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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P17093153 viewsAA class1518, on the "Westland", ER line, front and side view

P17180153 viewsDM class 586, shunting wagons and van to Midland, departing Perth Goods Yard, ER line

P17186153 viewsV class 1222, on siding with van, Koojedda, ER line, side and front view

P17235153 viewsV class 1207 and V class 1212, double heading goods train, overhead pedestrian bridge, station building partly obscured, Pingelly, GSR line

P17353153 views1 of 2, W class 905 steam locomotive, J class tank wagon with "Drinking Water" on the side, DC class van,front and side view, on goods train, shunting, steel framed water tower with a cylindrical tank,, Duranillin, WB line.

P17360153 viewsW class 911 steam locomotive, side and end view, on goods train to Wagin, leaving Bowelling, line on the left is the Narrogin line, WB line.

P10271153 viewsXA class "UNGARINYIN" in Westrail orange livery on suburban passenger service approaching Success Hill, view along the train

P10324153 viewsB class 1601, B class 1604 and another B class all in green livery, parked together at Fremantle loco depot, side and front view

P10368153 viewsG class 67 with timber hungry boards, Fremantle Yard, side and front view, Dalgety's Wool Store behind the loco

P17421153 viewsS class loco, on goods train, passing through rural countryside, BN line, c1970

P17531153 viewsPMR class 729, front and side view, c1966

P17540153 viewsV class 1209, with "Australian Railway Historical Society" nameboard, on turntable, York, GSR line, ARHS tour

P17672153 viewsXB class 1008 "WARRANGOO", on Show Special, tree growing on platform, Claremont station, ER line

P17752153 views8 of 9 Rail reclamation on old ER line. C class 1701, running light, on reclamation duties, Swan View, ER line, side and front view from elevated position

P17758153 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive hauling 35 Goods leaving Mundijong for Bunbury. SWR line. Automatic signal to right of locomotive and gangers shed and signalling room to left.

P17762153 viewsPMR class 730 steam locomotive with 35 Goods leaving Armadale. SWR line. Note the automatic signal in front of locomotive. Siding trackage to left of train and Station building in distant background.

P17782153 viewsL class 256, CLP class 10 "Mirning", on empty "Indian Pacific" stock to Perth for 1335 departure, side and front view

P17866153 viewsH class 2 standard gauge diesel locomotive with a rake of wagons loaded with welded rail enroute to Merredin. The train is seen near Upper Swan.