Perth Electric Tramway Society
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Western Australia
3 trolleybus
| Established | 1981 |
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| Location | Whiteman Park, Perth Western Australia |
| Type | Heritage tramway |
| Collection size | 29 trams 3 trolleybus |
| Public transit access | Whiteman Park railway station |
| Website | www |
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The Perth Electric Tramway Society is a tram preservation society in Perth, Western Australia. It operates a heritage tramway in Whiteman Park.
Following the closure of the Perth trolleybus system in August 1969, the Western Australian Electric Transport Association was formed.[1] In November 1981, the association split into two societies; the Perth Electric Tramway Society (PETS) and the Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia.[2][3][4]
Having previously stabled its collection in Casteldare, in 1982 the Metropolitan Regional Planning Authority granted the PETS permission to build a museum within Whiteman Park.[5] It was officially opened on 21 September 1986.[6] Initially operating a fleet of W-class Melbourne trams, the society has gradually restored Western Australian trams to service.[4][7]
Collection
As at August 2022, PETS owned 29 trams and three trolleybuses. 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]
Operations
The PETS tramway operates regular services within Whiteman Park along a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) route between Village Junction and Mussell Pool. Trams connect to the Bennett Brook Railway at both ends of the line.[9][10]
While trams used to also operate to the Dumpellier Drive entrance to Whiteman Park, this section of the tramway has been disused for a number of years.[4]
