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‘I Am the Last Tram’ In December 1956 Graham Voitre was asked to paint ‘I Am the Last Tram’ on the side of tram number 242.
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‘You’ve kicked me’: Tram Conductresses Auckland’s tramway was initially a public/private venture by the British Electric Traction Company in London and the Auckland Borough Councils but was taken over by the Auckland City Corporation in 1919. It flourished for 40 years but street tramways fell out of favour and were replaced by diesel and trolleybuses in a modernisation programme after the Second World War. Auckland’s last trams ran on 30 December 1956 (although they run regularly at MOTAT).
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Tram No. 135 and its century of travelling the tracks Built in 1921, Tram No. 135's history of service in Wellington and journey to MOTAT is outlined.
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MOTAT’s Queen of the Rails How one of Auckland’s Last Trams contributed to the beginings of the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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The Life & Times of a well-travelled Steam tram Engine - No.100 - celebrating 130 years of age Built in 1891 by the well-known engine manufacturers Baldwin Locomotive Works, read about the history of MOTAT's Tram 100.
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