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.
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 and are still covered by Copyright and Intellectual property rights. SPER does NOT release these to the public domain.
Anyone wishing to subscribe to Trolley-Wire or obtain back issues, please contact the museum via our PO Box.
If you wish to use any part of these documents in other publications, please contact the current Trolley-Wire editor, Bob Merchant to discuss usage terms.
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. Like its predecessor, the 2000-2017 index covers 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 2000-2017 index is here –
It was not practical for the index for 2000 to 2017 to be integrated with the earlier volume. However, the intention is that the Twenty-first Century index will be updated on an annual basis, extending it to cover later years.
To assist those requiring hard copies, both indexes are formatted for printing at A4.
Please excuse the inconsistent formatting in the list below. The much of the web code was automatically generated using a simple script due to the need to generate some 200+ reference links.
2018
None available yet.
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
Archives
2010s
- Issue 320 February 2010
- Issue 321 May 2010
- Issue 322 August 2010
- Issue 323 November 2010
- Issue 324 February 2011
- Issue 325 May 2011
- Issue 326 August 2011
- Issue 327 November 2011
- Issue 328 February 2012
- Issue 329 May 2012
- Issue 330 August 2012
- Issue 331 November 2012
1960s
- Issue 091 April 1964
- Issue 092 June 1964
- Issue 093 August 1964
- Issue 094 October 1964
- Issue 095 December 1964
- Issue 096 February 1965
- Issue 098 April 1965
- Issue 098 Jun 1965
- Issue 099 Aug 1965
- Issue 100 Oct 1965
- Issue 101 Dec 1965
- Issue 102 Feb 1966
- Issue 103 Apr 1966
- Issue 104 Jun 1966
- Issue 105 Aug 1966
- Issue 106 Oct 1966
- Issue 107 Dec 1966
- Issue 108 Feb 1967
- Issue 109 Apr 1967
- Issue 110 Jun 1967
- Issue 111 Aug 1967
- Issue 112 Oct 1967
- Issue 113 Dec 1967
- Issue 114 Feb 1968
- Issue 115 Apr 1968
- Issue 116 Jun 1968
- Issue 117 Aug 1968
- Issue 118 Oct 1968
- Issue 119 Dec 1968
- Issue 120 Feb 1969
- Issue 121 Apr 1969
- Issue 122 Jun 1969
- Issue 123 Aug 1969
- Issue 124 Oct 1969
- Issue 125 Dec 1969
1970s
- Issue 126 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1970.pdf
- Issue 127 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1970.pdf
- Issue 128 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1970.pdf
- Issue 129 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1970.pdf
- Issue 130 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1970.pdf
- Issue 131 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1970.pdf
- Issue 132 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1971.pdf
- Issue 133 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1971.pdf
- Issue 134 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1971.pdf
- Issue 135 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1971.pdf
- Issue 136 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1971.pdf
- Issue 137 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1971.pdf
- Issue 138 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1972.pdf
- Issue 139 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1972.pdf
- Issue 140 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1972.pdf
- Issue 141 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1972.pdf
- Issue 142 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1972.pdf
- Issue 143 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1972.pdf
- Issue 144 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1973.pdf
- Issue 145 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1973.pdf
- Issue 146 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1973.pdf
- Issue 147 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1973.pdf
- Issue 149 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1973.pdf
- Issue 150 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1974.pdf
- Issue 151 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1974.pdf
- Issue 152 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1974.pdf
- Issue 153 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1974.pdf
- Issue 154 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1974.pdf
- Issue 155 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1974.pdf
- Issue 156 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1975.pdf
- Issue 157 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1975.pdf
- Issue 158 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1975.pdf
- Issue 159 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1975.pdf
- Issue 160 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1975.pdf
- Issue 161 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1975.pdf
- Issue 162 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1976.pdf
- Issue 163 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1976.pdf
- Issue 164 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1976.pdf
- Issue 165 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1976.pdf
- Issue 166 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1976.pdf
- Issue 167 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1976.pdf
- Issue 168 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1977.pdf
- Issue 169 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1977.pdf
- Issue 170 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1977.pdf
- Issue 171 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1977.pdf
- Issue 172 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1977.pdf
- Issue 173 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1977.pdf
- Issue 174 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1978.pdf
- Issue 175 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1978.pdf
- Issue 176 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1978.pdf
- Issue 177 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1978.pdf
- Issue 178 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1978.pdf
- Issue 179 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1978.pdf
- Issue 180 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1979.pdf
- Issue 181 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1979.pdf
- Issue 182 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1979.pdf
- Issue 183 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1979.pdf
- Issue 184 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1979.pdf
- Issue 185 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1979.pdf
1980s
- Issue 186 February 1980
- Issue 186 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1980.pdf
- Issue 187 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1980.pdf
- Issue 188 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1980.pdf
- Issue 189 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1980.pdf
- Issue 190 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1980.pdf
- Issue 191 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1980.pdf
- Issue 192 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1981.pdf
- Issue 193 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1981.pdf
- Issue 194 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1981.pdf
- Issue 195 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1981.pdf
- Issue 196 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1981.pdf
- Issue 197 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1981.pdf
- Issue 198 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1982.pdf
- Issue 199 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1982.pdf
- Issue 200 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1982.pdf
- Issue 201 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1982.pdf
- Issue 202 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1982.pdf
- Issue 203 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1982.pdf
- Issue 204 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1983.pdf
- Issue 205 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1983.pdf
- Issue 206 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1983.pdf
- Issue 207 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1983.pdf
- Issue 208 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1983.pdf
- Issue 209 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1983.pdf
- Issue 210 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1984.pdf
- Issue 211 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1984.pdf
- Issue 212 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1984.pdf
- Issue 213 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1984.pdf
- Issue 214 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1984.pdf
- Issue 215 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1984.pdf
- Issue 216 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1985.pdf
- Issue 217 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1985.pdf
- Issue 218 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1985.pdf
- Issue 219 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1985.pdf
- Issue 220 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1985.pdf
- Issue 221 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1985.pdf
- Issue 222 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1986.pdf
- Issue 223 – Trolley Wire – Apr 1986.pdf
- Issue 224 – Trolley Wire – Jun 1986.pdf
- Issue 225 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1986.pdf
- Issue 226 – Trolley Wire – Oct 1986.pdf
- Issue 227 – Trolley Wire – Dec 1986.pdf
- Issue 228 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1987.pdf
- Issue 229 – Trolley Wire – May 1987.pdf
- Issue 230 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1987.pdf
- Issue 231 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1987.pdf
- Issue 232 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1988.pdf
- Issue 233 – Trolley Wire – May 1988.pdf
- Issue 234 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1988.pdf
- Issue 235 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1988.pdf
- Issue 236 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1989.pdf
- Issue 237 – Trolley Wire – May 1989.pdf
- Issue 238 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1989.pdf
- Issue 239 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1989.pdf
1990s
- Issue 240 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1990.pdf
- Issue 241 – Trolley Wire – May 1990.pdf
- Issue 242 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1990.pdf
- Issue 243 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1990.pdf
- Issue 244 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1991.pdf
- Issue 245 – Trolley Wire – May 1991.pdf
- Issue 246 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1991.pdf
- Issue 247 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1991.pdf
- Issue 248 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1992.pdf
- Issue 249 – Trolley Wire – May 1992.pdf
- Issue 250 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1992.pdf
- Issue 251 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1992.pdf
- Issue 252 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1993.pdf
- Issue 253 – Trolley Wire – May 1993.pdf
- Issue 254 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1993.pdf
- Issue 255 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1993.pdf
- Issue 256 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1994.pdf
- Issue 257 – Trolley Wire – May 1994.pdf
- Issue 258 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1994.pdf
- Issue 259 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1994.pdf
- Issue 260 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1995.pdf
- Issue 261 – Trolley Wire – May 1995.pdf
- Issue 262 – Trolley Wire – May 1995.pdf
- Issue 263 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1995.pdf
- Issue 264 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1996.pdf
- Issue 265 – Trolley Wire – May 1996.pdf
- Issue 266 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1996.pdf
- Issue 267 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1996.pdf
- Issue 268 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1997.pdf
- Issue 269 – Trolley Wire – May 1997.pdf
- Issue 270 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1997.pdf
- Issue 271 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1997.pdf
- Issue 272 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1998.pdf
- Issue 273 – Trolley Wire – May 1998.pdf
- Issue 274 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1998.pdf
- Issue 275 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1998.pdf
- Issue 276 – Trolley Wire – Feb 1999.pdf
- Issue 277 – Trolley Wire – May 1999.pdf
- Issue 278 – Trolley Wire – Aug 1999.pdf
- Issue 279 – Trolley Wire – Nov 1999.pdf
2000s
- Issue 280 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2000.pdf
- Issue 281 – Trolley Wire – May 2000.pdf
- Issue 282 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2000.pdf
- Issue 283 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2000.pdf
- Issue 284 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2001.pdf
- Issue 285 – Trolley Wire – May 2001.pdf
- Issue 286 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2001.pdf
- Issue 287 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2001.pdf
- Issue 288 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2002.pdf
- Issue 289 – Trolley Wire – May 2002.pdf
- Issue 290 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2002.pdf
- Issue 291 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2002.pdf
- Issue 292 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2003.pdf
- Issue 293 – Trolley Wire – May 2003.pdf
- Issue 294 – Trolley Wire – Sep 2003.pdf
- Issue 295 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2003.pdf
- Issue 296 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2004.pdf
- Issue 297 – Trolley Wire – May 2004.pdf
- Issue 298 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2004.pdf
- Issue 299 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2004.pdf
- Issue 300 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2005.pdf
- Issue 301 – Trolley Wire – May 2005.pdf
- Issue 302 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2005.pdf
- Issue 303 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2005.pdf
- Issue 304 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2006.pdf
- Issue 305 – Trolley Wire – May 2006.pdf
- Issue 306 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2006.pdf
- Issue 307 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2006.pdf
- Issue 308 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2007.pdf
- Issue 309 – Trolley Wire – May 2007.pdf
- Issue 310 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2007.pdf
- Issue 311 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2007.pdf
- Issue 312 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2008.pdf
- Issue 313 – Trolley Wire – May 2008.pdf
- Issue 314 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2008.pdf
- Issue 315 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2008.pdf
- Issue 316 – Trolley Wire – Feb 2009.pdf
- Issue 317 – Trolley Wire – May 2009.pdf
- Issue 318 – Trolley Wire – Aug 2009.pdf
- Issue 319 – Trolley Wire – Nov 2009.pdf
