Wellington Trolleybus Photos 1
New Zealand
29 FE 1924 - MY 1932
20 JN 1948 - Operating
Wellington Trolleybus Photos 1
New Zealand
This original trolley Wellington trolley bus ran from the Tram depot at Thorndon to the Post Office at Kawhattawharra. The service ran from 1924 to 1932 and would be about 1.5 Km. Only one bus was ever operated. Photographer unknown. Photos submitted by Graeme Bennett.
For a time there were three colour schemes on
the Wellington Volvos. Location is at the Kilbirnie Depot. Photo
by John Herbert. Submitted by Graeme Bennett.
Wellington Ansaldo 131. Originally ordered by Auckland, the Ansaldos
went to Wellington. They did not work out there, and were converted into diesel
buses. Photo by Graeme Bennett.
Ex-Wellington
83 is seen here at Foxton Beach. At the Foxton trolley Bus Museum (NZ). A weekly
shoppers service was for a time run from the town to the local beach using
a trolley bus from the museum towing a trailer on which was mounted a diesel
bus engine which drove a trolley bus motor which generated power to drive the
actual trolley bus which in turn could then tow the trailer. Photo by Graeme
Bennett.
Wellington overhead test trolley. It was a standard English imported
AEC Reliance MU2RAE, built by Metropolitan Cammell Weyman, 1957 / 58. It had
40 seats, Nos. 272 to 338. This trolley probably no longer exists. It started
out as a standard diesel bus with most seating removed. The trolley poles, hooks,
and so forth were fitted. It was provided with metering, voltmeters and a work
section with observation dome. It could be driven to, and stationed at, any
point on the system at any time to monitor the line power supply and wiring
around the system. This was the time when Wellington was rehabilitating a lot
of overhead to K&M. Also the new generation chopper Volvos were going on
line. Photo by Graeme Bennett.
