WCC, Municipal Electricity Department, Tramways electrical system maps

Descriptive Data

Archives Identifier00600Date RangePre 1955DescriptionThis series consists of maps of the tramways electrical system. Including:
1.Plans of Tramways feeder diagrams: 60 maps in a green binder. Feeders are the name given to a cable which "feeds" part of a circuit of an electrical system; these powered the overhead cable/ track network.
2.Plans of Tramways Positive system: 40 maps in a green binder, plus 10 pages of loose cable diagrams in the middle of the binder.
3.Plans of Tramways Negative system: 31 maps in a green binder, with an index of feeders at the beginning.
4.Traction system plans. A set of electrical maps possibly depicting overhead tram lines, 22 maps in a blue folder plus one loose map entitled 500v power supply system.
5.Plans of 500V power supply system. Two sets of electrical plans for the 500V system which supplied power to the overhead tram wires. Contains maps of the central city depicting cables and their connections with buildings and the names of individual businesses. One set of maps is made of paper and is bound into the folder and the other set is made of blue canvas and loose, each set of maps has different hand drawn annotations on them. There are 57 plans in total. There is also a work log in the middle of the folder describing work done to the lines on the maps between 1959 and 1973.
Note: Apart from the plans of the 500v power supply system, the production date of the maps is unknown but estimated to be before 1955.Quantity (Linear Metres)1.2MediumPlanCollection TypeWellington City Council

Maps and Plans

Plans of Tramways Positive system

Plans of Tramways feeder diagrams

Traction system plans

Plans of 500V PS system

Electrical infrastructure map, possibly showing the DC cable network used to power tram cars.

Plans of the Tramways Negative system

Electrical infrastructure map, possibly showing the DC cable network used to power tram cars.

Access Information

Restriction StatusOpen

Related Agencies

Controlling or Creating AgencyMunicipal Electricity DepartmentRelationship Date Range1926-1 September 1993

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WCC, Municipal Electricity Department, Tramways electrical system maps