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