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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P05365314 viewsL class 251, Swan View, ER line, aftermath of No.97 goods derailed after running out of the Swan View tunnel

P05502314 views2 of 14 photos from the "Office of Chief Engineer Way and Works" showing before and after views of the demolition of the Railways Institute building from the forecourt of the Perth Railway Station. View from the water tank at the west end of the Horseshoe Bridge looking east

P05587314 viewsStation staff, Officer in Charge, EGR, posing with electric staff in hand

P06011314 viewsX class 1024 "KOGARA" and X class 1029 "MULIARRA", showing the result of a head on collision

P06125314 viewsMS class 426 Garratt loco, goods shed, water tower in background, Boyup Brook, DK line, on down mixed, shunting

P06714314 viewsArtesian bore for railway purposes, Perth Goods Yard, shows derrick and water gushing out of the ground

P07273314 views1 of 6 views of the derailment of D class 387 on No. 42 Mixed derailed at "Cape Horn", Boya, M line, loco derailed and laying on side. Date of derailment 25/10/1927

P07883314 views3 of 4 photos of the Royal Train taking Prince Charles from Perth to Northam, (Ref: "Westrail" Vol 1, No.3 April 1979), see also P0896, shows Prince Charles on platform at Perth Terminal with Minister for Railways, Mr C . Rushton

P09806314 viewsPMR class 730, station building, signal box, footbridge, shunting into back sidings, Subiaco. ER line.

P09880314 viewsBibra Lake, new yard, hard stand for interchange, standard gauge in background, remains of Jandakot branch at side of yard. FA line.

T00807314 viewsRA class 1910 in International safety orange livery, Kwinana, heading a train of XN class hoppers with a Z class brakevan coupled next to the loco.

T03673314 viewsStation buildings, Sawyers Valley, M line, trackside view

T04242314 viewsHamersley Iron Comeng rebuild C636R class 3014, rebuilt from Alco C636 class of the same number, Dampier, 7 Mile workshops,

P01620314 viewsRotary coal unloader, South Fremantle Power House, view along the top of the wagons into the unloader

P02230314 viewsW class and other locos, East Perth Loco depot, view from across the tracks looking at the Perth end

P02809314 viewsMRWA loco B class 6, side view of the engine only

P02830314 viewsE class steam locomotive taking on water, good strain heading east, Chidlow, ER line.

P03020314 viewsDM class 581 steam locomotive, side and front view, footbridge, Yarloop, SWR line.

P03031314 viewsDB class 1583 "Shire of Murray" diesel locomotive double heading with DB class 1592 "Shire of Toodyay" on SW highway flyover, bauxite train, side view, Mundijong.