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

T07162104 viewsAB Class 1536, loaded mineral sands train, ilmenite containers, QW Class wagons converted from ex-W Class steam locomotive tender underframes, between Eneabba and Dongara, DE line

T07597104 viewsADC Class 851, ADL Class 801, Down ARHS hired special to Gingin, Millendon, staff shed, station nameboard, MR line

P22824104 viewsXA class 1405 on Australian Railway Historical Society Reso special, driver Hawke and fireman Morris, station building, platform, sightseers, Comet Vale, KL line, side and front view

T08611104 viewsADL Class 802 and ADC Class 852, Up suburban passenger service, between Welshpool and Oats Street, Welshpool Road level crossing, goods shed, SWR line

T08619104 viewsADL/ADC Class railcar set, Up suburban passenger service, Hay Street subway, steel girder, Subiaco, ER line

T08647104 viewsV Class 1220 with XA Class 1405 "Warienga" and AGS Class 22 shower car, on display to promote "Steamfest '88", City Station, Perth, redevelopment of station underway, ER

P14560103 viewsPMR class 726, SWR line, goods train

P14592103 viewsV class 1210, location Unknown, goods train.

P17398103 viewsTwo steam locos, double heading goods train, through forest, beside tree lined and fenced dirt road, c1969

P17707103 viewsDD class 595, bracket signal, rear and side view, c1968

P17711103 viewsDD class 997, bunker first, on rake of empty passenger carriages, bracket signal, Perth station

P17714103 viewsDD class 599, bunker first, on suburban passenger train, signal, ER line, c1965

P18432103 viewsJ class 101, Midland, ER line, end and side view

P18474103 views5 of 12 images relating to the ceremony for the linking of the standard gauge railways at Kalgoorlie, nickel plated hammer and golden spike used to complete the linking of the standard gauge railways

P18506103 viewsPMR class 730 on No 35 goods train, SWR line

P18543103 viewsW class 948, on No 339 goods train, bush setting, front and side view

P18559103 views5 of 5 images of W class 960, PR class 526 "Greenough", on No 12 Narrogin to York goods train on the GSR line, consist includes VW carriages

P18588103 views1 of 7 images of DM class 586 on ARHS tour train to Gingin on MR line, consist includes two tank wagons, crossing Upper Swan bridge, blowing black smoke from Newcastle coal