No. 95, one of the cable cars used on the Rattray Street cable car line in Dunedin between 1908 and 1951, has been restored by the Tramway Historical Society at Ferrymead Historic Park. It will soon be on display in the Hall of Wheels there. A society member, Mr Trevor Craib, began the undertaking to restore the car more than 10 years ago. The reconstruction was done by. society members and people employed under a Labour Department temporary employment scheme. Restoration of the car was ~ difficult because working parts were scarce and many pieces had to be copied from photographs. The Tramway Historical J Society plans to construct a section of line at the park so that cable car rides can be provided.
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123No. 95, one of the cable cars used on the Rattray Street cable car line in Dunedin between 1908 and 1951, has been restored by the Tramway Historical Society at Ferrymead Historic Park. It will soon be on display in the Hall of Wheels there. A society member, Mr Trevor Craib, began the undertaking to restore the car more than 10 years ago. The reconstruction was done by. society members and people employed under a Labour Department temporary employment scheme. Restoration of the car was ~ difficult because working parts were scarce and many pieces had to be copied from photographs. The Tramway Historical J Society plans to construct a section of line at the park so that cable car rides can be provided. Press, 20 October 1983, Page 15
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