Museum
The Wellington Cable Car Museum opened in December 2000. Located in the original winding house and new extension (completed in 2006), it houses original grip cars 1 and 3 and electric winding gear. Car 1 is in red 1970s livery, including contemporary advertising. Car 3 was restored in 2005 to a green livery dating from about 1905, and a bell from the San Francisco Cable Car was added. The winding gear is still in working order and runs a loop of cable, but the cable no longer leaves the building.
In the 1980s an original grip car and trailer were placed in the children's playground opposite Salamanca station. The gripping mechanism was removed, and they became a mock train.
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