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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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‘A Long Day in a Tin Can’ New Zealand Railways hostesses recall working the main trunk line in the 1970’s and 80's.
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Some Assembly Required: A Brief History of Early Ford Assembly in New Zealand In the 1930s, New Zealand had a thriving car assembly industry. While this is no longer the case today, New Zealand still has one of the highest car ownership rates in the world. In 1939, New Zealand was second only to the USA for car ownership.
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Amateur Radio Operations Aid the 1933 Tasman Crossing by the Southern Cross Aviation tours captured the imagination of the New Zealand public, with Tasman crossings increasingly carried out in the 1930s after the first successful crossing in 1928 by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. In January 1933 Kingsford Smith made another crossing, flying between Sydney and New Plymouth in Fokker F.VII ‘Southern Cross’ with co-pilot Patrick Gordon Taylor and radio operator John Stannage.
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The Arrival of a MOTAT Icon As part of the Registry team's Collection Review we delve into researching the MOTAT Collection. Here is some research I have been undertaking.
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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 Human Story of an Adana Press <p>Researching the MOTAT collection often uncovers the story behind the object. A small printing press currently on display in MOTAT&rsquo;s Print Shop, has an interesting gem of a narrative connected to it via its donor. The press was used during the donor&rsquo;s notable career, which happened in the context of events in national and world history.</p>
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