Christchurch tramway system

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Christchurch tramway system
A Christchurch Tramway tram, Worcester Street (March 2005)
Operation
Locale	Christchurch, New Zealand
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Private era: 1880–1906 Status Closed Routes Papanui Cashmere Sumner Brighton (via Linwood) Brighton (via North Beach) Lincoln Road Railway Station Owner(s) Canterbury Tramway Company Christchurch City Council New Brighton Tramway Company City and Suburban Tramway Company Christchurch Tramway Company Operator(s) Canterbury Tramway Company Christchurch City Council New Brighton Tramway Company City and Suburban Tramway Company Christchurch Tramway Company Propulsion system(s) Horse, steam Depot(s) Cathedral Square (C.T.C.) Oxford Terrace (City Council) Route length 21 miles 67 chains (35.1 km)
CTB era: 1905–1954 Status Closed Routes (1) Papanui (2) Cashmere (3) Sumner (4) Cranford Street (5) Brighton (6) Worcester Street (7) Lincoln Road (8) Riccarton (9) Fendalton (10) North Beach (12) St. Martins (13) Opawa (14) Spreydon (15) Railway (16) St. Albans Park Owner(s) Christchurch Tramway Board Operator(s) Christchurch Tramway Board Propulsion system(s) Electric, steam (minimal) Electrification 600 V DC catenary Depot(s) Falsgrave Street Track length (total) 63.25 mi (101.79 km) (1914) Route length 53.5 mi (86.1 km) (1914) 1920–1921 24,592,998 1940–1941 22,710,855 1950–1951 27,265,157
Preservation era: 1968–present Status Operational Routes Ferrymead Heritage Park Owner(s) Tramway Historical Society Operator(s) Tramway Historical Society Propulsion system(s) Horse, steam, electric Electrification 600 V DC catenary Route length 1.5 km (0.93 mi) Website [1]
Heritage era: 1995–present Status Open (building circuits over time) Routes Central city heritage circuit Owner(s) Wood Scenic Line Ltd. Operator(s) Christchurch Tramway Ltd. Propulsion system(s) Electric Electrification 600 V DC catenary Route length 3.9 km (2.4 mi) Website www.tram.co.nz https://www.christchurchattractions.nz/christchurch-tram/

The Christchurch tramway system is a small tramway network serving the inner city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Historically, it was an extensive network, with steam and horse trams from 1882 and then electric trams ran from 1905 to 1954, when the last line from Cashmere to Papanui was replaced by buses. In 1995, a 2.5-kilometre (1.6 mi) central city loop heritage tram was reopened in the central city as a tourist attraction. This has now been is extended with a 1.4-kilometre (0.87 mi) loop down to High Street which was opened in February 2015.^[1]

The tram museum at the Ferrymead Heritage Park overhauls and restores the trams used on the Christchurch Tramway, and itself also runs operating trams on its site.