A former Wellington tram (Double Saloon No. 159, built 1925) at the Wellington Tramway Museum.
Operation
Locale
Wellington, New Zealand
Open
1878
Close
1964
Status
Closed
Owner(s)
Wellington City Council (from 1 August 1900)
Infrastructure
Track gauge
4 ft (1,219 mm)
Propulsion system(s)
Steam (1878-1882), Horse-drawn (1882-1904), Electric (from 1904)
Steam and Horse-drawn era era: 1878–1904
Status
Replaced by electric trams
Owner(s)
Private company initially, then Wellington City Council from 1900
Track gauge
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s)
Steam, Horse-drawn
Electric era era: 1904–1964
Status
Closed and replaced by buses and trolleybuses
Owner(s)
Wellington City Council
Track gauge
4 ft (1,219 mm)
Propulsion system(s)
Electric
Overview
Wellington tramway network at its greatest extent, superimposed on the city as it is today
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