Transwa is

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's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east. The Transwa system provides transport to the major regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam,

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and Albany. Transwa is part of the Public Transport Authority and was launched on 28 May 2003 replacing the Western Australian Government Railways Commission.

Services

Rail services

Transwa operate four rail services: * ''

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to Bunbury * '' AvonLink'': Midland to Northam *''

MerredinLink The ''MerredinLink'' is a rural passenger train service in Western Australia operated by Transwa between Perth and Merredin. History The ''MerredinLink'' was introduced in June 2004 when the ''AvonLink'' from Perth was extended from Northam ...

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to Merredin * '' The Prospector'':

to Kalgoorlie

Road services

In 2003/04, Transwa introduced 21

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coaches aimed at revitalising the country coach fleet, which travel to many destinations across southern Western Australia including Albany, Augusta, Pemberton, Esperance,

, Kalbarri and Meekatharra. In 2015, an order was placed for 23 Irizar i6 3700-bodied Volvo B11R coaches to replace the Scanias. There are 16 routes: *GE1:

to Esperance via Jerramungup/ Dumbleyung *GE2:

to Esperance via Kulin/ Hyden *GE3: Kalgoorlie to Esperance *GE4: Albany to Hopetoun via Ravensthorpe *GS1:

to Albany via Williams/ Kojonup *GS2:

to Albany/ Gnowangerup/ Katanning via Northam/ Narrogin *GS3: Bunbury to Albany via Walpole *N1:

/ Kalbarri via Eneabba *N2:

via Moora/ Kalbarri *N3:

via Northam/ Mullewa *N4:

to Meekatharra *N5:

via Jurien Bay *SW1:

to Augusta/ Pemberton via Bunbury *SW2:

to Pemberton via Bunbury and Donnybrook *SW3:

to Pemberton via Bunbury,

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, Boyup Brook and

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*SW4: Bunbury to Boyup Brook via Brunswick and

Fleet

Railcars

Coaches

* 23 Volvo B11R coaches

References

External links

Transwa website
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