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Locomotive of Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company, 1854

Locomotive of Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company, 1854

Español: Primer ferrocarril australiano, entre Melbourne y Port Melbourne (4 km).

Railway workers standing beside a steam locomotive at Roma Street, Brisbane, 1919-1920 (4732516656)

Railway workers standing beside a steam locomotive at Roma Street, Bri...

Photographer: Unidentified Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Description: Railway workers standing beside a steam locomotive at the railway yards in Roma Street, Brisbane. The steam engine is a C16 cla... More

Railway station at Beaudesert, 1914 (8773604327)

Railway station at Beaudesert, 1914 (8773604327)

Creator: Unidentified Location: Beaudesert, Queensland View this image at the State Library of Queensland: .../10462/deriv/108107 Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: http://www.slq.qld... More

Mixed train (loco NM38) on Central Australia Railway at Finke, July 1948 (Dorothy Pyatt, SLSA B 77447-50)

Mixed train (loco NM38) on Central Australia Railway at Finke, July 19...

A Commonwealth Railways mixed train, hauled by steam locomotive NM38, on the Central Australia Railway at Finke, Northern Territory in July 1948. A water tank car and boxcars are at the front of the train, pas... More

South Australian Railways D class locomotive and State Carriage in Adelaide Railway Station yard, 1867 (NRM BD05965)

South Australian Railways D class locomotive and State Carriage in Ade...

A South Australian Railways D class locomotive. Coupled to it is a 6-wheeled "State Carriage", built for the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh to South Australia in November of that year. The location is Adelaide... More

Inspecting a train derailment near Bundaberg (3208937578)

Inspecting a train derailment near Bundaberg (3208937578)

Location: Bundaberg, Australia Date: ca. 1930 .../10462/deriv/124172 View this image at the State Library of Queensland: .../10462/deriv/124172 Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: ht... More

Steam locomotive (two photos on one)(GN13483)

Steam locomotive (two photos on one)(GN13483)

Top photo "GA" class locomotive. Built in 1874 by Stephenson & Co for Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban Railway Co. - Bottom photo "GC" class locomotive. Built by Stephenson & Co. for Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban R... More

A steam tank locomotive from The Powerhouse Museum

A steam tank locomotive from The Powerhouse Museum

a collection of historical pictures in the Public Domain from the Powerhouse Museum.

Pinnaroo Express at Upper Sturt 30 August 1952

Pinnaroo Express at Upper Sturt 30 August 1952

The Pinnaroo Express train hauled by a South Australian Railways 700 class steam locomotive, departing Upper Sturt railway station heading towards Adelaide. The railway station is visible just to the left of th... More

StateLibQld 1 150427 Aftermath of a landslide on the Cairns Railway, Cairns Range, 1911

StateLibQld 1 150427 Aftermath of a landslide on the Cairns Railway, C...

Aftermath of a landslide on the Cairns Railway, Cairns Range, 1911

Arhs Pine creek - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Arhs Pine creek - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

2ft gauge locomotive at work on the Cosmopolitan Tramway, Pine Creek circa 1895

South Australian Railways O Class (2nd) No. 204

South Australian Railways O Class (2nd) No. 204

South Australian Railways O Class (2nd) No. 204 Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Altona estates train line

Altona estates train line

Altona estates train line

Locomotive Rockingham shunting wagons at Jarrahdale yard

Locomotive Rockingham shunting wagons at Jarrahdale yard

Jarrahdale Jarrah Forrests and Railways Limited Locomotive named Rockingham built in 1896 shunts wagons of sawn timber at Jarrahdale Yard in the year 1900.

Neilson and Company 0‑4-0 locomotive for Canterbury Provincial Railways then South Australian Railways 1st I class

Neilson and Company 0‑4-0 locomotive for Canterbury Provincial Railway...

Top photo 1st "I" class engine - Bottom photo "C" class engine no. 6 (reference "Steam Locomotives & Railcars of the South Australian Railways" p56 and 41)

0-8-0 tender locomotive for the Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railway by Peckett & Sons Ltd. of Bristol, No. 1824 of March 1931

0-8-0 tender locomotive for the Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railw...

0-8-0 tender locomotive for the Christmas Island Phosphate Co.'s Railway by Peckett & Sons Ltd. of Bristol, No. 1824 of March 1931

StateLibQld 2 195479 Party of Australian Pioneers returning to their dug-outs

StateLibQld 2 195479 Party of Australian Pioneers returning to their d...

Party of Australian Pioneers returning to their dug-outs. Part of Our Boys at the Front series of postcards, no. 11. From official photographs by special permission to the Department of Defence. Proceeds to the... More

Liverpool Street, Sydney (3003578475)

Liverpool Street, Sydney (3003578475)

Format: Glass plate negative. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Tyrrell Photographic Collection, The_Tyrrell_Photographic Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection 28118 Acquisi... More

Steam locomotive (two photos on one, GN13483, cropped top)

Steam locomotive (two photos on one, GN13483, cropped top)

Top photo "GA" class locomotive. Built in 1874 by Stephenson & Co for Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban Railway Co. - Bottom photo "GC" class locomotive. Built by Stephenson & Co. for Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban R... More

Clyde employees next to railway locomotive boiler (5570141067)

Clyde employees next to railway locomotive boiler (5570141067)

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection 376093 Acquisition credit line: Gift of Clyde Engineering Pty Ltd, 1988

StateLibQld 1 240686 Steam Locomotive at the Hampden Smelters

StateLibQld 1 240686 Steam Locomotive at the Hampden Smelters

Steam Locomotive at the Hampden Smelters. Group of officials on a North Queensland Railway tour on the Mount Elliott line.

StateLibQld 2 255954 Steam train passes over the completed Deep Creek railway bridge, Gayndah district, 1905

StateLibQld 2 255954 Steam train passes over the completed Deep Creek ...

Steam train passes over the completed Deep Creek railway bridge, Gayndah district, 1905 Deep Creek railway bridge was constructed as part of the railway line built from Degilbo to Wetheron.

StateLibQld 2 270069 Steam engine crossing the Alexandra Railway Bridge at Rockhampton, 1899

StateLibQld 2 270069 Steam engine crossing the Alexandra Railway Bridg...

Steam engine crossing the Alexandra Railway Bridge at Rockhampton, 1899 The steel bridge has a steam engine on one set of tracks and some coal trucks sitting on another set of tracks. There are piles of steel t... More

Abt rack locomotive at Mount Morgan, Queensland, ca. 1890-1900

Abt rack locomotive at Mount Morgan, Queensland, ca. 1890-1900

Abt rack locomotive at Mount Morgan, Queensland, ca. 1890-1900 Mount Morgan track locomotive no. 339 built by Dubs. The B13 class locomotive entered into service in August 1898 and was taken out of service in S... More

Two steam engines at Grandchester, Queensland, Railway Station, around 1884

Two steam engines at Grandchester, Queensland, Railway Station, around...

Deutsch: Zwei Dampfloks im Bahnhof Grandchester (Queensland) um 1884 Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steam locomotive at the Hampden Smelter and Mining Complex (4732518938)

Steam locomotive at the Hampden Smelter and Mining Complex (4732518938...

Photographer: Unidentified Date: Undated Location: Hampden, Queensland, Australia Description: Group of officials on a North Queensland Railway tour on the Mount Elliott line. Learn more about this image at th... More

Blister copper cakes from converter in transit to refinery from Moonta Mines(GN11579)
South Australian Railways C class and first I class steam locomotives (two photos on one print)

South Australian Railways C class and first I class steam locomotives ...

Upper: South Australian Railways "C" class locomotive no. 6.Lower: Neilson and Company 1873 builder's photo of the locomotive that became Canterbury Provincial Railways no. 9 before being sold to the South Aust... More

Arhs adelong - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Arhs adelong - Steam locomotive, Public domain image

Morts Dock built locomotive at Adelong Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steam locomotive 'Pioneer' on the Western Railway construction site between Roma and Mitchell, ca. 1885

Steam locomotive 'Pioneer' on the Western Railway construction site be...

The locomotive with the name 'Pioneer' was one of two construction engines ordered by J. & A. Overend from the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia. Both locomotives were shipped from the USA in July 1879 t... More

Steam train at Grandchester Railway Station, Queensland, ca. 1879

Steam train at Grandchester Railway Station, Queensland, ca. 1879

A steam train stopped at the Grandchester Railway Station, around 1879. 'The Grandchester Railway Station was built in 1866 and is the oldest station in Queensland and is listed by the National Trust. The colon... More

StateLibQld 2 69819 Regal visit to Goondiwindi including the first official train at Inglewood, 1907

StateLibQld 2 69819 Regal visit to Goondiwindi including the first off...

Regal visit to Goondiwindi including the first official train at Inglewood, 1907.

Locomotive and signalling apparatus, Adelaide Railway Station, 1915(GN01921)

Locomotive and signalling apparatus, Adelaide Railway Station, 1915(GN...

The image shows a steam locomotive (SAR 'F' class No 189) near the Adelaide Railway Station and part of the new signalling system. A brand new electrical signalling system costing 23 000 pounds was installed at... More

BALLAARAT with an early home-built tender

BALLAARAT with an early home-built tender

BALLAARAT with an early home-built tender Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Locomotive at River Estate, Mackay, ca. 1880

Locomotive at River Estate, Mackay, ca. 1880

Locomotive at River Estate, Mackay, ca. 1880 Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Locomotive No. 1, Sydney, 1858 - 1860 (4091215204)

Locomotive No. 1, Sydney, 1858 - 1860 (4091215204)

General Information Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Part Of: Powerhouse Museum Collection 324392 Locomotive No. 1, Sydney Made by Hetzer, William in Sydney, New South Wales, Austra... More

Wool being transported on steam train(GN02396)

Wool being transported on steam train(GN02396)

GN02392-2399A - these were made and copied in the Intelligence & Tourist Bureau. There seems to have been a separate place to store these, not in the main indexes. (G Brooks)

Transporting metal ingots at Port Pirie (PRG-280-1-27-202)

Transporting metal ingots at Port Pirie (PRG-280-1-27-202)

A small steam locomotive being used to transport metal ingots at the Port Pirie smelting plant, South Australia. The locomotive is a small Hudswell Clarke product built in Leeds, England, in 1902 (serial number... More

StateLibQld 2 202091 Official opening of the Hughenden to Richmond railway line, 1904

StateLibQld 2 202091 Official opening of the Hughenden to Richmond rai...

Official opening of the Hughenden to Richmond railway line, 1904. The official opening of the Richmond extension. The excursion train at the station. [Caption on photograph] Construction west from Hughenden, 11... More

BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary) locomotive no 6 with 2000 ton ore train, Iron Knob Tramway, ca 1935 (SLSA B-72165-93)

BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary) locomotive no 6 with 2000 ton ore train,...

BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary) steam locomotive no 6 with a 2000-ton iron ore train on the Iron Knob Tramway circa 1935. The ore-bearing hill, Iron Monarch, is in the background. At the time, this load was by f... More

One of South Australia's first locomotives(GN04355)

One of South Australia's first locomotives(GN04355)

Refer to "Locomotives of the SAR" (Marshall and Wilson). (G Brooks)

Steam locomotive (two photos on one, GN13483) cropped bottom)

Steam locomotive (two photos on one, GN13483) cropped bottom)

Top photo "GA" class locomotive. Built in 1874 by Stephenson & Co for Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban Railway Co. - Bottom photo "GC" class locomotive. Built by Stephenson & Co. for Adelaide, Glenelg & Suburban R... More

BALLAARAT in the manufacturer’s yard, 1871

BALLAARAT in the manufacturer’s yard, 1871

BALLAARAT in the manufacturer’s yard, 1871 Public domain photograph of a steam locomotive, engine, train, railroad, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description