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The '''Auckland tram system''' operated passenger vehicles, on rails, from 1884 to 1956.<ref name=MotatTramway/> The first vehicles were horsedrawn. Vehicles powered by electricity were introduced in 1904. The tram system was shutdown in 1956.<ref name=greaterauckland2017-10-19/> | [[File:Queen Street Lower Auckland.jpg | thumb | left]] | ||
`The '''Auckland tram system''' operated passenger vehicles, on rails, from 1884 to 1956.<ref name=MotatTramway/> The first vehicles were horsedrawn. Vehicles powered by electricity were introduced in 1904. The tram system was shutdown in 1956.<ref name=greaterauckland2017-10-19/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 2 January 2024
`The Auckland tram system operated passenger vehicles, on rails, from 1884 to 1956.[1] The first vehicles were horsedrawn. Vehicles powered by electricity were introduced in 1904. The tram system was shutdown in 1956.[2]
References
- ↑ Tramway. Motat Museum of Transport and Technology.
- ↑ More PT ridership milestones – Greater Auckland, Greater Auckland, 2017-10-19. “Auckland Transport’s Chief Transport Services Officer Mark Lambert says, “Auckland in 1956 was a totally different city. It was the last year the trams were running, trolley buses were very popular and ferry numbers were high because the Harbour Bridge was still three years away.””