The Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia (BPSWA) is a bus preservation society in Perth, Western Australia. It operates a museum in Whiteman Park.
History Following the closure of the Perth trolleybus system in August 1969, the Western Australian Electric Transport Association was formed.Australian Electric Transport Association Trolley Wire issue 131 December 1970 page 2 In November 1981, the association split into two societies; the Bus Museum of Western Australia and the Perth Electric Tramway Society.Perth Electric Traction Society Rattler issue 113 December 1981 page 2A Look at the Past MTT Quarterly March 1982 page 22Reinventing the Past Truck & Bus Transportation April 1997 page 92
Having initially stored its collection in Bellevue, in 1990 all were relocated to Transperth's Trigg depot before a permanent move to Whiteman Park in April 1993.Preservation Scene Australian Bus Panorama issue 6/1 July 1990 page 18BMWA arrives at Whiteman Park Australian Bus Panorama issue 9/1 July 1993 page 15Bus Museum of Western Australia Fleetline issue 217 August 1993 page 173
In March 2000, the Bus Museum of Western Australia was renamed the Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia.Name Change Rattler issue 332 April 2000 page 3
Collection The BPSWA owns a fleet of 35 buses, mainly formerly owned by Transperth and Western Australian Government Railways.Home Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia Most are stabled at Whiteman Park with some having previously been stored at the Midland Railway Workshops.BPSWA Lease Development Rattler issue 460 April 2017 pages 20/21
Operations The BPSWA operates the Whiteman Explorer within Whiteman Park on Mondays and the Whiteman Park Shuttle Bus from Whiteman Park railway station on Saturdays and Sundays.Whiteman Explorer Whiteman ParkWhiteman Park Shuttle Bus Bus Preservation Society of Western Australia
Publication The BPSWA publishes a quarterly periodical titled The Rattler.Rattler State Library of Western Australia catalogue entry
References
External links
Official website