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:

Most viewed

P000012011 viewsADE class 449, "Governor Weld", Salvage Yard, Midland Workshops, side and front view.

T070051681 viewsH Class 4, Avon Yard Loco Depot, ER line

P089711485 viewsWWA class 32359-L all welded aluminium standard gauge grain hopper built at the Midland Workshops, side view of end.

P000021382 viewsS class 545 "DALE" with a large tender, Salvage Yard, Midland Workshops, side and rear of tender view.

P107721380 viewsThe new railway bridge over the Swan River at North Fremantle. The road traffic bridge is to the left and the Harbour Control tower is on the hill in the background.

P000051223 viewsV class 1223, Salvage Yard, Midland Workshops, side and front view.

P180431184 views"Prospector" railcar set comprising two carriages bound for Kalgoorlie, light signal, signal gantries, Midland

P006001121 viewsXA class 1404 "PARDOO" double heading with XB class 1004 "KADJERDEN", "The Westland" express, between Mokine and Clackline, ER line, the last train over the Eastern Railway before closure

P000031116 viewsPM class, Salvage Yard, Midland Workshops, side and end view

P000061106 viewsB class 14 in later condition with extended smokebox and side tanks, Midland, side view, "WORKSHOPS YARD ONLY" stencilled on the side tank. side view, same as P0725

P000041099 viewsADE class 449, "Governor Weld", Salvage Yard, Midland Workshops, side view showing the name.

P004011016 views2 of 4 images of the "Wreckmaster" bulldozer at the scene of derailment of a standard gauge iron ore train, west of Merredin, side view of a derailed iron ore wagon being pushed

P000091015 viewsR class 174 in blue livery, Railway Institute, Midland, front and side view, on display

P034041014 viewsADE Governor class diesel electric railcar, side and front view, water tower in the background, ER line.

P042051007 viewsWCA class railcar set, "The Prospector", East Perth Terminal

P00007997 viewsG class 113, side and front view, early photograph, same as P0670 & P7030

P00011975 viewsN class 200, 4-4-4T steam locomotive, East Perth Loco depot, side and front view

P00032957 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) GM class 41, AA class 1516, Kalgoorlie, EGR line, last "Westland" to arrive in Kalgoorlie, banner on the front of the AA class. Same as P5780 and P7059