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The Papanui–Cashmere route was the last tram route in operation in Christchurch. When the Barrington Street–Hills terminus section closed on 1953-4-13 it was replaced with a shuttle bus service, later served by Spreydon buses from 1953-6-21. The last revenue services were run on 1954-9-10 and by the time of the ceremonial running of the ...
Trams became a reality for Christchurch on 9 March 1880 when the first revenue services commenced on a line from Cathedral Square to Christchurch Railway Station via Colombo Street. The company behind the venture, the Canterbury Tramway Company, had been formed in 1878 then spent the next two years negotiating with the various councils involved ...
Vintage Christchurch Boon-built Tram No 178 on the Christchurch Tramway Trams in New Zealand were a major form of transport from the 19th century into the mid-20th century. New Zealand's first (horse) tramway was established in 1862 ( Nelson ), followed by a steam tramway in 1871 ( Thames ), and the first electric tramway in 1900 ( Maori Hill ...
Economy measures resulted in several tram routes being converted to trolley bus and later diesel bus operation from the 1930s. The remaining tram routes were progressively closed in the decade following the end of World War II as the infrastructure required renewal or replacement. The last of the Board's trams were withdrawn in 1954, followed ...
Oversimplified map of the Christchurch Metro Network New route 97 at the Pegasus terminus. 5/10/2020. On 8 December 2014, a new bus network was launched offering three types of bus services. Five colour-coded frequent bus routes (the High Frequency Services) run through Christchurch's major road corridors, connecting people to popular destinations.
Bournemouth tram number 85 is now preserved and on static display at the National Tramway Museum, before its transfer it was displayed at the Museum of Electricity in Christchurch. The body of car 106 was discovered on a Dorset farm, and eventually presented to Seaton Tramway in 1974. Due to the narrow gauge at Seaton of 2 ft 9 in (840 mm), the ...
There are no rapid transit metros and no remaining tram (i.e., light rail) systems active anywhere in New Zealand (except for some museum systems and a tourist-oriented service at Wynyard Quarter in Auckland and in Christchurch), though trams (and their horse-drawn predecessors) once had a major role in New Zealand's public transport.
The THS owns a number of trams formerly operated in Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill. It also owns a number of buses and trolley buses from Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin along with an AEC Regent III double-decker bus, from London Transport, which was brought to New Zealand in 1974 to support the British Commonwealth Games team, and was purchased following ...
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