Difference between revisions of "Cablecar Museum"
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| − | | museum_name = | + | | museum_name = Cable Car Museum |
| − | | location = | + | | location = Top of the cable car route from Lambton Quay, by the Botanic Gardens entrance |
| nearest = Wellington City centre | | nearest = Wellington City centre | ||
| − | | established = | + | | established = 2000 |
| − | | visitors = | + | | visitors = 250,000 per annum |
| − | | governing_body = | + | | governing_body = Wellington Museums Trust, a Wellington City Council Controlled Organisation. The Council appoints all the trustees |
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| + | The existing cable car is a modern rebuilding with different machinery and a different method of operation from the original cable car that opened in 1902. | ||
| + | The original winding gear is displayed in the museum in restored condition, as are several historic cable cars and displays on the history and engineering of the line. | ||
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| + | Outline of the history. Outline of how it works. | ||
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| + | '''Location''' | ||
| + | <googlemap lat="-41.285006" lon="174.767906" zoom="18"> | ||
| + | -41.285272, 174.767504, Cable Car Museum | ||
| + | </googlemap> | ||
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| + | '''External Links''' | ||
[http://www.museumofwellington.co.nz/cable-car-museum/ Museum web site] | [http://www.museumofwellington.co.nz/cable-car-museum/ Museum web site] | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 28 February 2011
Cable Car Museum
| MUSEUM | |
|---|---|
| Cable Car Museum | |
| Location: | Top of the cable car route from Lambton Quay, by the Botanic Gardens entrance |
| Nearest Place: | Wellington City centre |
| Established: | 2000 |
| Visitors: | 250,000 per annum |
| Governing Body: | Wellington Museums Trust, a Wellington City Council Controlled Organisation. The Council appoints all the trustees |
The existing cable car is a modern rebuilding with different machinery and a different method of operation from the original cable car that opened in 1902.
The original winding gear is displayed in the museum in restored condition, as are several historic cable cars and displays on the history and engineering of the line.
Outline of the history. Outline of how it works.
Location
<googlemap lat="-41.285006" lon="174.767906" zoom="18">
-41.285272, 174.767504, Cable Car Museum
</googlemap>
External Links
Museum web site
