One of Christchurch's tramcars traveling the city loop route passing by the arts center.
The Christchurch Trams offer a unique experience combining history and sightseeing. The journey begins at Cathedral Junction and travels through Cathedral
Square before passing the Avon River, Cashel Street and High Street.
From here the Tram travels back through Cathedral Square and along
Worcester Street, Rolleston Avenue, Armagh Street and New Regent Street
before arriving back at Cathedral Junction. There are 18 stops en route
and the full circuit takes approximately 50 minutes to complete.
The Christchurch tramway system was an extensive network in Christchurch, New Zealand, with steam and horse trams from 1882. 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.
I had the pleasure of riding on these trams when I was on holiday in this beautiful and historic city in May.
This postcard was posted by my self from Christchurch.
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