Views of Wellington - 4
Donald Galt
Tuesday, October 1, 2002 7:50 AM
The fourth in a series of scans from the picture booklet "Views of Wellington,
the Capital City of New Zealand" published by Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, probably
in the late 1930s or 1940s
"Evans Bay and Point Halswell"
The view is northeast from the Town Belt above Melrose, looking over Kilbirnie
to Miramar and Port Nicholson beyond, with the snow-capped Tararuas in the
distance.
Today's shoreline is far north of the one we see here, which is just north of
what is now Rongotai Road. The location of the power plant at Kemp Point is now
well inland.
"What's this doing in a tram list?" I hear you muttering. Well, look at the
large building just right of centre. That's the Kilbirnie Depot and Workshops,
largest of all WCCT installations.
Route 2 via the Hataitai Tunnel and route 3 coming down Crawford Road from
Newtown converged behind the hill at far left and continued to the northwest
corner of the shops. There the line to Lyall Bay turned south along Onepu Road,
visible in front of the buildings. Services to Miramar and Seatoun went east in
Coutts Street on the north side of the installation, continuing past Rongotai
College (whose grounds can be seen on the right margin) and along Broadway.
Expansion of the airport at Rongotai severed the Coutts Street - Broadway route
and killed the Miramar and Seatoun trams. Present-day trolleybuses take a route
approximately following the shoreline in this picture.
A couple of other pictures from this book might be of interest to some, but
this is the last one that could possibly qualify as on-topic.
Don Galt
Seattle USA
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the Capital City of New Zealand" published by Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd, probably
in the late 1930s or 1940s
"Evans Bay and Point Halswell"
The view is northeast from the Town Belt above Melrose, looking over Kilbirnie
to Miramar and Port Nicholson beyond, with the snow-capped Tararuas in the
distance.
Today's shoreline is far north of the one we see here, which is just north of
what is now Rongotai Road. The location of the power plant at Kemp Point is now
well inland.
"What's this doing in a tram list?" I hear you muttering. Well, look at the
large building just right of centre. That's the Kilbirnie Depot and Workshops,
largest of all WCCT installations.
Route 2 via the Hataitai Tunnel and route 3 coming down Crawford Road from
Newtown converged behind the hill at far left and continued to the northwest
corner of the shops. There the line to Lyall Bay turned south along Onepu Road,
visible in front of the buildings. Services to Miramar and Seatoun went east in
Coutts Street on the north side of the installation, continuing past Rongotai
College (whose grounds can be seen on the right margin) and along Broadway.
Expansion of the airport at Rongotai severed the Coutts Street - Broadway route
and killed the Miramar and Seatoun trams. Present-day trolleybuses take a route
approximately following the shoreline in this picture.
A couple of other pictures from this book might be of interest to some, but
this is the last one that could possibly qualify as on-topic.
Don Galt
Seattle USA
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