Between Forestville and Morphettville the tram line follows a flat, straight, direct course across the Adelaide coastal plain towards Glenelg. Passengers waiting at intermediate stops in this section can see the headlights of their approaching tram literally miles away. The line passes through suburbs such as Black Forest, Glandore and Plympton. This is an archetypal Australian landscape of suburban houses built between the 1930's and 1950's on quarter-acre blocks, bisected by four-lane arterial roads (South Rd, Marion Rd & Cross Rd). Much of the development along this section can be attributed to the introduction of the electric trams in 1929. Before this date, settlement was sporadic and the Glenelg railway passed through areas of open paddocks and market gardens. Racehorses stables were also located along the railway at that time, with the horses being transferred to Morphettville Racecourse by train. When the line was electrified, there was still a need for this facility, which resulted in operation of unique 'horse trams' for a time. These were trams which conveyed racehorses in horse boxes (rather than the usual connotation of horse-drawn trams!). The racehorse service operated in the 1930's; it was discontinued in 1936.

Car 380 approaches Beckman St level crossing. 14.00 from City to Glenelg on 18 May 2005	Veteran lineside sign from the era of the Municipal Tramways Trust	371 & 365 at Everard Park on 7 April 2005. 14.35 service from Glenelg

Layout & facilities at a typical small suburban tram stop prior to the June 2005 reconstruction. This one is Stop 13, South Plympton	Standard style of passenger shelter (Stop 13 in this case) installed at the time of the last refurbishment in the late 1980's	368 & 373 re-start from Stop 9, Black Forest. 15.30 from City on 7 April 2005

351 departs Stop 12, Beckman St for Glenelg. Note the conductor supervising the car from the rear platform. 18 May 2005, 14.15 from City	361 near Stop 15, Lindsay St on 4 May 2005. The structure to the right of the tram is the Plympton Park electrical feeder station. The yellow discs suspended from the overhead instruct the motorman where to cut off & resume power when crossing between electrical sections	373 at the Cross Road level crossing, heading for Glenelg with the 14.30 from City. 4 May 2005

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