Australia/New Zealand cable trams

I'm always interested in gathering information about Halldie-type cable
railways.

Sydney had them until 1900. They had two isolated lines.

Melbourne had cable trams until 1940. Melbourne had one of the largest
systems in the world, and, they like to say, the best designed. I have an
article about them on my web site:
http://www.geocities.com/cable_car_guy/cablecar.html

Dunedin, NZ had them from 1881 until 1957. Dunedin was the first and last
city outside of San Francisco to have them. The Roslyn Tramway was the
first to use a pull curve. I've had a bad time finding information about
these lines.

Wellington, NZ still has a funicular that they call a cable car. Their
museum has a nice web site:
http://www.cablecarmuseum.co.nz

Does anyone out there have any first hand memories of the cable trams in
Melbourne or Dunedin? How about second hand memories from parents,
grandparents, or friends? I'd be happy to include them on my site.

Regards,
Joe Thompson
The Cable Car Home Page
http://www.geocities.com/cable_car_guy/cablecar.html
San Francisco Bay Ferryboats
http://home.mindspring.com/~joethompson1/ferry.html
Park Trains (new page)
http://www.geocities.com/cable_car_guy/html/ptrain.html



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