❓ A parliamentary question regarding the number of buses owned by the Public Transport Authority and their allocation to various depots between 2008-2011. The answer provides the requested data and includes a political statement.
AnsweredQoN 3409Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many buses were owned by the Public Transport Authority in, -
(a) 2008-09;
(b) 2009-10; and
(c) 2010-11?
(2) Including regional services, how many buses were allocated to each depot for each of these years?
(a) 2008-09;
(b) 2009-10; and
(c) 2010-11?
(2) Including regional services, how many buses were allocated to each depot for each of these years?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Transport
Response time
33 days
The
Public Transport Authority
advises:
(1) The Public Transport Authority takes ownership of buses for the Transperth metropolitan and regional town bus fleet on a rolling basis during the financial year, therefore the numbers provided below are given on the last day of each of the financial years requested or as at 16 February 2011.
(a) 1 195
(b) 1 227
(c) 1 255. This increase is a reflection of the Liberal-National Governments' commitment to improving bus services which were severely neglected by the previous Labor Government.
(2) The following tables relate to the bus allocation of buses for the metropolitan and regional areas as well as school buses.
(a) as at 30 June 2009
Albany Regional 3
Bayswater 48
Beckenham 55
Broome Regional 3
Busselton Regional 9
Canning Vale 78
Claisebrook 25
Esperance Regional 3
Fremantle 170
Geraldton Regional 19
Joondalup 104
Kalamunda 45
Kalgoorlie Regional 22
Karrinyup 87
Mandurah 51
Midvale 67
Morley 77
North Fremantle 20
Nowergup 3
Public Transport Centre 2
Rockingham 63
Shenton Park 42
Southern River 68
Wangara 44
Welshpool 87
(b) as at 30 June 2010
Albany Regional 3
Bayswater 48
Beckenham 52
Broome Regional 3
Busselton Regional 17
Canning Vale 77
Claisebrook 25
Collie Regional 1
Esperance Regional 4
Fremantle 176
Geraldton Regional 18
Joondalup 109
Kalamunda 39
Kalgoorlie Regional 23
Karrinyup 99
Kununurra Regional 1
Loves Bus Services Bunbury 16
Mandurah 55
Midvale 66
Morley 80
North Fremantle 20
Public Transport Centre 2
Rockingham 64
Shenton Park 40
Southern River 66
Wangara 45
Welshpool 80
(c) as at 16 February 2011
Albany Regional 3
Bayswater 55
Beckenham 52
Broome Regional 3
Busselton Regional 21
Canning Vale 83
Claisebrook 32
Collie Regional 1
Ellenbrook 14
Esperance Regional 6
Fremantle 171
Geraldton Regional 18
Joondalup 97
Kalamunda 35
Kalgoorlie Regional 23
Karrinyup 100
Kununurra Regional 1
Loves Bus Services Bunbury 21
Mandurah 54
Midvale 53
Morley 89
North Fremantle 20
Public Transport Centre 2
Rockingham 62
Shenton Park 44
Southern River 68
Wangara 46
Welshpool 81
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Public Transport Authority
advises:
(1) The Public Transport Authority takes ownership of buses for the Transperth metropolitan and regional town bus fleet on a rolling basis during the financial year, therefore the numbers provided below are given on the last day of each of the financial years requested or as at 16 February 2011.
(a) 1 195
(b) 1 227
(c) 1 255. This increase is a reflection of the Liberal-National Governments' commitment to improving bus services which were severely neglected by the previous Labor Government.
(2) The following tables relate to the bus allocation of buses for the metropolitan and regional areas as well as school buses.
(a) as at 30 June 2009
Albany Regional 3
Bayswater 48
Beckenham 55
Broome Regional 3
Busselton Regional 9
Canning Vale 78
Claisebrook 25
Esperance Regional 3
Fremantle 170
Geraldton Regional 19
Joondalup 104
Kalamunda 45
Kalgoorlie Regional 22
Karrinyup 87
Mandurah 51
Midvale 67
Morley 77
North Fremantle 20
Nowergup 3
Public Transport Centre 2
Rockingham 63
Shenton Park 42
Southern River 68
Wangara 44
Welshpool 87
(b) as at 30 June 2010
Albany Regional 3
Bayswater 48
Beckenham 52
Broome Regional 3
Busselton Regional 17
Canning Vale 77
Claisebrook 25
Collie Regional 1
Esperance Regional 4
Fremantle 176
Geraldton Regional 18
Joondalup 109
Kalamunda 39
Kalgoorlie Regional 23
Karrinyup 99
Kununurra Regional 1
Loves Bus Services Bunbury 16
Mandurah 55
Midvale 66
Morley 80
North Fremantle 20
Public Transport Centre 2
Rockingham 64
Shenton Park 40
Southern River 66
Wangara 45
Welshpool 80
(c) as at 16 February 2011
Albany Regional 3
Bayswater 55
Beckenham 52
Broome Regional 3
Busselton Regional 21
Canning Vale 83
Claisebrook 32
Collie Regional 1
Ellenbrook 14
Esperance Regional 6
Fremantle 171
Geraldton Regional 18
Joondalup 97
Kalamunda 35
Kalgoorlie Regional 23
Karrinyup 100
Kununurra Regional 1
Loves Bus Services Bunbury 21
Mandurah 54
Midvale 53
Morley 89
North Fremantle 20
Public Transport Centre 2
Rockingham 62
Shenton Park 44
Southern River 68
Wangara 46
Welshpool 81
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