Bay Tram Bibliography

This page lists references to sources of information on the history of the H-class trams, the Glenelg line and Adelaide tramways in general.

•   For the Bay Tram line specifically:-

Rails to the Bay - the Glenelg Railway and Tramway in Adelaide.
author: Roger T. Wheaton.
pub: Australian Electric Traction Association (1971)

The Bay Line - a history of transport to Glenelg.
compiled by: S.T.A. of South Australia.
pub: Allied Publishing Company, Adelaide (1979)

Bay Tram Review.
compiled by: Steve McNicol.
pub: Railmac Publications (1987)   ISBN 0 949817 58 9

Much of the material on this website is from the above three sources and is duly acknowledged.

•   For Adelaide's tramway system in general:-

Adelaide on the Move 1878-1978 - public transport in a changing scene.
authors: Christopher Steele and Roger T. Wheaton.
pub: Australian Electric Traction Association (1978)   ISBN 0 909459 04 5

Destination Paradise - The Electric Tramway & Trolleybus Rollingstock of the Municipal Tramways Trust.
author: Roger T. Wheaton.
pub: Australian Electric Traction Association (1975)

From Omnibus to O-Bahn - the Tramways and Buses of Adelaide's North-East Suburbs.
author: Christopher Steele.
pub: Australian Electric Traction Association, (1986)   ISBN 1 862520 89 5

The Burnside Lines.
author: Christopher Steele.
pub: Australian Electric Traction Association, (1981)   ISBN 0 909459 08

The Australian Electric Transport Museum (SA) Inc. has published a series of booklets covering the tramways serving various areas of Adelaide.
  - Parade to Kensington.
  - The Northern Lines.
  - The Southern Lines.
  - Over the Viaduct to Henley Beach.
  - Tramcars & Trolleybuses in and around Port Adelaide.

compiled by Neville Smith, published 1997 - 2002.

Adelaide Road Passenger Transport 1836 - 1958.
authors: John C. Radcliffe & Christopher Steele.
pub: Libraries Board of South Australia (1974).

Development of Street Transport in Adelaide : official history.
pub: Municipal Tramways Trust (1974).

Transit in Adelaide - the story of the development of street transportation....
pub: State Transport Authority (1978).

Among Ourselves - the house magazine of the MTT. (STA from 1976).
pub: Municipal Tramways Trust or State Transport Authority of South Australia.
May 1946 to Dec 1993 issues available for reference in State Library of South Australia.

•   For recent news & developments:-

Transit Australia the journal of the Australian Electric Traction Association.
Published monthly. Visit www.transitaustralia.com.au.
pub: Transit Australia Publishing (Australian Electric Traction Association) ISSN 0818-5204

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