User:Prosperosity/Auckland trams

Trans replaced horse-drawn trams that had run since 1884.

17 November 1902 John Logan Campbell drove the first tram up Queen Street.

Power came from purpose-built station at the northern end of Hobson Street. Initial service had 48 trams This grew rapidly One of the first routes was to Onehunga Eventually 269 trams. Initial trams were built by the Auckland Electric Tram Company, using imported components. by the 1920s around 700 men were employed by the teams. During WWII, women fwere first employed for the tram system. In 1919 trams were sold to Auckland City Council, who formed the Auckland Transport Board in tn 1929. In early 1940s 99 million passengers were carried every year. During the depression, the system became worn out. After WWII, trams were gradually replaced with trolley buses. The last tram ran in 1956. Some tram systems today MOTAT.