Trolley Wire

Background

Trolley Wire started life as the members’ journal of the South Pacific Electric Railway (Sydney Tramway Museum), but over time has morphed into a journal for Australian tramway museum coverage.

SPER News was ‘spun off’ from Trolley Wire in the early 70’s as Trolley Wire became more nationally focused and a journal of record and a separate newsletter was created to keep the membership informed of activities and events around the museum itself.


Notice

Please note that these archives are provided in the spirit of ‘scholarly cooperation’ to allow members and interested parties to access back issues and do personal research.

They are still covered by Copyright and Intellectual Property rights.
SPER does NOT release these to the public domain.

If you wish to use any part of these documents in other publications, please reach out to our current Trolley Wire Team:

Robert Lee, John Cowper & Corinne Cowper


Trolley Wire Indexes

In 2000 an index was prepared for the issues of Trolley Wire published from its inception in February 1952 to the November issue in 1999.

In late 2017 an index was prepared for the issues of Trolley Wire published between February 2000 and November 2017.

These indexes cover articles published in the magazine; significant news items and other material including reports of COTMA conferences, book and video reviews, and obituaries.

For the convenience of use, each entry in the Table of Contents is hot-linked to the appropriate page.
The intention is that the Twenty-first Century index will be updated on an annual basis, extending it to cover later years.

Both indexes are formatted for printing at A4.

MagazineIssue
Trolley Wire Index 1952-19991952-1999
Trolley Wire Index 2000-20172000-2017


Trolley Wire Archives

Recent issues are not immediately made available here. Anyone wishing to subscribe to Trolley Wire or obtain back issues, please contact the Museum via our PO Box.


2020s

Coming Soon…


2010s

MagazineIssueMonthYear
Trolley Wire 320320February2010
Trolley Wire 321321May2010
Trolley Wire 322322August2010
Trolley Wire 323323November2010
Not Available324February2011
Trolley Wire 325325May2011
Trolley Wire 326326August2011
Trolley Wire 327327November2011
Trolley Wire 328328February2012
Trolley Wire 329329May2012
Trolley Wire 330330August2012
Not Available331November2012
Trolley Wire 332332February2013
Trolley Wire 333333May2013
Trolley Wire 334334August2013
Trolley Wire 335335November2013
Trolley Wire 336336February2014
Trolley Wire 337337May2014
Trolley Wire 338338August2014
Trolley Wire 339339November2014
Trolley Wire 340340February2015
Trolley Wire 341341May2015
Trolley Wire 342342August2015
Trolley Wire 343343November2015
Trolley Wire 344344February2016
Trolley Wire 345345May2016
Trolley Wire 346346August2016
Trolley Wire 347347November2016
Trolley Wire 348348February2017
Trolley Wire 349349May2017
Trolley Wire 350350August2017
Trolley Wire 351351November2017
Trolley Wire 352352February2018
Trolley Wire 353353May2018


2000s

MagazineIssueMonthYear
Trolley Wire 280280February2000
Trolley Wire 281281May2000
Trolley Wire 282282August2000
Trolley Wire 283283November2000
Trolley Wire 284284February2001
Trolley Wire 285285May2001
Trolley Wire 286286August2001
Trolley Wire 287287November2001
Trolley Wire 288288February2002
Trolley Wire 289289May2002
Trolley Wire 290290August2002
Trolley Wire 291291November2002
Trolley Wire 292292February2003
Trolley Wire 293293May2003
Trolley Wire 294294September2003
Trolley Wire 295295November2003
Trolley Wire 296296February2004
Trolley Wire 297297May2004
Trolley Wire 298298August2004
Trolley Wire 299299November2004
Trolley Wire 300300February2005
Trolley Wire 301301May2005
Trolley Wire 302302August2005
Trolley Wire 303303November2005
Trolley Wire 304304February2006
Trolley Wire 305305May2006
Trolley Wire 306306August2006
Trolley Wire 307307November2006
Trolley Wire 308308February2007
Trolley Wire 309309May2007
Trolley Wire 310310August2007
Trolley Wire 311311November2007
Trolley Wire 312312February2008
Trolley Wire 313313May2008
Trolley Wire 314314August2008
Trolley Wire 315315November2008
Trolley Wire 316316February2009
Trolley Wire 317317May2009
Trolley Wire 318318August2009
Trolley Wire 319319November2009


1990s

MagazineIssueMonthYear
Trolley Wire 240240February1990
Trolley Wire 241241May1990
Trolley Wire 242242August1990
Trolley Wire 243243November1990
Trolley Wire 244244February1991
Trolley Wire 245245May1991
Trolley Wire 246246August1991
Trolley Wire 247247November1991
Trolley Wire 248248February1992
Trolley Wire 249249May1992
Trolley Wire 250250August1992
Trolley Wire 251251November1992
Trolley Wire 252252February1993
Trolley Wire 253253May1993
Trolley Wire 254254August1993
Trolley Wire 255255November1993
Trolley Wire 256256February1994
Trolley Wire 257257May1994
Trolley Wire 258258August1994
Trolley Wire 259259November1994
Trolley Wire 260260February1995
Trolley Wire 261261May1995
Trolley Wire 262262August1995
Trolley Wire 263263November1995
Trolley Wire 264264February1996
Not Available265May1996
Not Available266August1996
Not Available267November1996
Trolley Wire 268268February1997
Trolley Wire 269269May1997
Trolley Wire 270270August1997
Trolley Wire 271271November1997
Trolley Wire 272272February1998
Trolley Wire 273273May1998
Trolley Wire 274274August1998
Trolley Wire 275275November1998
Trolley Wire 276276February1999
Trolley Wire 277277May1999
Trolley Wire 278278August1999
Trolley Wire 279279November1999


1980s

MagazineIssueMonthYear
Trolley Wire 186186February1980
Trolley Wire 187187April1980
Trolley Wire 188188June1980
Trolley Wire 189189August1980
Trolley Wire 190190October1980
Trolley Wire 191191December1980
Trolley Wire 192192February1981
Trolley Wire 193193April1981
Trolley Wire 194194June1981
Trolley Wire 195195August1981
Trolley Wire 196196October1981
Trolley Wire 197197December1981
Trolley Wire 198198February1982
Trolley Wire 199199April1982
Trolley Wire 200200June1982
Trolley Wire 201201August1982
Trolley Wire 202202October1982
Trolley Wire 203203December1982
Trolley Wire 204204February1983
Trolley Wire 205205April1983
Trolley Wire 206206June1983
Trolley Wire 207207August1983
Trolley Wire 208208October1983
Trolley Wire 209209December1983
Trolley Wire 210210February1984
Trolley Wire 211211April1984
Trolley Wire 212212June1984
Trolley Wire 213213August1984
Trolley Wire 214214October1984
Trolley Wire 215215December1984
Trolley Wire 216216February1985
Trolley Wire 217217April1985
Trolley Wire 218218June1985
Trolley Wire 219219August1985
Trolley Wire 220220October1985
Trolley Wire 221221December1985
Trolley Wire 222222February1986
Trolley Wire 223223April1986
Trolley Wire 224224June1986
Trolley Wire 225225August1986
Trolley Wire 226226October1986
Trolley Wire 227227December1986
Trolley Wire 228228February1987
Trolley Wire 229229May1987
Trolley Wire 230230August1987
Trolley Wire 231231November1987
Trolley Wire 232232February1988
Trolley Wire 233233May1988
Trolley Wire 234234August1988
Trolley Wire 235235November1988
Trolley Wire 236236February1989
Trolley Wire 237237May1989
Trolley Wire 238238August1989
Trolley Wire 239239November1989


1970s

MagazineIssueMonthYear
Trolley Wire 126126February1970
Trolley Wire 127127April1970
Trolley Wire 128128June1970
Trolley Wire 129129August1970
Trolley Wire 130130October1970
Trolley Wire 131131December1970
Trolley Wire 132132February1971
Trolley Wire 133133April1971
Trolley Wire 134134June1971
Trolley Wire 135135August1971
Trolley Wire 136136October1971
Trolley Wire 137137December1971
Trolley Wire 138138February1972
Trolley Wire 139139April1972
Trolley Wire 140140June1972
Trolley Wire 141141August1972
Trolley Wire 142142October1972
Trolley Wire 143143December1972
Trolley Wire 144144February1973
Trolley Wire 145145April1973
Trolley Wire 146146June1973
Trolley Wire 147147August1973
Not Available148???1973
Trolley Wire 149149December1973
Trolley Wire 150150February1974
Trolley Wire 151151April1974
Trolley Wire 152152June1974
Trolley Wire 153153August1974
Trolley Wire 154154October1974
Trolley Wire 155155December1974
Trolley Wire 156156February1975
Trolley Wire 157157April1975
Trolley Wire 158158June1975
Trolley Wire 159159August1975
Trolley Wire 160160October1975
Trolley Wire 161161December1975
Trolley Wire 162162February1976
Trolley Wire 163163April1976
Trolley Wire 164164June1976
Trolley Wire 165165August1976
Trolley Wire 166166October1976
Trolley Wire 167167December1976
Trolley Wire 168168February1977
Trolley Wire 169169April1977
Trolley Wire 170170June1977
Trolley Wire 171171August1977
Trolley Wire 172172October1977
Trolley Wire 173173December1977
Trolley Wire 174174February1978
Trolley Wire 175175April1978
Trolley Wire 176176June1978
Trolley Wire 177177August1978
Trolley Wire 178178October1978
Trolley Wire 179179December1978
Trolley Wire 180180February1979
Trolley Wire 181181April1979
Trolley Wire 182182June1979
Trolley Wire 183183August1979
Trolley Wire 184184October1979
Trolley Wire 185185December1979


1960s

MagazineIssueMonthYear
Trolley Wire 091091April1964
Trolley Wire 092092June1964
Trolley Wire 093093August1964
Trolley Wire 094094October1964
Trolley Wire 095095December1964
Trolley Wire 096096February1965
Trolley Wire 097097April1965
Trolley Wire 098098June1965
Trolley Wire 099099August1965
Trolley Wire 100100October1965
Trolley Wire 101101December1965
Trolley Wire 102102February1966
Trolley Wire 103103April1966
Trolley Wire 104104June1966
Trolley Wire 105105August1966
Trolley Wire 106106October1966
Trolley Wire 107107December1966
Trolley Wire 108108February1967
Trolley Wire 109109April1967
Trolley Wire 110110June1967
Trolley Wire 111111August1967
Trolley Wire 112112October1967
Trolley Wire 113113December1967
Trolley Wire 114114February1968
Trolley Wire 115115April1968
Trolley Wire 116116June1968
Trolley Wire 117117August1968
Trolley Wire 118118October1968
Trolley Wire 119119December1968
Trolley Wire 120120February1969
Trolley Wire 121121April1969
Trolley Wire 122122June1969
Trolley Wire 123123August1969
Trolley Wire 124124October1969
Trolley Wire 125125December1969