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

P06121262 viewsD class, trackage towards East Perth, view from Barrack Street Bridge

P06492262 viewsThree car Prospector railcar set, signal box, Merredin, ARHS tour train

P06513262 viewsCL class 16, Kalgoorlie, "The Indian Pacific", ready to depart eastbound.

P06737262 viewsMRWA B class, MRWA's yard at Midland, train crossing Great Eastern Highway

P06991262 viewsADL class 802, exiting the Waitakera Tunnel, North Auckland, New Zealand

P07127262 viewsTramcar, Leonora Gwalia Municipal Tramway on trolley when newly constructed. Name on workshop is A.T. Wardle. Side view

P07150262 viewsTimber Corporation loco "Katie" at Greenbushes, taken post 1906, side view, workers in front of loco

P07186262 viewsF class 20, the first F class, side view, from a print in the WA Railways Institute Magazine

P07292262 views7 of 19 photos of the construction of the railway dam at Wurarga. NR line, filling roadside water tanks from railway tank wagons

P07414262 viewsG class 32, 2-6-0 steam locomotive, in original condition,front and side view, elevated coal stage, water tower and shed in the background, workers standing in front of the loco, Kalgoorlie, EGR line, c1893-94. Same as P02822 & P07564

P07419262 viewsP class 63 with crowds on and around the loco after arrival at Kalgoorlie with the first train, photo from the "Western Argus" of the 1st October, 1896

P07652262 viewsQMB class 20009 car carrying wagon with Holden cars on board, side and end view

P07709262 viewsXA class 1409 "UNAMBAL", nickel concentrate train, Norseman, CE line, on Widgiemooltha to Esperance train.

P08063262 viewsAdelaide Timber Co. loco No.71, East Witchcliffe, hauling log train in bush

P08183262 viewsMillars 0-4-0 diesel loco "Millars", Jardee Mill, front and side view. (Ref: Light Railways, No.141, June 1988, page 20)

P08363262 viewsAbandoned and derelict trestle bridge, Lockeville, Wonnerup

P09468262 viewsMSA class 466 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratt loco at East Perth, first Garratt built in Southern Hemisphere, renumbered 491 in 1947. Goggs No. 75

P09688262 viewsS class 543 "BROCKMAN" on Up goods in Up platform, rear of Down goods with coach attached in Down platform, view from north end of Wagin, GSR line.