Trams : Wellington, No. 257

Object detail

Accession number

05-2206

Description

Four men (Ian Stewart centre left) moving tram 257 out of lower tram barn using electrically operator compressor. Artefact Accession No. 1964.114

Signature/Marks and Type

1970s Wellington Fiducia tram 257 & lower tram Barn Hand-written
M.O.T.A.T. PRINT Ink Stamp

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper/Photographic

Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 7 x 11 cm

Credit line

Trams : Wellington, No. 257, 05-2206. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Photograph Print, Photographic Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject: all levels

Wellington City Corporation Tramways Fiducia (Tram) Conservation and restoration Trams Western Springs Electric Tramway Compressors

Collection type

Institutional Archives Walsh Memorial Library

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Tram [No.257 ('Fiducia' type)]; Wellington City Corporation Tramways Department; The British Thomson-Houston Company Limited; 1950

Name/Title: Tram [No.257 ('Fiducia' type)] Maker: Wellington City Corporation Tramways Department, The British Thomson-Houston Company Limited Production date: 1950 Accession number: 1964.114 See full details

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Kia ora David, thank you for your comment. This record has now been updated. Ngā mihi

- Walsh Memorial Library posted 11 months ago.

The pictured Broom and Wade compressor is also in the collection. Artifact 2004.319. Ian Stewart, former Tramway General Manager stands to the left of 257 directing the compressor being moved.

- David Cawood posted 11 months ago.

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