The Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia (BPSWA) is a bus preservation society in

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. It operates a museum in

Whiteman Park Whiteman Park is a bushland area located north of Perth, Western Australia. The park is in the suburb of Whiteman, in the Swan Valley in the upper reaches of the Swan River. It encompasses the source of Bennett Brook - an important place o ...

History

Following the closure of the Perth trolleybus system in August 1969, the Western Australian Transport Museum was formed. In 1981, the Western Australian Transport Museum divided into two societies, the Bus Museum of Western Australia (BMWA) and the Perth Electric Tramway Society. In 1982, the BPSWA found a permanent home in

. The BPSWA operates a shuttle bus service from the Lord Street entrance to Whiteman Village in Whiteman Park during weekends.

Fleet

The BPSWA owns a fleet of 35 buses, mainly ex

Transperth Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system serving the city and suburban areas of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is managed by the Public Transport Authority (PTA), a state government organisation. Train op ...

and

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Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia

Publication

The BPSWA publishes a quarterly periodical titled ''The Rattler''.

References

External links

{{commons category-inline Buses of Australia 1981 establishments in Australia Whiteman Park