Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia
 Buses owned by the Society | |
| Established | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Location | Whiteman Park, Perth Western Australia |
| Collection size | 35 buses |
| Website | www |
The Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia (BPSWA) is a bus preservation society in Perth, Western Australia. It operates a museum in Whiteman Park.
History
[edit]Following the closure of the Perth trolleybus system in August 1969, the Western Australian Electric Transport Association was formed.[1] In November 1981, the association split into two societies; the Bus Museum of Western Australia and the Perth Electric Tramway Society.[2][3][4]
Having initially stored its collection in Bellevue, in 1990 all were relocated to Transperth's Trigg depot before a permanent move to Whiteman Park in April 1993.[5][6][7]
In March 2000, the Bus Museum of Western Australia was renamed the Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia.[8]
Collection
[edit]The BPSWA owns a fleet of 35 buses, mainly ex Transperth and Western Australian Government Railways.[9] Most are stabled at Whiteman Park with some having previously been stored at the Midland Railway Workshops.[10]
Operations
[edit]The BPSWA operates the Whiteman Explorer within Whiteman Park on Mondays and the Whiteman Park Shuttle Bus from Whiteman Park railway station on Saturdays and Sundays.[11][12]
Publication
[edit]The BPSWA publishes a quarterly periodical titled The Rattler.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Electric Transport Association Trolley Wire issue 131 December 1970 page 2
- ^ Perth Electric Traction Society Rattler issue 113 December 1981 page 2
- ^ A Look at the Past MTT Quarterly March 1982 page 22
- ^ Reinventing the Past Truck & Bus Transportation April 1997 page 92
- ^ Preservation Scene Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/1 July 1990 page 18
- ^ BMWA arrives at Whiteman Park Australian Bus Panorama issue 9/1 July 1993 page 15
- ^ Bus Museum of Western Australia Fleetline issue 217 August 1993 page 173
- ^ Name Change Rattler issue 332 April 2000 page 3
- ^ Home Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia
- ^ BPSWA Lease Development Rattler issue 460 April 2017 pages 20/21
- ^ Whiteman Explorer Whiteman Park
- ^ Whiteman Park Shuttle Bus Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia
- ^ Rattler State Library of Western Australia catalogue entry
External links
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