Wellington Photos 3

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29 FEB 1924 - MAY 1932

20 JUN 1948 - Operating

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Wellington BUT RET81 on the steam cleaners. Photo by Graeme Bennett. Date unknown.

A view of trolleys lined up at the Wakefield St. Yard. The trolleys parked up for the day are being washed in turn by the rotary brushwash at left. Circa 1973. Photo by Graeme Bennett.

Front-right side view of Wellington's new Designline Trolley 301, a test model built for Stagecoach. Photo by Peter Rendall. 10 MR 03.

Rear view of 301. Photo by Peter Rendall. 10 MR 03.

Front-left side of 301. Photo by Peter Rendall. 10 MR 03.

Interior view of 301. Photo by Peter Rendall. 10 MR 03.

Front-end view of 301. Photo by Peter Rendall. 10 MR 03.

Designline 301 having been bushed out on to street, had its poles raised and it is reported that it ran a short distance, this is not confirmed. It was just ahead of a regular trolley number 209 on route 12 Lyall Bay in service. Courtesy of the Dominion Post, Wellington. 11 MR 03.

A black and white photo of the above of Designline 301 out on the street in enlarged format.

301 posing next to 264 at the garage. MR 03. Photo by Peter Rendall. MR 2003.

301 on a test tour on the streets of Wellington. MR 03. Photo by Peter Rendall. MR 2003.

An early model trolleybus at Waterloo Queue and Bundy St. Photographer unknown, submitted by Wayne Duncan. Unknown date.

Volvo 267 on route Miramar 12. Photographer and date unknown.

BUT 88 followed by an unidentified trolley. Photographer and date unknown.

Ansaldo 129 posing at the main garage. Photographer and date unknown.

An unidentified Designline trolley pulls into a loading zone. Photographer and date unknown.

Wellington Volvos lined up at the railway station. Photographer and date unknown.

The Hataitai Trolleybus Tunnel. Photographer unknown. Date unknown. The tunnel is restricted to trolleybus (diesel buses also?). The are three wires for the overhead. The central wires are used by trolleys going in both directions. More information on the Hataitai Trolleybus Tunnel.

1924 AEC 602 "trackless tram". This could be the opening day of the first system. Photographer and date unknown. Courtesy of the Omnibus Society.

1964 B.U.T. 88. It is now a property of the Omnibus Society. Photo by Mike Jarka. Date unknown.

An unidentified new B.U.T. trolley being tested in Walsall. Photographer unknown. 1963. From the collection of Graeme Bennett.

331 is the first of the major batch of new Stagecoach trolleys for Wellington. Photographer unknown. NO 2007.

332 is the second one. Photographer unknown. NO 2007.

B.U.T. 107 at Foxton. The Photographer unknown. Date unknown.

Another shot of 107 and generator 110. Photo by Wayne (?). 11 MR 2005.

The Hataitai Trolleybus Tunnel. Photographer unknown. Date unknown. The tunnel is restricted to trolleybus (diesel buses also?). The are three wires for the overhead. The central wires are used by trolleys going in both directions. More information on the Hataitai Trolleybus Tunnel.

1924 AEC 602 "trackless tram". This could be the opening day of the first system. Photographer and date unknown. Courtesy of the Omnibus Society.

1964 B.U.T. 88. It is now a property of the Omnibus Society. Photo by Mike Jarka. Date unknown.

An unidentified new B.U.T. trolley being tested in Walsall. Photographer unknown. 1963. From the collection of Graeme Bennett.

331 is the first of the major batch of new Stagecoach trolleys for Wellington. Photographer unknown. NO 2007.

332 is the second one. Photographer unknown. NO 2007.

B.U.T. 107 at Foxton. The Photographer unknown. Date unknown.

Another shot of 107 and generator 110. Photo by Wayne (?). 11 MR 2005.

Wellington Volvos lined up at the railway station. Photographer and date unknown.

Wellington 66 signed for route 5. It appears that 66 has been brought down from Foxton as evidenced by the new Stage Coach trolley behind it. Photographer and date unknown.

A wheel came off of 373 on Aotea Quay, where a trolleybus route formerly ran. 373 appears not have been completely fitted. Photo by Graeme Bennett. 6 APR 2009.

The fate of 207. Few Volvos are left now. Photo by Alan Wickens. 18 JUN 2009.

Half of the older Volvos are still in service, at Kilbirney Depot. Photo by Wayne ?. 8 JUL 2009.

Volvo 258 finishes its last run at 11:50 in Wellington at Kilbirnie Depot. Photo by Alan Wickens. 22 NOV 2009. From the collection of Wally Young.

Volvo 207 one before scrapping and being scrapped. Photographer and date unknown.

Upper photo: Designline 386 supporting a large lobster as an advertisement. Middle photo: 362 sporting an advertisement over its basic yellow and black colour scheme. Lower photo: 336 on route 1 at the downtown terminal. Photos by Robert Schwandl. August 2011. Courtesy of TrolleyMotion.

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