Transwa

Transwa
Overview
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
LocaleWestern Australia
Transit typeCoach
Regional rail
Annual ridership275,044 (year to June 2022)[1]
HeadquartersPublic Transport Centre
Websitewww.transwa.wa.gov.au
Operation
Began operation28 May 2003 (2003-05-28)
Technical
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (Australind)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Prospector, AvonLink, MerredinLink)

Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 240 destinations, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south west to Esperance in the south east.

The Transwa system provides transport between Perth and the major regional towns of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.

Transwa is a part of the Public Transport Authority and was launched on 28 May 2003, replacing the former Western Australian Government Railways Commission.

Services

The Prospector near Toodyay in February 2004
Volvo B11R coach in June 2018

Rail services

Transwa operate four rail services:

Coach services

In 2003/04, Transwa introduced 21 Volgren bodied Scania K124EB coaches aimed at revitalising the country coach fleet, which travel to many destinations across southern Western Australia including Albany, Augusta, Pemberton, Esperance, Geraldton, Kalbarri and Meekatharra. In 2015, an order was placed for 23 Irizar i6 3700-bodied Volvo B11R coaches to replace the Scanias.[5]

There are 16 routes:[6]

Fleet

Railcars

Class Image Manufacturer Entered service Number built Track gauge (mm) Top speed (km/h) Service(s) Notes
ADP/ADQ Comeng 1987 5 1,067
narrow gauge 		110 Australind To be replaced by 6 Alstom-built railcars
WDA/WDB/WDC United Goninan 2004 7 1,435
standard gauge 		160 Prospector
WEA/WEB 2005 2 AvonLink
MerredinLink

Coaches

Ridership

Service Ridership[1]
2021–22 2020–21 2019–20
Road coach 132,944 143,348 149,638
The Prospector 68,497 75,781 69,843
Australind 60,507 62,149 70,973
AvonLink 7,057 6,520 7,542
MerredinLink 6,039 6,351 5,902

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Public Transport Authority Annual Report 2021-22" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 2022. p. 21. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Australind Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ New road coaches for regional passengers Archived 29 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Government of Western Australia 16 June 2015
  5. ^ Coach Timetable Files Archived 17 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Transwa
  6. ^ "Transwa Coaches". Transwa. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.