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Map of Perth suburban tramways in 1939. The initial Perth tramway was operated by an English company, Perth Electric Tramways Limited. [3] Construction started on 30 January 1899, with services commencing on 28 September 1899. The first line ran 4.8 kilometres along Hay Street, from East Perth near the WACA Ground to Thomas Street in West Perth.
The trams came from Perth (11), Melbourne (8), Fremantle (4), Adelaide (2), Kalgoorlie (2), Ballarat (1) and Brisbane (1). [8] The trolleybuses all come from Perth. [8] Because the society's tramway is standard gauge, West Australian trams have had to be regauged from their original narrow gauge when restored for operation. [4]
List is organized by location and later by specialization. ... Perth Electric Tramway Society; ... Canada; Ontario Aviation Historical Society, ...
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.
Mount Lawley: Perth Electric Tramway Society. ISBN 0646-38447-3 . Culpeffer-Cooke, Tony; Gunzburg, Adrian; Pleydell, Ian Deacon; Brown, David; Perth Electric Tramway Society (2010), Tracks by the Swan: the electric tram and trolley bus era of Perth, Western Australia , Perth Electric Tramway Society, ISBN 978-0-9807577-0-5
At Whiteman Park 22 km north of Perth, there is an operating heritage tram system run by the Perth Electric Tramway Society, with 4 km of track. The trams operating on this system includes former Perth tram #66, commissioned on 9 October 2011.
A 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) extension of the Perth Electric Tramway Society's heritage tramway to Whiteman Park station was announced in February 2024. It was funded by a $1 million contribution by the state government and constructed using 85 percent recycled materials from other Metronet projects and by North Metropolitan TAFE students.
Pemberton Tramway Company [92] Perth Electric Tramway Society, Whiteman Park, Perth — 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) gauge. [93] Oliver Hill Railway, Rottnest Island [94] Wheatbelt Heritage Rail, Dowerin [95] (railway not yet operational)