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Mind the Curve by John Keating – discounted price now $20.00
Mind the Curve!
The definitive history of Melbourne’s cable trams. Our city had the largest cable tram system in the world operated as a single integrated entity between 1885 and 1940, dwarfing the survivng cable tram lines in San Francisco.
The Golden City and its Tramway by Alan Bradley – discounted price now $25.00
The Golden City and its Tramway
A history of Ballarat tramways. This city was founded on gold, and its horse and electric tramway system was one of the longest lived of Victoria’s regional tramways, only closing in 1971.
Ballarat’s Heritage Tramway by William F. Scott – $4.00
Ballarat's Heritage Tramway
The story behind the creation of the Ballarat Tramway Museum. This booklet contains excellent photographic views of the work of the volunteers in preserving Ballarat’s tramway history.
Destination Point Walter by Ric Francis – $25.00
Destination Point Walter
Rare views of the Fremantle Municipal Tramway from 1905 to 1952. Perth’s port city had its own independent tramway system in the first half of the twentieth century.
Destination Subiaco by Ric Francis – $30.00
Destination Subiaco
A pictorial review of the Perth electric tramway system. This extensive narrow gauge electric tramway served the Western Australian capital faithfully until 1958.
Destination West Leederville by Ric Francis – $30.00
Destination West Leederville
A history and pictorial review of the Perth trolleybuses, the first such system in Australia, which operated from 1933 to 1969. Trolleybuses were an attempt to combine the flexibility of the motor omnibus with the advantages of electric traction, but rarely outlived for long the trams they were supposed to replace.
Feeding & Filling by Graeme Breydon – $4.20
Feeding & Filling
A short but informative booklet on the history of the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust. This municipal tramway system in the south-eastern suburbs was one of the predecessors off the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board.
The First Electric Road by Robert Green – $14.95
The First Electric Road
The definitive history of the short-lived Box Hill to Doncaster Tramway – the Southern Hemisphere’s first electric tram line. This ill-conceived venture came unstuck due to the failure of the land-boom of the 1890s.
Goldenlines by Ric Francis – $49.50
Goldenlines
Not many know that Kalgoorlie had its own tramway system, from 1902 to 1952. This fascinating system was essential for the development of Western Australia’s largest goldfields town.
Hobart’s Tram Trilogy by David Kirby – $60.00
Hobart's Tram Trilogy
A new comprehensive history of Hobart’s tramways – the southernmost in Australia. This narrow-gauge electric system ran from 1893 to 1960 under private, municipal and government control.
Last Tram at 11 by William F. Scott – $59.95
Last Tram at 11
The history of the regional Victorian tramways of Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. These tramways were all operated by private electricity companies, before they fell under the control of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.
Launceston Municipal Transport 1911-1955 by Ian G. Cooper – $54.95
Launceston Municipal Transport 1911-1955
The complete story of one of the quaintest tramways in Australia, an essential part of the development of Tasmania’s second city for forty-four years.
Leonora Municipal Tramways – A History of Australia’s Smallest Tramway System by Ric Francis – $25.00
Leonora Municipal Tramways
This short-lived eccentric electric tramway in outback Western Australia ran between the mining towns of Gwalia and Leonora for seven years (1908-1915) and only ever had one tram.
The Melbourne Tram Book, 2nd edition by Randall Wilson and Dale Budd – $25.00
The Melbourne Tram Book, 2nd edition
A pictorial review of Melbourne’s historic tramway system, the largest in the English speaking world. This book provides a valuable insight into the neophyte enthusiast into our city’s tramways.
Melbourne’s Colourful Trams – Illuminated advertising trams in the streetscapes of Melbourne by David Clark and John Sargent – $40.00
Melbourne's Colourful Trams
A collection of high quality photos of Melbourne’s trams displaying illuminated advertising schemes used during the 1970s. The M&MTB was an early adopter of all-over themed advertising of public transport vehicles, and this collection of high-quality images shows the design skills of the local adverstising industry of the time.
The Northern Lines by Neville Smith – $6.00
The Northern Lines
Discover the role trams played in the development of Adelaide’s northern suburbs. A useful source of information for the dedicated tramway enthusiast.
Over the Viaduct to Henley Beach by Neville Smith – $6.00
Over the Viaduct to Henley Beach
Read about Adelaide’s Henley Beach route, which travelled over the longest timber tram viaduct in Australia, between the city and the sea.
Parade to Kensington by Neville Smith – $6.00
Parade to Kensington
A fascinating short review of the history of Adelaide’s Kensington & Norwood tram routes, an essential part of the tramway system of the city of churches.
The Southern Lines by Neville Smith and John Radcliffe – $6.00
The Southern Lines
The transition from horse trams to electric trams is only part of the story of Adelaide’s southern routes. Discover how they influenced the development of the southern suburbs.
Tram Images by Hugh Ballment – $39.95
Tram Images
A nostalgic photographic journey on the tramways of Australia and New Zealand in the 1950s and 1960s, by noted tramway enthusiast and photographer Hugh Ballment.
Tramcars & Trolleybuses In & Around Port Adelaide by Neville Smith – $6.00
Tramcars & Trolleybuses In & Around Port Adelaide
The story in pictures and words of the Port Adelaide tram and trolleybus system. Electric traction provided public transport to this gritty workingman’s suburb for decades, before it fell to the domination of the diesel omnibus.
Trams and Streetscapes – Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s-1960s – a photographic profile by Emile D. Badawy and John Sargent – $40.00
Trams and Streetscapes
More Trams and Streetscapes – Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s-1960s – a photographic profile by Lindsay Crow, Colin Pike and John Sargent – $40.00
More Trams and Streetscapes
Two books containing high quality large format colour photographs of Melbourne’s trams in the 1950s and 1960s.
Trams of Australia – Volume 1 – $9.95
Trams of Australia, Volume 1
Trams of Australia – Volume 2 – $11.95
Trams of Australia, Volume 2A colourful pictorial review of Australian trams in two large format volumes. Only a few copies still available.
Tramway by the River by Bob Prentice – $5.00
Tramway by the River
The story of the short-lived Hawthorn Tramways Trust, the organisation responsible for the construction of Hawthorn Depot, now the home of the Melbourne Tram Museum.
The Tramways of Adelaide – Past Present and Future – $5.00
The Tramways of Adelaide
Reproduction of a 1909 booklet celebrating the opening of Adelaide’s first electric tramway. Relive the pride the citizens of Adealide felt at the inauguration of the most sophisticated form of urban transport in the early twentieth century.
William – City Adventures by Kevin Paterson – $19.95
William - City Adventures
Youngsters will thrill to the amazing adventures of William the Tram as he travels about the big city. This brilliantly illustrated volume based on Melbourne’s trams will appeal to young children of all ages.