About The Perth Electric Tramway Society
What We Do
The society restores and operates electric tramcars at Whiteman Park, where visitors can experience for themselves the delights of this form of transport from an earlier era. The trams run from the Village Mall to the Mussel Pool picnic area and Pia's Place playground, and connect to the Park's narrow gauge railway at Whiteman Village Junction.
Our workshops and carbarn contain the fleet of operating tramcars, and also the maintenance areas. Trams in service include W class cars from Melbourne and one E class car from Perth. Fares are our main source of funds for further restoration of Western Australian tramcars, and for fulfilling our wider aims as detailed below.
Our members are enthusiasts for this form of transport. The society members you see, and those you don't see - the conductor and motorman, the track maintenance team, overhead line team, the tramcar maintenance team, and the administrators are all volunteers.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Perth Electric Tramway Society is to operate and develop Western Australia's Heritage Tramway and associated collections of equipment, artefacts, memorabilia and archival material as a recreational and officially recognised educational resource for present and future generations.
Objectives
Heritage Tramway
To provide an unique attraction for the public - operating historic electric trams - as a major component of Whiteman Park's heritage transport theme.
Trams
to assemble a collection of fully restored, operating examples of the various types of electric trams and trolleybuses which saw service in Western Australia, and, where appropriate to include other Australian and overseas examples.
Collections
To conserve and develop the society's collection of tramway equipment, artefacts, memorabilia and archival materials and make these accessible to the public, where appropriate, through comprehensive and interpretive displays.
Knowledge
To achieve widespread official recognition as the main authority on electric tramways in Western Australia.
Status
To attain national and international recognition for our achievements in tramway heritage preservation, operation and display.Â