Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia

Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia
Buses owned by the Society
Established1981
LocationWhiteman Park, Perth
Western Australia
Collection size35 buses
Websitewww.bpswa.org

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

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

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

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

The BPSWA publishes a quarterly periodical titled The Rattler.[13]

References

  1. ^ Australian Electric Transport Association Trolley Wire issue 131 December 1970 page 2
  2. ^ Perth Electric Traction Society Rattler issue 113 December 1981 page 2
  3. ^ A Look at the Past MTT Quarterly March 1982 page 22
  4. ^ Reinventing the Past Truck & Bus Transportation April 1997 page 92
  5. ^ Preservation Scene Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/1 July 1990 page 18
  6. ^ BMWA arrives at Whiteman Park Australian Bus Panorama issue 9/1 July 1993 page 15
  7. ^ Bus Museum of Western Australia Fleetline issue 217 August 1993 page 173
  8. ^ Name Change Rattler issue 332 April 2000 page 3
  9. ^ Home Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia
  10. ^ BPSWA Lease Development Rattler issue 460 April 2017 pages 20/21
  11. ^ Whiteman Explorer Whiteman Park
  12. ^ Whiteman Park Shuttle Bus Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia
  13. ^ Rattler State Library of Western Australia catalogue entry

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