MOTAT's - Western Springs Tramway System and Tramcars
Cawood, David
Thursday, October 11, 2001 12:52 AM
Good Day
I'll start off by introducing myself - I've been a member of the Western
Springs Tramway, a Division of MOTAT for 17 years.
MOTAT commenced tramway passenger carriage in December 1967 on a line
constructed within the museum boundaries of about 400 meters. The
photographs Graham has posted are from the mid to late 1960's.
In 1980 the Western Springs Tramway was extended on a line parallel to Great
North Road only meters from the original Point Chevalier line. In 1981 this
was further extended around the corner into Motions Road below the Auckland
Zoo carpark. MOTAT's line is approximately 1.2 km in length outside of
MOTAT's grounds.
Now that MOTAT has regional funding (rating powers) via the MOTAT Act of
Parliament, there is a Strategic Planning process underway involving all
levels of the professional and volunteer museum and stakeholders, including
the territorial councils and visiting public. This also includes the long
proposed 1 km extension of the WST line from Auckland Zoo to the Keith Park
Memorial Airfield, MOTAT's second site encompassing the aviation, rail
collections and storage. Estimated NZ$1.5 million.
MOTAT's tram line is built in max concrete and operates 364 days of the year
with 5 restored passenger electric trams, 1 ex Sydney Steam Tram and an ex
Wellington Rail Grinder. WST has one full time employee, namely Ian Robinson
(famous tram modeller) the week day tram driver.
The complete MOTAT tramway collection consists of:
1 x Sydney/Wanganui Steam Tram 100 (restored)
2 x Works Trams:
301 - Wellington Fright tram / Rail Grinder (operational, but unrestored)
304 - Replica Auckland Flat Deck Crane tram for moving rails, ulitising
Auckland No.91's chassis M type (unrestored)
1 x Cable car trailer Dunedin Mornington 4 / DCCT 107 (static)
2 x trailers
21 - Wanganui electric tram trailer (unrestored)
147 - Takapuna replica steam tram trailer (unrestored using ex Auckland
electric tram body ex M type)
Electric Passenger Trams:
8 x All Weather Trams (inc. three one man trams)
244 - Wellington Fiducia one man tram (unrestored)
252 - Wellington Fiducia one man tram (unrestored)
257 - Wellington Fiducia one man tram (operational)
89 - Auckland M type (On display / unrestored)
203 - Auckland Art Deco Semi Steel (unrestored)
248 - Auckland Streamliner (operational)
253 - Auckland Streamliner (unrestored)
321 - Melbourne W2 (work in progress complete late 2001/restored)
6 x Fine Weather trams:
10 - Wanganui California Combination (On display / unrestored)
Currently sitting on an ex Napier 3'6" Brush 21E Bogie)
11 - Auckland Combo (operational)
17 - Auckland Double Decker (unrestored)
44 - Auckland Dingy four wheeler (restoration about to recommence)
47 - Wellington Double Decker (under restoration)
135 - Wellington Double Saloon (operational)
Support Vehicles:
1 x 1924 Leyland Towerwagon ex. Auckland City Tramways / Auckland Transport
Board (Restored)
1 x 1975 J4 Bedford Tower Wagon ex Auckland Regional Authority
1 x Solid wheeled Auckland City Tramways Workmans Hut (recent acquisition -
unrestored)
Hope this clarifies
David Cawood
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I'll start off by introducing myself - I've been a member of the Western
Springs Tramway, a Division of MOTAT for 17 years.
MOTAT commenced tramway passenger carriage in December 1967 on a line
constructed within the museum boundaries of about 400 meters. The
photographs Graham has posted are from the mid to late 1960's.
In 1980 the Western Springs Tramway was extended on a line parallel to Great
North Road only meters from the original Point Chevalier line. In 1981 this
was further extended around the corner into Motions Road below the Auckland
Zoo carpark. MOTAT's line is approximately 1.2 km in length outside of
MOTAT's grounds.
Now that MOTAT has regional funding (rating powers) via the MOTAT Act of
Parliament, there is a Strategic Planning process underway involving all
levels of the professional and volunteer museum and stakeholders, including
the territorial councils and visiting public. This also includes the long
proposed 1 km extension of the WST line from Auckland Zoo to the Keith Park
Memorial Airfield, MOTAT's second site encompassing the aviation, rail
collections and storage. Estimated NZ$1.5 million.
MOTAT's tram line is built in max concrete and operates 364 days of the year
with 5 restored passenger electric trams, 1 ex Sydney Steam Tram and an ex
Wellington Rail Grinder. WST has one full time employee, namely Ian Robinson
(famous tram modeller) the week day tram driver.
The complete MOTAT tramway collection consists of:
1 x Sydney/Wanganui Steam Tram 100 (restored)
2 x Works Trams:
301 - Wellington Fright tram / Rail Grinder (operational, but unrestored)
304 - Replica Auckland Flat Deck Crane tram for moving rails, ulitising
Auckland No.91's chassis M type (unrestored)
1 x Cable car trailer Dunedin Mornington 4 / DCCT 107 (static)
2 x trailers
21 - Wanganui electric tram trailer (unrestored)
147 - Takapuna replica steam tram trailer (unrestored using ex Auckland
electric tram body ex M type)
Electric Passenger Trams:
8 x All Weather Trams (inc. three one man trams)
244 - Wellington Fiducia one man tram (unrestored)
252 - Wellington Fiducia one man tram (unrestored)
257 - Wellington Fiducia one man tram (operational)
89 - Auckland M type (On display / unrestored)
203 - Auckland Art Deco Semi Steel (unrestored)
248 - Auckland Streamliner (operational)
253 - Auckland Streamliner (unrestored)
321 - Melbourne W2 (work in progress complete late 2001/restored)
6 x Fine Weather trams:
10 - Wanganui California Combination (On display / unrestored)
Currently sitting on an ex Napier 3'6" Brush 21E Bogie)
11 - Auckland Combo (operational)
17 - Auckland Double Decker (unrestored)
44 - Auckland Dingy four wheeler (restoration about to recommence)
47 - Wellington Double Decker (under restoration)
135 - Wellington Double Saloon (operational)
Support Vehicles:
1 x 1924 Leyland Towerwagon ex. Auckland City Tramways / Auckland Transport
Board (Restored)
1 x 1975 J4 Bedford Tower Wagon ex Auckland Regional Authority
1 x Solid wheeled Auckland City Tramways Workmans Hut (recent acquisition -
unrestored)
Hope this clarifies
David Cawood
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error please notify Air New Zealand immediately. Any views expressed
in this message are those of the individual sender and may not
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