Australia and New Zealand traction/transit discussion group. This is a discussion group pertaining to trams, trolleys, light rail, trolleybuses and other electric urban transport in Australia and New Zealand. Included are such locations as Melbourne, Bendigo, Ballarat, Sydney, Christchurch and many more. Discussion of historical aspects of present and past operations is especially encouraged. Also included: Australian trams in the United States and elsewhere.
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Messages and photos sent to the group are also archived on http://tdu.to/. There are also two ancillary Yahoogroups associated with TDU. Overflow files are periodically moved to TramsDownUnder-ArchivedFiles, while maps and plans of Down Under tramways and trams are archived in TramsDownUnder-MapsAndPlans.
HOME PAGE PICTURE (09-02) CHRISTCHURCH: Transition from tram to trolleybus occurred in Christchurch twice--the first time in the 1930s, and the second time, when the system was changesd over in 1954. Here is coach 208 and tram 8 in Cathedral Square, circa 1950. Dave Hinman collection
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