Municipal Tramways Trust
| Government Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | December 1906 |
| Dissolved | December 1975 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Adelaide |
| Headquarters | Adelaide |
The Municipal Tramways Trust (MTT) was established in December 1906 to operate the street tram network in Adelaide, Australia. The MTT ceased to exist on 8 December 1975, when its functions were transferred to the State Transport Authority Bus & Tram Division.
The MTT was created in December 1906 as a tax exempt body with eight members, mostly appointed by local councils and a small number of state government appointees. It purchased all of the horse-drawn tramways in Adelaide. It established a nine-acre (3.6 hectare) tram depot site near the corner of Hackney and Botanic Roads Adelaide, this included a depot building, 24 incoming tracks and a large administration office.William Goodman, was appointed as its first engineer, and much of the engineering work in following years was contracted to Noyes Bros., with whom Goodman had been closely associated in New Zealand.
The MTT opened its first electric tramway in March 1909 and Port Adelaide in 1917. The Adelaide-Glenelg railway was taken over by the MTT and in 1929 was converted into an electric tramway. The MTT throughout this period introduced a variety of bus services. In 1938, the Port Adelaide tram service was replaced by double-decker trolleybuses. Goodman served the MTT for 42 years and was knighted in 1932, eventually retiring as general manager in 1950.
From 1952, the tramways were gradually replaced by diesel bus services. By 1958, Adelaide's Glenelg Tram was the last remaining service. The MTT continued to operate most of the local bus routes in the inner metropolitan area, often following former tram lines. By the 1970s the MTT had bought out many of the private bus operators then operating in the Adelaide suburbs.
On 8 December 1975, the services of the MTT became the Bus & Tram division of the State Transport Authority.
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