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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P10282145 viewsPMR Class 724 coupled to a brand new ADA/ADX class railcar set, Platform 1, Perth Station

P10291145 viewsDS class 374, suburban passenger carriages, signals, Perth Carriage Sheds in background, West Perth heading west

P10347145 viewsDA class 1576 Westrail Orange short end leading, hauling wagons covered with tarpaulins. Photographed from footbridge Esplanade Fremantle heading towards Perth. Separate SG track visible.

P10375145 viewsADGV class 615 suburban diesel railcar, front and side view, with AYE class carriages in the consist, near Cottesloe.

P17455145 viewsG class 118 & G class 67 steam locomotives at Pinjarra, enroute to Midland Workshops. SWR line.

P17509145 viewsV class 1205, on No 24 goods train, overhead wires, Avon Valley line, rear and side view

P17624145 viewsW class 948 steam locomotive crossing PM class 712 steam locomotive at Picton Junction. SWR line. Note the semaphore signals and superphosphate works.

P17632145 viewsDD class 598 steam locomotive hauling a Royal Show Special with a white disc on running board and white square on smoke box, double slip, entering Claremont, ER line

P17666145 viewsDD class 599, on 5:10 pm down suburban passenger train, searchlight signals, level crossing, Armadale, SWR line, c1966

P17673145 viewsDM class 588, on Show train, signal box, pedestrians crossing overhead footbridge, Claremont station, ER line

P17700145 viewsXA class 1416 "NILIGARA", crossing XA class 1414 "YINDI" on Show train, Claremont, ER line

P17706145 viewsF class 44, on 4:28 pm Midland to Perth passenger service, light signal, between Ashfield and Bayswater, ER line

P17741145 viewsPM class 711 steam locomotive outside the former Northam Steam Loco Depot. ER line. Tradesmen looking at interior of depot. Locomotive is still operational.

P17765145 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive on 37 Goods and unidentified ADG suburban railcar at East Perth. SWR line. Note overhead footbridge and portion of signal box. Points rodding in foreground.

P17772145 viewsL class 268 diesel locomotive with the inaugural standard gauge passenger train at East Perth Terminal. ER line. Trackage in foreground, behind safety fence, is the narrow gauge suburban line to Midland. Trackage on lower right is remains of East Perth locomotive depot tracks. Side view of locomotive .