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Devonport and Lake Takapuna Tramway information


Devonport & Lake Takapuna Tramway
Overview
StatusAbandoned
LocaleDevonport, New Zealand
Termini
  • Victoria Wharf
  • Cheltenham Beach
Stations4
Service
TypeTram
Rolling stock2 tramcars
History
Opened25 September 1886 (25 September 1886)[1]
Service pausedJune 1888 (June 1888)[2]
Franchise revoked19 December 1894 (19 December 1894)[3]
Technical
Line length1 mi (1.6 km)
Characterhorse-powered
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

Legend
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Victoria Wharf
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Devonport Wharf / Church St
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Devonport Domain / Jubilee Ave
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Devonport and Lake Takapuna Tramway
William Ave carbarn
Devonport and Lake Takapuna Tramway
Cheltenham Beach

The Devonport & Lake Takapuna Tramway was a 1-mile (1.6 km) horse tramway system in Auckland, New Zealand that operated between Victoria Wharf in Devonport to Cheltenham Beach from 1886 to 1888. It was the only commercial horsetram system to run on Auckland's North Shore.

  1. ^ Whaley 2021c, p. 87.
  2. ^ Whaley 2021c, p. 89.
  3. ^ Whaley 2021c, p. 91.

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