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A land rich with culture and tradition, with a vibrant and colorful history, Wellington is the heart of New Zealand in more senses than one. Apart from being the capital city of New Zealand, Wellington is a major tourist attraction in its own rights, with many wonderful places to visit. The city is also extremely proud of its legacy and rich heritage, which it displays for the whole world to see in its museums and galleries. Ranging from Art Galleries, to History Museums, from Military Museums, to Sports Museums, and from Themed Museums, to Transport Museums, Wellington has a treasury of museums and galleries. Of these, one very interesting, and quite popular location is the Wellington Tramway Museum, Wellington. The Wellington Tramway Museum, Wellington came to be in 1964, after the Wellington City Tramway system came to an end. The museum actually began as a non-profit organization whose aim was to preserve the tramcars as well as other items relating to the tramway system. Seven tramcars were brought in and kept here, and gradually there acme to be built a tram barn and workshop which has now undertaken the responsibility of the full body and mechanical restoration of the tramcars. The Wellington Tramway Museum, Wellington presently has 3 tramcars in operation. These tramcars take passengers on a journey to the Memorial Gates at McKay's Crossing. The tours are extremely popular, especially on weekends. The tramcar also travels through the scenic coastal sand dunes of the Queen Elizabeth Park. The Wellington Tramway Museum, Wellington is located in the Elizabeth Park, Paekakariki. It is open on Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 am to 4.30 pm. the museum remains closed on Christmas Day, though it is open on all other public holidays. It only operates the period between Boxing Day, on Dec 26th to Wellington Anniversary Day, sometime in late January. For a nostalgic trip into Wellington’s past, and to know more about this ancient but quite interesting type of vehicle, do make it a point to visit the Wellington Tramway Museum, Wellington.
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