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

P00044426 views7 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.

P00393426 viewsAH class carriage, trailer on its side, derailment of "The Midlander" near Irwin, MR line, view along the side of the carriage

P00537426 viewsXA class 1408 "WOLMERI" with crew, Perth station, waiting to depart with the last "Kalgoorlie", messages in chalk written on the nose of the loco

P00587426 viewsTrain hauled by a G class crossing a river on the Port Hedland to Marble Bar Railway, PM line

P05201425 viewsG class wagons, workers, wagons loaded with sandalwood.

T00613425 viewsJ class loco, grain wagons, Yardmaster's office, Leighton, looking south

P03805425 views2 of 2 views of L class 251, light and dark blue with yellow lining, front and side view

P00229424 viewsEC class steam loco with railway personnel posing in front of the loco, Wagin loco depot, GSR line, front and side view, same as P7431

P05001424 viewsDD class 596. Leighton

P00415423 views"Dort" rail mounted six wheel inspection car, side view.

P00671423 viewsEC class 250, Bungalla, EGR line, mixed train

P07246423 viewsD class loco with passenger train on the Belmont Branch

P00443422 views1 of 4 views of DM class 585 on No. 195 Passenger derailed and lying on its side, Midland Junction, front on view, date of derailment 30//7/1953

P05416422 viewsQK class 23641-M container wagon, side view

P15805422 viewsNS class 1261 shunters float in yellow livery, at the Bassendean shunters school, end and side view.

P00049421 views12 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.

P00640421 viewsStation yard with loaded wagons, scissors crossover with double slip, station buildings, signal box, goods shed and the 50,000 gallon water tower, Northam, ER line, elevated overall view taken from the footbridge, same as P5325 & P5534

P00193420 viewsMidland Terminal, view of front of building

P00404419 viewsCeremonial wheelbarrow used by Governor Weld on the "turning of the first sod" of the Geraldton to Northampton Railway, GA line, on the 22nd October 1874, side on view of the wheelbarrow with plaque.