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

P06001592 viewsJock Seddon, conductor at Mullewa

T00801588 viewsWVB class 30654, standard gauge 4 wheeled van

P00203585 viewsStaff weighing a parcel at the Parcel counter, City station

P00162583 viewsADX class 666 coupled to an ADA class, both in Westrail corporate colours, Perth Station, front and side view

P07201582 viewsWater column, Barrack Street Bridge, view looking east

P00212580 viewsWN class nickel concentrate tankers, nickel bins, West Kalgoorlie

P00612580 viewsSignals, searchlight, Armadale, same as P0980 and similar to P1471

P00605579 viewsC class 1701, as new, side and front view. (scanned print located in MC1B2G)

P00042578 views5 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.

P06601576 viewsG class 118, East Perth loco depot, side view, Z class van with clerestory roof, labelled "Breakdown Train" on side, in the background

P00248575 viewsA class 1501 hauling an "Up" wheat train having just emerged from the Swan View tunnel, ER line

P00041574 views4 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.

P00603574 viewsN class 256, Karda-Mordo, Mundaring Weir line, MW line, on No.33 Down passenger.

P00590573 viewsMundaring Weir, aerial view taken from a RAAF aircraft. Shows the zig zag leading down to the pumping station

P00803570 viewsNO class nickel ore container wagon with a container, side and end view

P22663570 viewsBunnings loco 109 out of use at Manjimup. PP line.

P05407569 viewsWBE class 895-X, Standard Gauge brakevan, side view

P00402567 views3 of 4 images of the "Wreckmaster" bulldozer at the scene of derailment of a standard gauge iron ore train, west of Merredin, rear view of a derailed iron ore wagon being pushed by the "Wreckmaster"

P00474565 viewsASG class 29 Garratt locomotive, water tower with a 25,000 gallon cast iron tank, Collie Loco depot, side and end view, taking water, BN line