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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
  • Up to seven tram cars are currently in operation daily on the heritage circuit, providing both daytime transport services and a Restaurant during evening hours. The tram circuit was closed in 2011 following the Christchurch earthquake, and was re-opened on a shortened loop in November 2013 before the full heritage loop was re-opened in November 2014. Enjoy the full video or just skip to the part you want:
    00:05 - Stop no. 1
    01:43 - Stop no. 2
    03:34 - Stop no. 3
    05:05 - Stop no. 4
    06:18 - Stop no. 5
    07:48 - Stop no. 6
    09:05 - Stop no. 7
    11:08 - Stop no. 8
    13:44 - Stop no. 9
    15:18 - Stop no. 10
    17:57 - Stop no. 11
    18:49 - Stop no. 12
    21:01 - Stop no. 13
    22:36 - Stop no. 14
    23:49 - Stop no. 15
    25:31 - Stop no. 16
    27:37 - Stop no. 17
    29:05 - Stop no. 18
    Disclaimer: permission has been asked to the driver

Комментарии • 128

  • @railfanworld
    @railfanworld  4 года назад +7

    For photos, please visit railfanworld.com/photos/new-zealand/2020/christchurch-tramway

  • @grahamegardiner6462
    @grahamegardiner6462 2 месяца назад +2

    Really interesting video. Nice to listen to someone who is clearly proud of his city.

  • @barryjenkins4742
    @barryjenkins4742 3 года назад +29

    Congratulations Christchurch bringing back the trams to the city , Auckland could learn how it should be done, well done and look forward to any extended line in future

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @keithroberts4559
      @keithroberts4559 2 года назад +4

      Auckland did have trams, as a kid in the 50/60s I rode on them

    • @lochlanhanham8308
      @lochlanhanham8308 2 года назад +2

      As a local, I'm sad to say that we're not really "bringing them back". Back in the 50s we had trams that went as far as the outer suburbs and served as a practical form of public transport. However, they receded, and now all that remains is what you see, preserved for historical purposes and as a tourist attraction.

    • @lukegamer167
      @lukegamer167 Год назад

      ​@@lochlanhanham8308yeah but they do keep them well maintained and with new transport ideas appearing as the city transport plan expand the possibility of trams returning could happen

  • @NevilleChand
    @NevilleChand 4 года назад +40

    Love the tram tour! Hopefully in the future though they upgrade it so there can be two lines. I feel as thought it’s a bit strange to have the teams go though one loop, up the same track, and then through another loop

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад +3

      Thanks for that lovely comment.

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 4 года назад +5

      I think the tram only goes round in one direction(like the former Sydney Monorail did) and the passing tracks are there in case the tram behind catches up to the one in front.

    • @joeteaoterangi3785
      @joeteaoterangi3785 2 года назад

      It's finally being upgraded

  • @westboy84
    @westboy84 2 года назад +10

    I remember riding the tram only a few years after the CBD reopened. I'm so happy to see the expanded circuit, all the rebuilt spaces, especially those for active transportation. Hope the tram keeps expanding!!

  • @derrickdparker
    @derrickdparker 3 года назад +13

    A bit longer than our wonderful ride in 2015. Amazing to see how the city is being revitalised after the earthquake

  • @MorgoUK
    @MorgoUK 3 года назад +12

    We took this tram in 2016. Looks so familiar but, pleasingly, different. Nice to see the Christchurch Phoenix rising. Lovely city but you’ve got to keep the ‘Cardboard Cathedral’! The tram drivers are very knowledgeable and proud of their city btw.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  3 года назад +1

      Thank you so much for sharing this!

  • @Nogra.Krucjo
    @Nogra.Krucjo 2 года назад +2

    Trzeba przyznać, że całkiem ciekawa ta linia tramwajowa - super film 🙂👍

  • @iamosiris3254
    @iamosiris3254 4 года назад +14

    I'm very proud to be a New Zealander.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад +1

      Cheers mate!

    • @qjtvaddict
      @qjtvaddict 3 года назад

      Be very proud no Covid19 in your country

  • @gouthamreddynathala1219
    @gouthamreddynathala1219 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful city with no flyovers

  • @Nice-no9wx
    @Nice-no9wx 2 года назад +2

    Woaw, thats still in use. It looks like museum tram trip.

  • @damienhollester1006
    @damienhollester1006 3 года назад +2

    Wonderful tram operator. Very knowledgeable and entertaining.

  • @Thursdaym2
    @Thursdaym2 2 года назад +2

    Lovely trip. Everywhere very quiet.

  • @TrainsFerriesFeet
    @TrainsFerriesFeet 2 года назад +2

    What a charming tram!

  • @vintageclassicscam978
    @vintageclassicscam978 2 месяца назад +1

    Very beautiful video.

  • @greatbritishentertainmentl5636
    @greatbritishentertainmentl5636 4 года назад +4

    Very interesting tour of lovely Christchurch and keep up the good work!

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад +1

      Thanks mate!

    • @greatbritishentertainmentl5636
      @greatbritishentertainmentl5636 4 года назад +1

      @@railfanworld Forgot to mention that my niece & her husband from the UK are now living in Rangiora and love being there. Looks like a lovely country.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад +1

      @@greatbritishentertainmentl5636 Thanks for sharing!

  • @anmolmehta7116
    @anmolmehta7116 4 года назад +4

    A great tour of Christchurch with its ancient buildings. Hopefully most of the buildings damaged in the earthquake can successfully be repaired. At stop no. 17 that lady sitting at the restaurant table just changed her seat so that she could get a photo of herself with the tram. One does tend to associate one's self with the tour and history even if they hadn't paid for the tour. 😅😅😅

  • @ajf976
    @ajf976 3 года назад +3

    Sad to hear the wizard has been sacked! I remembered seeing him on this when I originally watched it.

    • @rachelcookie321
      @rachelcookie321 2 года назад +1

      The wizard is still around

    • @robert3987
      @robert3987 2 года назад +1

      @@rachelcookie321 but he ain't being paid, is he?

    • @mirtha1908
      @mirtha1908 2 года назад

      would that be the wizardly character walking on the left at 1:27 ?

    • @mirtha1908
      @mirtha1908 2 года назад

      wait there's totally another entirely at 2:12 talking to the small group of people haha
      they are multiplying

    • @ajf976
      @ajf976 2 года назад

      @@mirtha1908 he’s a wizard, one’s a projection😉

  • @V3xxe
    @V3xxe 3 года назад +1

    Watching this after hearing about the line on an Aunty Donna podcast. I like it. Was not expecting Gandalf to still be about, but I shouldn't be surprised.

  • @stephenjhdearden
    @stephenjhdearden 4 года назад +5

    An interesting tour as there were parts of the city I no longer recognise from before the earthquake. Pity so many of the replacement building are characterless and out of scale with the old city.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад +2

      Thanks for that comment!

    • @Me-ui1zy
      @Me-ui1zy 2 года назад +2

      Eh, the old city was a lot uglier than people realise. Obviously some very pretty buildings existed and fell but most were brutalist.
      I think the new buildings in general look better than the old ones in general. Also not having bricks falling onto people is a huge bonus.

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 4 года назад +2

    15:19 Crossing the Avon River..... Ding-dong! Avon calling! LOL

  • @bravobrave7777
    @bravobrave7777 2 года назад

    Наши водители с ума сойдут от таких дорог

  • @rutheliz75
    @rutheliz75 3 года назад +4

    From Clare Michigan : Beautiful city. Very glad to see the progress. Do tremors happen occasionally ?

    • @bremCZ
      @bremCZ 2 года назад +1

      Tremors happen all over New Zealand occasionally.

  • @aussiejohn5835
    @aussiejohn5835 4 года назад +5

    This is a great tour of a beautiful city. I am interested to know the class of tram used in this video and if it was a ex Sydney tram. I was in Christchurch in October 2019 and I am sure I saw a W class ex Melbourne tram on this tour. Thanks again for this great video.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад

      Thanks for your reply. You are correct, it was the ex Sydney tram!

    • @micklatham8494
      @micklatham8494 4 года назад +1

      The ex Sydney tram is R class 1808. You would have seen Melbourne W2 class 244 operating on the city tour, and another W2, 411, operates the Tramway Restaurant service.

    • @aussiejohn5835
      @aussiejohn5835 4 года назад +2

      @@micklatham8494 Thanks for this information it is exactly what I was wanting. I hope to return to Christchurch and will definitely take this tour. New Zealand is a beautiful country and so are its people. Have a Happy Easter and stay safe and healthy.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад

      @@aussiejohn5835 @Mick Latham Thanks guys!

  • @JosephPeter-cb1nt
    @JosephPeter-cb1nt 2 года назад

    Very nice Thanks from kerala

  • @kunaalsharma1039
    @kunaalsharma1039 2 года назад +2

    Not gonna lie.
    1st time heard of New Zealand seen pics and video thought country was located in Northern Europe near Denmark 🇩🇰 cause so much different to Australia.

  • @librarian16
    @librarian16 2 года назад

    Didn't anyone check the captions before the video was released. In many cases it was "guess what has been said".

  • @PeterShieldsukcatstripey
    @PeterShieldsukcatstripey 3 года назад +2

    Love Christchurch.

  • @meruliouslacrimens5154
    @meruliouslacrimens5154 3 года назад +2

    Great to see. We visited Christchurch three times before the earthquake and once about a month after. Pleased to see new life evolving. We felt the 180 chairs was more moving than the riverside memorial. Over from England.

  • @offrails
    @offrails 2 года назад

    Last time I was in ChCh, I was only 11 and the tram line was little more than the section of track that ran from the museum to the square. The city is completely different now

  • @timosha21
    @timosha21 2 года назад

    I'm a train and I approve this video!! :D

  • @carolinefiddymont7220
    @carolinefiddymont7220 2 года назад

    Fantastic video

  • @elliottscreations7208
    @elliottscreations7208 3 года назад +2

    Does it ever go 30?

  • @robfriedrich2822
    @robfriedrich2822 2 года назад +1

    Has it a smaller gauge than standard?

  • @Cosmos_Beatz
    @Cosmos_Beatz Год назад

    what tram is this? like, the name

  • @slorznovitch
    @slorznovitch 2 года назад

    Excellent!

  • @MiKeMiDNiTe-77
    @MiKeMiDNiTe-77 2 года назад +1

    Wow a snapshot in time.. an era just before Covid hence the lack of facemasks...I was only in Cathedral Square 8 hours ago

  • @bethpo8980
    @bethpo8980 3 года назад

    hi, where can we buy tickets for the tram? can we just hop on at any stop and pay the $25 from there? ta

  • @josefh.
    @josefh. 2 года назад +1

    An interesting drive through Christchurch. But the chatter is annoying. Greetings from Germany.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  2 года назад

      It's a tourist attraction, hence the commentary voice by the tram driver.

  • @DmitryFrolov1
    @DmitryFrolov1 2 года назад

    Трамвай едет прямо в метре от кафе и магазинов, как-то это не очень безопасно. Видно что линию давным-давно прокладывали. Повезло, что не демонтировали за все эти годы.

  • @laurensreitsma7049
    @laurensreitsma7049 2 года назад

    This is a turtle tram with only red trafficklights. Out of this world.

  • @carrahulley8484
    @carrahulley8484 2 года назад +1

    Can you video a full circle soon

    • @carrahulley8484
      @carrahulley8484 2 года назад +1

      Can you make a full circle soon 2022

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  2 года назад

      Isn't this the full circle?

    • @megatronacepticon
      @megatronacepticon Год назад

      @@railfanworld It was when you filmed it, but the tracks beyond Lichfield Street have since been completed and it now goes around, down through Poplar Lane to Tuam Street and back up High Street.

  • @sombrejungle982
    @sombrejungle982 2 года назад

    Great job, Railfan. Wondering whether you might consider making your speedo and 'what stop are we up to now' graphics just a bit more prominent; I can still see little bits of the city between them.

  • @jimpikoulis6726
    @jimpikoulis6726 2 года назад

    Three boys Brewery what a name to get pissed

  • @LondonPower
    @LondonPower 3 года назад

    cool place

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 4 года назад +1

    9:29 WHAT....? Trolley pole? How old is the tram?

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад +1

      They are all heritage trams. This video was shot on a former Sydney tram, have a look on railfanworld.com/photos/new-zealand/2020/christchurch-tramway

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 4 года назад

      @@railfanworld Just took a look. Good to see those trams still getting used. Cheers!

    • @youtubeviewer7030
      @youtubeviewer7030 4 года назад

      it be fascinating to go and see

    • @travelingman6511
      @travelingman6511 2 года назад

      @@neilforbes416 historic tram

  • @neilforbes416
    @neilforbes416 4 года назад

    Columbo Street..... I can just imagine it. People walking around dressed like Peter Falk! LOL

    • @youtubeviewer7030
      @youtubeviewer7030 4 года назад

      now now you be nice to our friends the land of the white cloud from us the land of the dark cloud stormy weather haha

    • @neilforbes416
      @neilforbes416 4 года назад

      @@youtubeviewer7030 Awwww....Can't I have a bit of a joke here! All those Peter Falk wannabes stopping for a feed of "fush & chups"! LOL

    • @youtubeviewer7030
      @youtubeviewer7030 4 года назад

      @@neilforbes416 and pozza

    • @travelingman5762
      @travelingman5762 2 года назад

      @Neil Forbes as long you're wearing a trench coat LOL

    • @travelingman5762
      @travelingman5762 2 года назад

      @Neil Forbes yeah offering you stuff that fell off the back of a truck LOL

  • @博多のおとん
    @博多のおとん 2 года назад

    日本車多くてびっくりした
    しかし綺麗な街だなー

  • @trailerparksupervisor7046
    @trailerparksupervisor7046 2 года назад

    Is this public transportation or is it for tourists? Why is the driver giving commentary? That would be annoying for regular commuters.

    • @KayCeeInEnZed
      @KayCeeInEnZed 2 года назад +1

      It's purely for tourist purposes.

  • @hotjam2
    @hotjam2 4 года назад +1

    has this tram ever hit an pedestrian accidentally?

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад

      I have no idea, but if I look at the speedo, I think that would be very unlikely :)

    • @megatronacepticon
      @megatronacepticon 4 года назад

      I haven't heard of it hitting a pedestrian, but it has hit the door of Cathedral Junction (the Stop no. 1 building) a couple of times.

    • @bremCZ
      @bremCZ 2 года назад

      No, but some pedestrians have hit the tram.

  • @scootergrant8683
    @scootergrant8683 4 года назад

    But, the speed'o'meter is kaput at the start.

    • @railfanworld
      @railfanworld  4 года назад +1

      Correct, cause the GPS is not working indoors :)

    • @scootergrant8683
      @scootergrant8683 4 года назад

      @@railfanworld Oh of course. I didn't see that! Thanks for pointing it out.

  • @runefure1497
    @runefure1497 2 года назад +1

    Nice movie! Buth...gosh.. what the driver talking! Like me!!

  • @JohannesNikitin91
    @JohannesNikitin91 2 года назад

    Its weird that it goes inside the mall/shopping centre. Nice that Christchurch has this but sad thing is that its only a tourist tram. The whole idea these days is that you dont need a car if you have public transport but I guess many people "drive with their cars" that they can try this loop. And price is extremely expensive 30NZD (thats €18/$20 USD). For example New Orleans(Louisiana, US) has old wooden trams also but they are in everyday use and the price is $1,25 per ride.

  • @trevormadsen
    @trevormadsen 2 года назад

    What is interesting about this video?!

  • @MasterChief37
    @MasterChief37 2 года назад

    Such a waste of infrastructure, this line should be taken over, extended and coverted to running modern trams as part of the cities public transport network.

    • @rachelcookie321
      @rachelcookie321 2 года назад

      Trams are too slow to be very useful public transportation. It would be better to get trains instead of ruining the historical tram line.

    • @ThomasKent1346
      @ThomasKent1346 2 года назад +1

      @@rachelcookie321, MasterChief, and then you'd see the trains knocking down the pedestrians like bowling pins!

    • @odzergaming
      @odzergaming Год назад

      @@rachelcookie321trams are supposed to be used as inner city transport not bring commuters from suburbs

  • @Lion-e-b1w
    @Lion-e-b1w 8 месяцев назад +1

    Walking is better than this 😮, slowest tram in the world probably

  • @wowomanipulations9779
    @wowomanipulations9779 2 года назад

    What a beautiful tram line, but what a disgusting name of the city! :(

  • @richardnixon4345
    @richardnixon4345 2 года назад

    I heard the tram has to dodge all the Indians and Chinese that live there

  • @Ichwillkeinenaliascheisyoutube
    @Ichwillkeinenaliascheisyoutube 2 года назад

    WHY is there a Berrier at 09:08 ???