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On 24 August 1878 Wellington’s steam-tram service was formally opened, taking over from some horse-drawn transport routes. However, the service was short lived. Steam-trams proved to be unpopular with Wellington residents, some of whom petitioned for their removal. The image above is of a petition to Governor Sir Hercules Robinson requesting “the use of animal power only” for Wellington’s trams. Dated 4 December 1879, the petitioners believed the use of steam driven trams to be “not only unnecessary and a nuisance, but is dangerous and serious impediment to ordinary traffic”. Horses being startled by the steam is cited as one example of a risk to public safety. By 1893, the sound of horse-drawn trams had completely replaced steam-driven public transport on Wellington streets. Title: Sevwright and Stout - 4 December 1879 - Requesting that the Governor receive a deputation from a number of the inhabitants of Wellington relative to their petition on the subject of disallowing the use of steam as a motive power in driving the cars of the Wellington City Tramways Co Ltd and enclosing a copy of the Petition - Enclosed: Copy of Petition, referred to above Archives reference: ACHK 16569 G13 Box 5 / 54 Date: 1879 www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22397542 For further enquiries please email Research.Archives@dia.govt.nz For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Caption information from NZ History: www.nzhistory.net.nz/wellington-becomes-the-first-major-c... Material from Archives New Zealand |
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| Source | 1879 Petition against Steam Trams |
| Author | Archives New Zealand from New Zealand |
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