| 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]
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]
The PETS tramway operates regular services within Whiteman Park along a 2.5 km 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]
As part of the development of Whiteman Park railway station on the Ellenbrook railway line, the tramway was extended by 1.4 kilometres to the new station. [11] [12] [13] [14] The extension opened on 8 December 2024. [15]
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