Transwa

Transwa
Overview
OwnerPublic Transport Authority
LocaleWestern Australia
Transit type
Annual ridership
361,573 (year to June 2026)
HeadquartersPublic Transport Centre
Websitewww.transwa.wa.gov.au
Operation
Began operation
28 May 2003 (2003-05-28)
Technical
Track gauge
  • 1,067 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
Transwa B11R Coach at Binningup in January 2024

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.

There are 17 routes:

Fleet

Railcars

Class Image Manufacturer Entered service Number built Track gauge (mm) Top speed (km/h) Service(s)
WDA/WDB/WDC United Goninan 2005 7 1,435 (standard) 160 Prospector
WEA/WEB 2005 2 AvonLink
MerredinLink
ADR/ADS Alstom 2026 12 1,067 (narrow) 130 Australind

Historic railcars

All are manufactured by Comeng.

Class Image In service Number built Track gauge (mm) Top speed (km/h) Service(s) operated Replaced with
WCA/WCE 1971–2005 8 1,435 (standard) 150 AvonLink
Prospector		 WDA/WDB/WDC
WEA/WEB
ADP/ADQ 1987–2023 5 1,067 (narrow) 110 Australind ADR/ADS

Coaches

Ridership

Service Ridership
2025–26 2024–25 2023–24 2022–23 2021–22 2020–21 2019–20
Road coach 199,908 183,783 178,292 168,689 132,944 143,348 149,638
Prospector 90,818 82,601 81,713 77,926 68,497 75,781 69,843
Australind 49,574 47,413 63,041 77,810 60,507 62,149 70,973
AvonLink 12,044 9,400 8,877 7,480 7,057 6,520 7,542
MerredinLink 9,228 8,127 7,696 7,009 6,039 6,351 5,902

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Replaced by road coaches due to suspension of Australind rail service
  2. ↑ Replaced by road coaches from 20 November 2023 due to suspension of Australind rail service

References

  1. ↑ "Australind Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Prospector Timetable" (PDF). Transwa. Public Transport Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  3. ↑ New road coaches for regional passengers Archived 29 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine Government of Western Australia 16 June 2015
  4. ↑ "Transwa System Map" (PDF). Transwa. WA Department of Transport. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Transwa Coaches". Transwa. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Public Transport Authority Annual Report 2025-26" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. 2026. p. 36. Retrieved 15 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Annual Report 2024-2025". www.pta.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Public Transport Authority Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "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.