Museum gets record visitors
The first weekend of the new Transmission Gully motorway brought record numbers of visitors to the Wellington Tramway Museum at Queen Elizabeth Park.
Russell Jenkins from the Tramway said passenger numbers and revenue for the weekend was about three times higher than normal, with more than 400 passengers taking the ride to the beach on the vintage Wellington Trams.
“Visitors commented that they came to try the new road and thanks to the good signage along the motorway turned off at Queen Elizabeth Park and discovered the Tramway Museum.
“At times there were traffic jams at the entrance to the park, something not seen before.
“Transmission Gully has certainly make access to the district easier for people from Wellington and the Hutt Valley.”