 1024 "KOGARA" in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe, heading passenger train comprising passenger carriages in Westrail orange with blue and white stripe and van in green and cream, crossing steel and concrete bridge, Guildford, ER line

P16308143 viewsMRWA yard, passenger cars, points, sidings, buildings including carriage shed, Midland Junction

P16374143 viewsOA class 179, on ARHS tour train, West Perth, ER line, side and front view

T04640143 viewsPoint Samson railway yards in the North West with a rail mounted crane and loaded wagons.

T04731143 viewsUT class 664 steam locomotive, with 2 JA class water tanks pictured at Watheroo while carrying out ballasting duties. See T4707. T4708 and 4709.

T04754143 viewsMount Newman Mining ore trains M 636 class 5494 and M636 class 5473 between Newman and Port Hedland.

P16401143 viewsBurning pit, cars, wagons, some burnt out, Midland, ER line

P18691143 viewsAYB class 459, at platform, fire hose box, station nameboard, Bellevue, ER line, side view of part of carriage

T04806143 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) Speno Rail Grinder

T04841143 viewsBHP Iron Ore (BHPIO) C36-7M class 5511 "Port Hedland" (blue livery) at Newman.

T04942143 viewsOre loading bins, conveyors, stop sign, Koolyanobbing, EGR line, view from track level

P10853143 viewsTrack maintenance machines, worker, working on down main line, between Welshpool and Queens Park, SWR line, track level view

P10906143 viewsCliffs Robe River (CRRIA) M636 class 1715, 1716 arrive Cape Lambert with a loaded iron ore train.

P10942143 viewsDM class 582 steam locomotive shortly after arrival at Platform 4 Perth Station and alighting passengers making their way to the station exit.

P16670143 viewsDD class loco, heading an ARHS excursion train, crossing Swan River on concrete and steel bridge, Guildford, ER line

P16693143 viewsPlatform, canopy, station building, stone and tin, Broad Arrow, KL line

P16739143 viewsCliffs Robe River (CRRIA) M636 class 1713, 1711 haul first train on CRRIA railway near Cooya Pooya. The tree branch in first wagon commemorates first load of ore from new mine.