Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.
The Transperth brand was launched in 1986 as part of a series of reforms integrating Perth's public bus, ferry and rail services. Initially Transperth services were coordinated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust (MTT), with MTT operating bus and ferry services itself and coordinating rail services operated by...
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Transperth is the brand name of the public transport system in Perth, Western Australia. It is operated by the Public Transport Authority.
The Transperth brand was launched in 1986 as part of a series of reforms integrating Perth's public bus, ferry and rail services. Initially Transperth services were coordinated by the Metropolitan Transport Trust (MTT), with MTT operating bus and ferry services itself and coordinating rail services operated by Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) under the Westrail brand. In 1993 control of Transperth was transferred to the Department of Transport.
Between 1994 and 1998 Transperth began contracting out its bus, ferry and customer service operations. Buses and ferries are now publicly owned but privately operated. On 1 July 2003 Transperth was again transferred, along with WAGR's passenger transport operations, to the newly formed Public Transport Authority.
Transperth offers bus, train and ferry services which currently serve the Perth...
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