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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P12808347 viewsDB class 1582 "Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale", XA class, Wagin, GSR line

P12811347 viewsF class 42, Karri Express passenger, Pemberton PP line

P13068347 viewsMRWA loco F class 40 with the overnight passenger train from Geraldton to Perth consisting of JA class, JV class, JA class and a brakevan, Muchea, MR line side and front view,

P01008347 viewsR class 146 with canopy over tender, side and front view, same as P7399

P01419347 views14 of 16 images of the pair of trestle bridges over the Canning River at Gosnells, SWR line, ADB class, ADK class railcar set on the bridge, view taken from the south east.

P01556347 viewsA class 1512, wheat train Swan View just west of the tunnel, ER line, publicity photo, same as T1459

P01591347 viewsXF class 21217alumina hopper, end and side view.

P02601347 viewsStation building, Gingin, MR line, rear view with a Hotham Valley Railway tour train at the station

P02612347 viewsHVR loco SEC 1 on the inauguration train awaiting departure from Etmilyn to Dwellingup, front and side view of the train.

P03012347 viewsS class 476 "Bruce" steam locomotive with full length boiler-top cowelling, missing nameplate, side and front view, signal box, water tower with 13,000 gallon cast iron tank, relay boxes, Koojedda, ER line,

P18205347 viewsDM class 586 steam locomotive, bunker and side view, J class 3940 and J class 10587 water tankers with different underframes, on tour to Gingin, Upper Swan bridge.

P00306346 viewsAH class carriage, internal view of a compartment showing seated passengers.

P00683346 viewsS class 549 "Greenmount", side and front view, Collie

P00724346 viewsADE class 451 "Governor Bedford" with an ADT class 7 trailer at Midland Junction, same as P7477

P00991346 viewsK class 203, hauling train of WW class wheat hoppers, Avon Yard.

P05213346 viewsL class 260 heading "The Indian Pacific", East Perth Terminal, arrival of inaugural service.

P05574346 viewsCollision, ES class 336 on No.6 Passenger from Narrogin ran into the rear of No.8 Passenger fom Albany, loco under remains of ZJ class 360, ACL class 229, Mount Kokeby, GSR line,