Trolleybuses in Perth, Western Australia

The Perth trolleybus system once served Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, linking its central business district with many of its inner suburbs on the north side of the Swan River.

Opened on 1 October 1933 (1933-10-01), the system gradually expanded, partially as a replacement for closed lines on the Perth tramway network. However, it, too, was eventually closed, on 29 August 1969 (1969-08-29), and replaced by diesel powered buses.

Some of the former Perth trolleybuses are now preserved, as static relics, by the Perth Electric Tramway Society, at its heritage tramway in Whiteman Park, in the outer Perth suburb of Caversham.

See also

• History of Perth, Western Australia
• List of trolleybus systems
• Trams in Fremantle, Western Australia

References

• Campbell, Bob (1999). Getting There by Tram in Western Australia. Mt Lawley, WA: Perth Electric Tramway Society Inc. ISBN 646-38447-3. 
• Culpeffer-Cooke, Tony; Gunzburg, Adrian; Pleydell, Ian (2010). Tracks by the Swan: The Electric Tram and Trolleybus Era of Perth, Western Australia. Mt Lawley, WA: Perth Electric Tramway Society Inc. ISBN 9780980757705. 
• "Perth Electric Tramway Society - Perth Trolleybuses". http://www.pets.org.au/pets10pt.html. Retrieved 2011-07-12. 

External links

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• Perth Electric Tramway Society