Trolleybuses in Perth
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 Preserved Perth trolleybus no 38 at Whiteman Park, 2011. | |||||||||
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See also: Trams in Perth
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, 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, and replaced by diesel powered motor 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.
Fleet
The Perth trolleybus fleet was as follows:[1][2]
| Image | Fleet nos. | Quantity | Manufacturer | Type | Body | Configuration | In service |
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 | 1–3 | 3 | Leyland | TTB | No. 1: Park Royal, UK Nos. 2 & 3: WAGR | Three axle, front and rear entrance. | 1933–c 1960 |
| 4 | 1 | Leyland | TTB | Park Royal, UK | Three axle, dual entrance. | 1938–c 1960 | |
_-_1949.jpg) | 5–22 | 18 | Leyland | TTB | WAGR | Three axle, front and rear entrance. | 1938–c 1960 |
_-_19510320.jpg) | 23–40 | 18 | Leyland | TB5 | WAGR | Two axle, dual entrance. | 1942/45–1962/64 |
 | 41–90 | 50 | Sunbeam | F4 | Nos. 41–50: Commonwealth Engineering Nos. 51–90: Bolton & Sons | Two axle, centre entrance. | 1950/53–1967/69 |
See also
Notes
Cited works
- "Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia - Perth's Trolleybuses – 40 Years Gone. Rattler 429/2009". Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- "Perth Electric Tramway Society - Perth Trolleybuses". Retrieved 14 January 2012.
References
- Campbell, Bob (1999). Getting There by Tram in Western Australia. Mt Lawley, WA: Perth Electric Tramway Society Inc. ISBN 0646-38447-3.
- 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 978-0-9807577-0-5.
- Francis, Ric (2008). Destination West Leederville: A history & pictorial review of the Perth trolley bus system. Mt Lawley, WA: Perth Electric Tramway Society Inc. ISBN 978-0-9805116-3-5.
- Jones, David (2000). Australian Trolley Buses : the trolley buses that once served Australian cities. Tawa, NZ: City Tramway Publications. ISBN 0-473-07118-5.
External links
Media related to Trolleybuses in Perth, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons
- Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia – official site
- Perth Electric Tramway Society – official site
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