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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P14102164 viewsXB class 1024 "KOGARA"hauling a mixed consist.

P14195164 viewsA class 1506, hauling a stock train (Stacey Lamb Train?), view along the train.

P14231164 viewsK class 194, Kalgoorlie loco depot, EGR line, side and end view

P14270164 viewsStation building, end view, passenger platform, station clock, York, GSR line.

P14297164 viewsGoods office, front facade, Perth, ER line.

P14329164 views3 of 6, Abandoned station building, detail of platform side, Northam, ER line.

P14428164 viewsTrestle bridge over the Abba River, BB line, overall view of the bridge.

P14473164 viewsYard, Fremantle, elevated view looking across the Passenger Terminal to the railway yards

P14503164 viewsTrack layers working on construction of the line joining Norseman to Salmon Gums, Salmon Gums, water tower in the background, CE line, view along the line.

P14516164 views3 of 4 photos of probably the last military train movement of a unit in Western Australia. 13 field Squadron RAE Army Reserve travelled from Kewdale Yard to Morawa, Photos taken at Morawa, EM line, view along the train showing the military vehicles on the flat wagons.

P03524164 viewsSSM Loco No 9 (Ex G class 135) Hauling a log Train c1950

P03550164 viewsW class 929, photo stop on an ARHS tour train, Manjimup, PP line, front view.

P14608164 viewsW class 903, signals, Perth Yard, goods train

P14818164 views15 of 21 images of the railway precinct and station buildings at Subiaco, c1969, main platform taken fro the island platform

P14833164 viewsAYC class 512 second class passenger carriage, part of the Australind set, side and end view, Bunbury, SWR line.

P14889164 viewsASG class 26 Garratt articulated steam locomotive, front and side view, in photographic grey livery c. Nov 1943.

P14941164 viewsBunnings loco D class 6 "Leonora" on bogie flat wagon QA class 9416 at Westwood siding, PN line parked next to a Garratt loco to show the difference in size, front and side view.

P17133164 viewsR class 1904 diesel electric locomotive hauling a loaded bauxite train of XB class hopper wagons on the Jarrahdale line. These wagons were subsequently sold to New Zealand for use in coal haulage.

P17144164 viewsXA class "YABAROO" diesel electric locomotive hauling a short train of four wheeled covered vans through City Station. Front & side view of loco. Note the two car suburban railcar set at the platform to the left, signals in background and overhead footbridge. Note the sign for Bairds store on the left and portion of the Railway Administration offices above and to the right of the railcars.ER line.