TransperthOnline

TransperthOnline is the official YouTube channel for the government agency TransPerth, which operates and maintains suburban and commuter rail services in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia.
==Background==
Initially early in 1958 the Metropolitan Transport Trust (MTT) was formed to acquire the various bus companies around Perth, and also operate the ferry services.https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/8539006https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/8538985 In 1974 MTT began operating the passenger rail network around Perth, taking over from the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR). In late 1986, MTT rebranded as TransPerth in-conjunction with construction starting on the Joondalup line, which opened in 1992. In the mid-1990s bus and ferry services were contracted to private companies, and the TransPerth brand transferred to the Department of Transport which required TransPerth branding on private contract vehicles. MTT rebranded to MetroBus in early 1995, but ceased operations in mid-1998. Upon the formation of the Public Transport Authority (PTA) in 2003, TransPerth was transferred to PTA ownership.
==Content==
The first and most popular video on the channel, Transperth - Transforming Train, uploaded on April 30, 2010.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VEjf-nuR7o It's a 30-second animated video in which a TransPerth B-series train consist turns into a transformer, the video was part of a campaign to use public transport in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
==See also==
*Western Australia
**PTA WA
**METRONET
*Australia
**Infra, Transport, Regional, Comms & Arts (federal department)
==References==
Category:Australian YouTubers
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Educational YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2010