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. All content is ©.
Published monthly. Visit www.transitaustralia.com.au.
pub: Transit Australia Publishing (Australian Electric Traction Association) ISSN 0818-5204