The Wellington Tramway Museum is located at Queen Elizabeth Park in New Zealand, near the overbridge at McKay's Crossing between Paekakariki and Paraparaumu. Trams have been in operation on a line through the park since 1965. The museum is from Wellington.HistoryThe museum maintains nearly of 4-foot gauge track in Queen Elizabeth Park, as well a fleet of trams from the closed Wellington system, several of which are currently operational with further examples in storage or undergoing restoration. The museum also owns two ex-Brisbane trams, one of which is on long-term loan to the Tramway Historical Society, a cable car grip tram and trailer from the original Wellington cable car, and a small collection of diesel buses and trolley buses from Wellington and New Plymouth.From 1969 to 1974, Saul Goldsmith was president of the Tramway Museum.Opening hoursThe museum is open every Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 4.30pm, and on public holidays except for Christmas Day. After Christmas the museum opens daily from Boxing Day (26 December) to Wellington Anniversary Day in late January. The museum also opens with restricted hours throughout some school holidays, these dates being advertised on the Museum's website.
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