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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]
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.
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; Francis, Ric (2008). Destination Point Walter. Mount Lawley: Perth Electric Tramway ...
This is a route-map template for the Perth Electric Tramway Society, a heritage tramway in Western Australia, Australia. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
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.
Perth's first trams operated for a short period at the end of the nineteenth century, on an unsuccessful horse-car tramway between the GPO and East Perth. [8] The city's first electric trams began operating in 1899 between East Perth and West Perth, along Hay Street in central Perth.
In October 1903 the horse tramways of the Perth and District Tramways were taken over by Perth Corporation. An initial experiment with a petrol tram was unsuccessful and electric service began on 31 October 1905. [3] The main route was from Scone to Cherrybank. There were branches to Craigie and to Dunkeld Road.