Wellington tramway system

Wellington tramway system
Wellington tramway system
	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

The Wellington tramway system (1878–1964) operated in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. The tramways were originally owned by a private company, but were purchased by the city and formed a major part of the city's transport system.

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