Following the closure of the Perth trolleybus system in August 1969, the Western Australian Electric Transport Association was formed.

[2][3][4] 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.

[8] The BPSWA owns a fleet of 35 buses, mainly ex Transperth and Western Australian Government Railways.

[9] Most are stabled at Whiteman Park with some having previously been stored at the Midland Railway Workshops.

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