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

P14030174 viewsSignal box C, signals, Barrack street Bridge, Perth Station, view from across the tracks

P14125174 viewsCommonwealth Railways (CR) C class 63, Zanthus, TAR Line, front and side view, on passenger train.

P14295174 viewsWorkmen's van VW class 5083, converted from ZA class 4992, side and end view, weedex tenders, coal dam gantry, Midland ER line.

P14344174 viewsAQM class 287carriage, end and side view, Midland, ER line.

P14399174 viewsStation buildings, footbridge, Swanbourne, view along the platforms looking west

P14489174 views1 of 3 images of a derailment of a R class open bogie wagon in Busselton yard, BB line, view shows the wagon tilted on its side showing the underframe, c1960s

P03523174 viewsSSM Loco No 4 (Ex G class 57) Hauling a log Train C 1950

P03581174 views5 of 7 images of the Cowans Sheldon 60 ton breakdown crane No.31, view along the side of the crane, track level view

P04173174 views2 of 2, Indian Pacific carriages, end and side view.

T04350174 viewsMixed goods train, water bag suspended from carriage in foreground, telegraph poles, scrub, photo taken from rear of train, regional line

T04366174 viewsX class diesel hauling train, approaching station platform, Gwalia Station, view from platform, KL line

P17048174 viewsF class 41, former Midland Railway diesel locomotive, at the head of a suburban train from Midland to Perth at East Perth, now Claisebrook.

P17189174 viewsV class 1213, on goods train No 6, water tower, signal, crossing No 11 goods train, Koojedda, ER line

P17204174 viewsPM class 713, on stock special, fencing, spectator, near Meenaar, EGR line

P17212174 viewsPM class, on up goods train, crossing standard gauge track, signal, Tammin, EGR line

P17218174 viewsPM class 713, on goods train, grade crossing, signal, steel trestle bridge under construction, Meenaar, EGR line

P10305174 viewsDS class 375 hauling country passenger carriages west away from Perth station, signal box (Perth B cabin), point rodding, signal wires, view along the train looking back towards the station.

P10328174 viewsDA class 1572 in the Westrail orange livery hauling a grain train eastwards through Ashfield, searchlight signal, dual gauge point with a "Little Davids" point lever, elevated view looking west

P10340174 viewsW class 941 steam locomotive on the once a week goods train to Dwellingup, conveying empty timber wagons and covered vans, passing through one of the many curves on the line.