In the space of the first two years Mr. Goodman and his staff had in place:
• 70 trams (of an initial order of 100) to start with.
• A very large car shed to put them in.
• A workshop to maintain them.
• A headquarters to run them from.
• A special phone system to know where they were.
• 10 miles of old horse tram tracks removed and replaced,
• Bridges strengthened.
• A 600v DC electrical distribution system.
• 55 miles of overhead wires.
• A power station planned and contract shipping to bring
a steady supply of coal from NSW. (Until the power station was completed in 1910, power was supplied by the Adelaide Electric Supply Co. to the MTT’s battery house and converter station at the corner of Pirie St. and East Tce.) |
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Ploughing up Grenfell Street in preparation for new tracks, 1908. The Observer. |
The tramway system at its greatest extent.
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Removing old horse tram rails the hard way, O’Connell Street (opposite the Royal Oak Hotel). 1908. MTT
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Completing a combined electric light and power cable
pole in King William Street, 1908.
The Critic
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Woodblocking the tracks in King William Street near North Terrace, 1908. The Critic |
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Thermit welding of track joints, 1908.
MTT
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Preparing the road-bed, near corner Currie Street and King William Street, 1908. MTT |
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Woodblocking the tracks in King William Street near North Terrace, 1908. The Critic. |
Removing old horse tram rails under youthful supervision, O’Connell Street
(opposite Royal Oak Hotel), 1908. MTT
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Main switch board of No.1 Converter Station, East Terrace. Tilley Photo |
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Interior of engine room, MTT power station at Port Adelaide, 1912. MTT
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The Hackney administrative building and depot with government experimental
orchard in foreground, 1910. MTT |
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