TRANSPORT HISTORY

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 592, 19 February 1929, Page 12

TRANSPORT HISTORY

LINK WITH HORSE-TRAMS TO BE DEMOLISHED JERVOIS ROAD DEPOT Buck into the early days of traw in Auckland goes the history of the* tram barn in Jervois Road, Pom-or tenders for the demolition of which a being called. The “depot buildupare to be pulled down by order o* I! Transport Board and the site v probably be split up and sold in s tions. In the small beginning of tramwin Auckland, the site was used tor - stables of horses which drew the c from the Waitemata Hotel, via QD’ Street, to the Ponsonby reservoir, l was the first tramway to be op*: here and it began on August 11. the fare being threepence. The owee were the St. Heliers and Kortnu Land Company, afterwards known the City of Auckland Trarnwajs - Suburban Company. This comp* did not prosper and its assets I** to tin Bank of New Zealand. HORSES OUT OF DATE Speeding-up in transport h?'" made horses obsolete, the A Electric Tramways Company, » registered in London in IS»9 an rangements were made with tu • Council and the suburban a®?®",; lor iht' construction of elec-rtc ways. The old site in Jervois was again called upon to do out . the city’s transport. The stable removed amt tin new barn by Mr. .1. Ellingham. The first break in the ground laving of the permanent way ~ tramways was made on Augurf b and >n November 17. IMA T , electric trams were Mayor of Auckland. Mr. Alfred .. Sir John Logan Campbril town clerk. Mr. H. Wilson in the ceremony at the power* . the Mavor switching on the P°«",.a guests were then t»Mn to Street, where six trams LV p. them to the luncheon at "s’i’r John rev iving from tin- toW woce owing e to i„ which several motormen tfi .. on their way from drowned, tile opemns "• ro ute * Novembe: -4. Then G . Icnv--' the city »•■ Three Lamps, hapo Road, was oP e nea. j rol n ’ j The old barn did seiwe c until March Ift. 1927 V it® P l 3 depot in Gaunt Street ] Jervois Road depotJ« deroo lin« n i down and it now await