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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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| + | [[File:Car.jpg|framed|left|The original Kelburn Cable Car displayed in the museum.]] | ||
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| + | The original cable car opened in 1902. The existing cable car is a modern rebuilding with different machinery and a different method of operation from the original. | ||
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| + | The 1902 winding gear is displayed in the museum in restored condition in the form it was after conversion from steam power to electricity. Also displayed are several historic cable cars and displays on the history and engineering of the line. | ||
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| + | [http://www.museumofwellington.co.nz/assets/PDFs/Cable-Car/Meeting-the-needs-of-a-growing-city.pdf Outline of the history]. [http://www.museumofwellington.co.nz/assets/PDFs/Cable-Car/A-marvelous-engineering-feat.pdf Outline of how it works]. | ||
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| + | '''Location''' | ||
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| + | ~Cable Car Museum | ||
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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] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:50, 20 August 2013
Cable Car Museum
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| 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 original Kelburn Cable Car displayed in the museum. |
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The original cable car opened in 1902. The existing cable car is a modern rebuilding with different machinery and a different method of operation from the original. The 1902 winding gear is displayed in the museum in restored condition in the form it was after conversion from steam power to electricity. Also displayed are several historic cable cars and displays on the history and engineering of the line. |
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