BIBLIOGRAPHY

"Tramways" in Brazil-Ferro-Carril (Rio de Janeiro), 17/5/1923, p. 562. Three paragraphs about the inauguration of the first tram route of the Empreza Immobiliária de São Bernardo.

"Um importante melhoramento em S. Bernardo: Inauguração de uma linha de tramways municipaes" in A Cigarra (São Paulo, 5/1923). Nice 3-page description of the lines in Santo André. Four large illustrations.

Waldemar Corrêa Stiel. "Santo André" in Historia dos Transportes Coletivos em São Paulo, pp. 312-316. São Paulo, 1978. Detailed account of the construction of the Santo André-São Bernardo tramway system, with emphasis on franchises and real estate. Two uncredited photographs (copied probably from the work above).

Moysés Lavander Junior & Paulo Augusto Mendes. SPR: The São Paulo Railway Co. São Paulo, 2005. Source of both the data and the illustrations for the Teixeira work below:

Thiago Teixeira. "Um Trem Passou por aqui..." in Memórias de São Bernardo, 27/7/2009. Excellent 3-page description of tramway development. Eight illustrations, including two maps – accessible only by enlarging the first map! Bibliografia credits work above.

Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos (EMTU). Itinerário e Tarifário. Itineraries of trolleybus lines. Choose route: detailed itinerary, after timetable, is labeled "Endereço".

Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável. "Governador de São Paulo promete mais 126 km de metrô até 2018". "Metrô do Futuro" map shows planned suburban line 18.

The maps and satellite views of Google Maps provide valuable information about street names and transport routes. The "Street View" feature shows the wiring of the trolleybus lines.

 

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