2025 year in review
A few stats and tid-bits to summarise 2025, mostly focused on the fleet side of things.
Some highlights of service improvements/additions/changes for 2025 include:
October 12th - The re-opening of the Armadale line and extension South to Byford Station
June 9th - Services begin on the Thornlie-Cockburn line, the first East-West connection between lines
The introduction of electric Volvo BZL buses on suburban route services (the two Joondalup ones don’t count 😉)
The cessation of new diesel bus deliveries, with all future buses being EVs
The introduction of the Surf CAT, the first free CAT service to service Scarborough Beach
fleet summary
The Transperth fleet saw 127 new buses enter service in 2025.
46x Volvo B8RLE (3559, 3565 - 3608)
81x Volvo BZL (4013-4045, 4047-4055, 4057-4068, 4070-4096)
On the other hand, 80 buses left the Transperth fleet in 2025.
70x Mercedes OC500LE CNG (1367, 1378, 1382, 1410, 1427, 1432, 1885-1890, 1892-1899, 1931-1969, 1971, 2000-2002, RCCTS1-RCCTS4)
1x Iveco Citelis 18 CNG (3002)
1x MAN A24 NG313F CNG (3001)
3x Mercedes-Benz O405NH (1213, 1214, 1770)
5x Volvo B7RLE (1475-1479, moved regional)
And lastly, 2025 saw 84 buses undergo midlife refurbishment.
84x Volvo B7RLE (2141-2145, 2164, 2171-2191, 2263-2281, 2358-2375, 2449-2466, 2469, 2482)
BUS ADS
It’s time to celebrate the winners who secured a coveted spot on Squiddy’s top ten jumbo ads of 2025! To make things fair (otherwise the list would be entirely movie posters), I’ve selected a five movie/media posters, and five general ads.
🥇 2025 Media poster winner! 🥇
Wicked: For Good (November 2025)
🥈 2025 Media poster 2nd place! 🥈
Tron: Ares (October 2025)
🥉 2025 Media poster 3rd place! 🥉
Elio (June 2025)
2025 Media poster 4th place!
Captain America: Brave New World (February 2025)
2025 Media poster 5th place!
Jurassic World (Variant B) (July 2025)
🥇 2025 General poster winner! 🥇
Fringe World (December 2025) (second year running!)
🥈 2025 General poster 2nd place! 🥈
DFES (both variants) (November 2025)
🥉 2025 General poster 3rd place! 🥉
St John (all variants) (October 2025)
2025 General poster 4th place!
Playstation 5 (October 2025)
2025 Media poster 5th place!
Disney Jr (December 2025)
Honorable mentions (in no particular order):
How to Train your Dragon (June 2025)
Running Man (November 2025)
Dear Life (Stan) (December 2025)
Superman (July 2025)
Please see Media Adverts 2025 for honorable mentions
Honorable mentions (in no particular order):
Chemist Warehouse (Variant A/B) (October 2025)
Subway (June 2025)
Lindt (March 2025)
Kitkat (August 2025)
MG U9 (October 2025)
Please see General Adverts 2025 for honorable mentions