Dunedin cable tramway system

[1] The first Dunedin cable car line opened on 6 February 1881,[2] the engineer responsible being George Smith Duncan.

Dunedin's first cable car served Roslyn (although initially only going as far as the Town Belt), covering a distance of 1.4 miles (2.3 km), opening on 6 February 1881.

Trolleybuses replaced the service as far as Belgrave Crescent, using City Road instead of the straight steep cutting through the Town Belt.

[4] The Mornington line was the last to close, on 2 March 1957, leaving San Francisco as the only operational cable car system in the world.

Cable Car House (now used by the Mornington Health Centre after the Plumbers moved out) is still clearly marked in the shopping area, having had little external changes since the line closed.

The project, estimated to cost $22m, would include a terminus near Mornington Park containing a cafe, museum and storage area for the cable car.

[5] The Maryhill Extension exited from the back of the Mornington cable car house at the end of Henderson St, following Glenpark Avenue for 0.5 miles (0.8 km).