Following the closure of the Perth trolleybus system in August 1969, the Western Australian Electric Transport Association was formed.
[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.
The trams came from Perth (11), Melbourne (8), Fremantle (4), Adelaide (2), Kalgoorlie (2), Ballarat (1) and Brisbane (1).
[4] The PETS tramway operates regular services within Whiteman Park along a 2.5 km route between Village Junction and Mussell Pool.
[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.