Wellington Trams Then & Now 1955-2020

The recently preserved 'Transport Matters' from 1955 takes a look at how Wellingtonians got around. This was the decade when trams reached the end of the line and were replaced by trolleybuses. As the city again considers its best transport options, we tracked the old tram routes and filmed what it looks like today.
Ka tirohia te kiriata kātahi anō ka whakaukatia, arā ko ‘Transport Matters’ nō te tau 1955, te āhua o te hāereere o ngā tāngata o Pōneke. Ka mutu ngā mahi taramu i tēnei tekau tau kia kuhu mai ngā pahi hiko. E tirohia ana e te tāone nui nei ngā waka e tika ana mō ēnei wā, ana, ka whaiwhaitia e mātou ngā ara taramu tāwhito, ā, ka hopukina aua ara i ēnei rangi.
0:00 Courtenay Place
0:57 Wadestown
1:35 Willis Street
1:57 Oriental Bay
2:17 Roseneath
2:28 Jervois Quay
2:40 Credits
Watch the full film on our online catalogue
Transport Matters (1955) - bit.ly/3dlm5GO
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[@C0PED0GG]

This is an awesome video. Fantastic content and editing skills. Thank you for making this. :)

[@NgaTaonga]

Thanks very much - it was a lot of fun to make. :)

[@MrVinylJunkie]

AND NOT AN ORANGE CONE IN SIGHT............THE GOOD OLD DAYS !!!

[@Kysushanz]

Or Dayglo jacket or OHS Inspector. Personal responsibility. Dam, I do miss those days.

[@gordonayres2609]

Cool film ! Great music! Hep!

[@paulkemnater9216]

very nice vid ! thanks for posting !

[@NgaTaonga]

Glad you liked it Paul :D

[@davewilliadatech5208]

Great work, cool video!

[@NgaTaonga]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@MrLukealbanese]

Still think its criminal to have abandoned a perfectly good trolleybus network. Useless bunch.

[@tonyrobb8815]

I left Wellington forever two days after the Trams were taken off....moved to Melbourne,stayed here ever since,I have the biggest Tram System in the World to ride now...Melbourne my Wellington,and a GREAT PLACE TO LIVE>

[@alkyne4904]

@@tonyrobb8815 would you ever consider coming back to Wellington if Trams were reintroduced?