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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P16159130 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR), steam locomotive, on visitors train from Kalgoorlie to view construction of the Trans Australian Railway, station building, corrugated iron toilet, Randalls, TAR line, front view, c1917

P16362130 viewsXA class 1415 "WURARA", in green with red and yellow stripe, on breakdown train comprising crane wagon and vans, overhead footbridge, rodding, East Perth, ER line, front and side view

T04629130 viewsDM class 587 steam locomotive with a suburban passenger service.

T04649130 viewsWG class standard gauge open (box) wagons at Midland Workshops.

T04652130 viewsH class 4 standard gauge diesel locomotive coupled to another locomotive, end of WSC class 30630 standard gauge breakdown train's Crew Living Van, side view, Midland.

T04660130 viewsWBC class 862 standard gauge brakevan at the rear of a rake of WW class standard gauge wheat hoppers in the Avon Valley.

T04761130 viewsMount Newman C636 class 5458 near New Norcia being road transported to Tomlinson Steel, Welshpool for overhaul.

T04775130 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) GE36-7 class 5059 (Goninan-GE) being lifted onto wharf from vessel MV Iron Baron at Dampier.

T04787130 viewsHamersley Iron (HI) ore car- elevated view.

P18627130 viewsNA class 1872 diesel locomotive, in Westrail orange paint, at the Forrestfield Loco depot. Dual gauge trackage in the foreground.

P18629130 viewsAB class 1533 diesel locomotive arriving Perth Station on a suburban service comprising leased Queensland suburban carriages. SWR line.

P18678130 viewsDB class 1593 "Shire of Northam", in Westrail orange with white edged blue stripe, side and front view of driver's cab end

P18719130 viewsA four car EMU set crossing the old Bunbury Rail bridge at East Perth enroute to Perth. Construction of the new Goongoongup bridge is in progress.

P18722130 viewsNew station buildings, West Perth, suburban stopping place, at night, just after opening. Name of the station changed to City West 19/11/1987

T04840130 viewsGoldsworthy Mining (GML) water tank cars at Finucane Island.

P10916130 viewsCliffs Robe River M-636 class 9416 diesel locomotive and ex Chesapeake & Ohio M-636 class (2103) 9420 hauling a loaded iron ore train enroute to Cape Wickham port.

P16794130 viewsNational Rail NR class 2 passing through the site of the Rail Transport Museum on its way to UGL's site, Bassendean, side and end view

P16914130 viewsN class shunting steam breakdown train at East Perth loco.

P16923130 viewsCarrabin derailment of number 94 goods. 13th June 1955, Close up photo of X class 1004 "KADJERDEN" shows vertical light on top of locomotive headlight. EGR line.