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Sources
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The (early) history
of the Porto tram is very indistinct. There is a lack of company
records, the Boavista-depot fire of 1928 destroyed many cars, the
company renumbered (parts of) the fleet several times (but
reasons and sequence are, except for the renumbering by the STCP
around 1948, unknown) and contemporary articles fail. Until now
the literature about the history of the Porto tram is still
limited.
The data recorded
on this site are, besides my own observations and the results of studies by Pedro Milheiro, Henrique Dias,
Emídio Gardé and
Luis
Almeida, a combined abstract and my interpretation
of the data out of the following books and publications:
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Os Velhos
Eléctricos do Porto by Manuel Castro Pereira (published
in 1995)
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O Carro
Eléctrico no Porto by Helder Pacheco (published
by the STCP)
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The
Tramways of Portugal by B.R. King and J.H. Price (published
by the LRTA; 2nd edition of 1972, 3rd edition of 1983 and 4th edition of 1995 - ISBN 0-948106-19-0)
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Material
circulante sobre carris (published
by the STCP in 1988)
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Anos do Autocarro (published by the STCP in
1998)
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O Porto,
origem, evolução e transportes by Guido de Monterey (2nd
edition of 1972)
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Os Transportes Colectivos
do Porto by Fernando
de Sousa & Jorge Fernandes Alves
(Published by the STCP in 2001; ISBN 972-97007-1-0)
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O Resgate da Concessão de
1906 á "Carris" do Porto
(two volumes published by the Câmara Municipal do Porto / STCP in 1954
& 1957)
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Several information
folders of the Massarelos museum of the STCP
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Narrow
gauge railways of Portugal by W.J.K. Davies (published
by Plateway Press - 1998; ISBN 1 871 980 356)
Moreover I was able,
with the kind permission of the director Cristina
Pimentel and the help of Carla Dias and Henrique Dias,
to study documents present in the archive of the museum.
Another source is
the website of the Jornal the Notícias.
Not concerning the
tram of Porto but to the tram history in general are:
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Tramways,
their construction and working by D.Kinnear Clark M.Inst.C.E. (reprint of the 1894 edition
published in 1992 by Adam Gordon ISBN 1 874422 04 4)
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Tramways
and electric railways in the nineteenth century; Cassier's electric
railway number 1899. (reprint published in 1992
by Adam Gordon ISBN 1 874422 03 6)
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History of The
J.G.Brill Company by Debra Brill (published
in 2001 by the Indiana University Press ISBN 0-253-33949-9)
Beside the
specialised books mentioned above, I have also studied photos, text and
drawnings published in the following books:
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Porto - o
Tempo, o Douro e o Mar by Luís M. Pires
de Castro and Manuel Castro Pereira (published
1998; ISBN - 9721/557/169/1X)
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Porto,
Margens do Tempo by Mário Figueirinhas (published
in 1997)
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A
Cidade do Porto na obra do fotografo Alvão 1872-1946 (published
in 1993)
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O
Bilhete Postal Ilustrado e a História urbana do Porto by José Manuel da
Silva Passos (published in 1994; ISBN 972-21-0952-9)
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Porto,
esquinas do tempo by Grupo IF (published
in 1982)
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Um Cartografia Exemplar, o
Porto em 1892 (Published
in 1992; ISBN 972-605-030-8)
Finally I have to
mention some books about other Portuguese tramsystems:
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Lisboa,
125 anos sobre carris by João de Azevedo (ISBN 972-8490-01-1)
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Eléctricos
de Lisboa, Aventuras sobre Carris by Cristina Ferreira
Gomes and Neni Glock (published by Gradiva)
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Eléctricos
de Sintra by Paulo Caldeira Martins
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O
Caminho do ferro de Penafiel à Lixa e Entre-os-Rios by José
Fernando Coelho Ferreira
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Historia do Electrico da
Carris - The History of the Lisbon Trams
by Marina Tavares Dias (published Quimera/Carris in 2001;
ISBN 972-589-066-3)
This site is made
by Ernst Kers. The STCP, the museum at
Massarelos neither anyone else do have any responsibility for the
contents.
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Pedro Milheiro is changing
information with Brian King while Luis Almeida studies details of
museum tram 104. Photo made during the annual parade, May
2000.
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The editor / composer of this site
with Rute, uma menina portuguesa amada, cara e querida,
tal qual todas raparigas portuguesas.
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