RE: Wellington: Roseneath with TBs in 1961 (2 pictures)
Brent Efford
Wednesday, September 25, 2002 10:23 PM
Great photos, Don. I love photos showing the wider surroundings, not just
vehicle closeups.
The Roseneath route must have been one of the world's most scenic and
tortuous trolleybus routes. Its closing was almost a last act of vengeance
by the old, incompetent, City Council transport department before
privatisation. I am not normally a fan of privatisation of public transport
(with Melbourne's experience indicating some of the downsides!) but it has
been the salvation of Wellington's trolleys. The City Council department
didn't want to renew the trolleys in 1979, bungled the introduction of the
current fleet, and certainly wouldn't be working on developing another
generation as Stagecoach is now doing.
Brent Efford
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Galt [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2002 6:51 a.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Wellington: Roseneath with TBs in 1961 (2
pictures)
You have to look carefully to see the trolleys in these pictures. As a youth
I
tended to sneak the objects of my affection into pictures meant for a wider
audience.
Wellington is hardly lacking in scenic trolleybus routes, but surely the
most
spectacular was the now-vanished 14-15 running from Wadestown through the
city
to Oriental Bay, Roseneath and Haitaitai. A 10-minute frequency was
maintained
between Wadestown and Oriental Bay, 20-minute beyond. The Haitaitai end was
consisted of a major one-way loop, part of which is still utilised by the
peak-
hour-only 5 running via the tunnel. But neither of these scenes is
reproduceable today.
1. Te Anau Road, between Haitaitai and Roseneath. A first-generation B.U.T.
(I
think - I find it hard to distinguish between B.U.T. and Crossley) sports
the
original "silver ghost" livery returning to Oriental Bay and the City along
a
one-way section. Since it is signed for Wadestown, one would expect it to
bear
route number 14 rather than 15.
2. A little farther north, another B.U.T. (late '50s vintage, perhaps?)
heads
outbound towards Haitaitai along Grafton Road in Roseneath. The eastern
suburb
of Miramar appears across Evans Bay in the distance.
Don Galt
Seattle USA
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vehicle closeups.
The Roseneath route must have been one of the world's most scenic and
tortuous trolleybus routes. Its closing was almost a last act of vengeance
by the old, incompetent, City Council transport department before
privatisation. I am not normally a fan of privatisation of public transport
(with Melbourne's experience indicating some of the downsides!) but it has
been the salvation of Wellington's trolleys. The City Council department
didn't want to renew the trolleys in 1979, bungled the introduction of the
current fleet, and certainly wouldn't be working on developing another
generation as Stagecoach is now doing.
Brent Efford
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Galt [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, 26 September 2002 6:51 a.m.
To: [email protected]
Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Wellington: Roseneath with TBs in 1961 (2
pictures)
You have to look carefully to see the trolleys in these pictures. As a youth
I
tended to sneak the objects of my affection into pictures meant for a wider
audience.
Wellington is hardly lacking in scenic trolleybus routes, but surely the
most
spectacular was the now-vanished 14-15 running from Wadestown through the
city
to Oriental Bay, Roseneath and Haitaitai. A 10-minute frequency was
maintained
between Wadestown and Oriental Bay, 20-minute beyond. The Haitaitai end was
consisted of a major one-way loop, part of which is still utilised by the
peak-
hour-only 5 running via the tunnel. But neither of these scenes is
reproduceable today.
1. Te Anau Road, between Haitaitai and Roseneath. A first-generation B.U.T.
(I
think - I find it hard to distinguish between B.U.T. and Crossley) sports
the
original "silver ghost" livery returning to Oriental Bay and the City along
a
one-way section. Since it is signed for Wadestown, one would expect it to
bear
route number 14 rather than 15.
2. A little farther north, another B.U.T. (late '50s vintage, perhaps?)
heads
outbound towards Haitaitai along Grafton Road in Roseneath. The eastern
suburb
of Miramar appears across Evans Bay in the distance.
Don Galt
Seattle USA
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