Kelburne and Karori Tramway Co. Ltd. archives

Fonds — Multiple Containers

Identifier: kktc

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Access is freely available in the J.C.Beaglehole Room for research and private study. For any use beyond this, please contact the J.C.Beaglehole Room (jcbeaglehole.room@vuw.ac.nz) in the first instance.

Dates

1898-1946

Biographical/Historical note

The Kelburne and Karori Tramway Company was formed in 1898 and began construction of the cable car in 1901; the cable car opened for business in February 1902. It changed from steam power to electric in 1933. The Company went into voluntary liquidation in 1948 and management of the cable car was taken over by the Wellington City Council.

"The suburb of 'Kelburne' was established after the Upland Estate Company purchased farmland from William Moxham in 1896.[2] It was named after Viscount Kelburne, son of the Governor of New Zealand at the time.[3] The 'e' at the end of 'Kelburne' was later omitted to avoid confusion with the suburb of Kilbirnie." - taken from Wikipedia

Extent

73 linear_centimeters

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

There is a Cable Car Museum located nearby in Wellington. Its web page link is http://www.cablecarmuseum.co.nz/index.html. These archives have been used extensively in the restoration of the cable cars on display.

Subjects

Collected archives Subject Source: Local sources
Kelburn Cable Car Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Kelburn and Karori Tramway Company Subject Source: Local sources
NRAM: The Community Archive entry Subject Source: Local sources
Railways, Cable -- New Zealand -- Wellington Region Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Transportation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings