Corporate Body

Western Australian Government Tramways and Ferries (1949 - 1958)

State of Western Australia

From: 1949
To: 1958
Functions: Regulatory Body and Transport
Reference No: Western Australian Archives ID: AU WA A586

Summary

The Western Australian Government Tramways and Ferries was created in 1949 after the split of the Western Australian Government Railways, Tramways and Ferries. From 1949 to 1958 the trams of Western Australia were replaced by buses. In 1958 this department was replaced by a statutory authority called the Metropolitan (Perth) Passenger Transport Trust (1958 - 1986).

Timeline

1879 - 1890 Western Australian Department of Works and Railways
       1890 - 1914 Western Australian Government Railways [1]
             1914 - 1922 Western Australian Government Railways and Tramways
                   1922 - 1930 Western Australian Government Railways, Tramways and Electricity Supply
                         1930 - 1946 Western Australian Government Railways, Tramways, Ferries and Electricity Supply
                               1946 - 1949 Western Australian Government Railways, Tramways, and Ferries
                                     1949 - 1958 Western Australian Government Tramways and Ferries

Superior

State of Western Australia (1901 - )

Published resources

Resource Sections

'Western Australian Government Tramways and Ferries', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/western-australian-government-tramways-ferries-au-wa-a586. Details

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