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Council facilities: Christchurch tram system, 1905

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Council facilities: Christchurch tram system, 1905

An elevated trolley is used to maintain the overhead power-lines for Christchurch's council-owned electric tram system. This 1905 photo also shows the power poles running down the centre of Colombo Street, with tram tracks on either side.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: AWNS-19050608-7-3

Permission of Auckland City Libraries Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Mark Derby, Local and regional government – Managing urbanisation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35387/council-facilities-christchurch-tram-system-1905 (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Mark Derby, i tāngia i te 28 March 2012, updated 1 February 2015.