Image collection: Transport

This is a sample of photographs of transportation. You can search the catalogue for more or browse the collections.

A hansom cab outside Joubert and Twopeny's Exhibition buildings, South Hagley Park, Christchurch between April and July 1882 [1882]	A hackney at the intersection of Cashel & High Streets with Milner & Thompson's music store on the right & Inglis' building on the left [ca. 1882]	Hackney and hansom cabs at City Hotel crossing at the intersection of Colombo and High Streets with Fishers' building at left [ca. 1884]
Horses & carts around the Godley statue in Cathedral Square with a Kitson steam locomotive moving through the centre of the Square [ca. 1890]	Cathedral Square on a tram excursion day to Sumner, 1900	The Opawa coach in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, 1905
The official arrival at Papanui during the opening of the branch line to Papanui of the Christchurch electrical tramway [1906]	Car and woman driver near Nelson Moate & Co's premises, Riccarton Road, Christchurch, 1906	An electric tram at the intersection of Harewood Road and Main North Road, Christchurch, 1906
A Kitson steam tram departs from Cave Rock, Sumner [ca. 1907]	Fendalton tram shown outside the entrance to Mona Vale by the railway line, Christchurch [ca. 1907]	Fendalton tram turning in the Old Carlton mill Road at the intersection with Harper Avenue and Park Terrace, Christchurch [ca. 1907]
An electric tram crosses the Ferry Bridge over the Heathcote River on the road to Sumner, Christchurch [1909]	An electric tram crosses the New Brighton bridge with a barge moored underneath [ca. 1910]	Cyclists and cars on Colombo St, Christchurch, 1913
New electric rail-car, Christchurch [ca. 1916]	Pedestrians and a hansom cab in Cathedral Square [ca. 1918]	Pedestrians and trams in Cathedral Square, facing the United Services Hotel [ca. 1918]
A tram runs into difficulties when Christchurch was hit by snow [1918?]	Horse and buggy crossing the bridge looking up towards the Wairewa Valley from Little River, Banks Peninsula [1925]	Travel in pre-railway days Cobb and Co's coach on the road between Canterbury and Westland [1926]
A hansom cab in Cathedral Square, Christchurch, waiting for customers [1927]	Early Christchurch motorists at the Hagley Park end of Riccarton Road [192-?]	Pedestrians and a tram in Cathedral Square, Christchurch [ca. 1930]
Cars, cyclists and pedestrians in Colombo Street, Christchurch [ca. 1930]	Cars, bicycles and a bus create a busy scene at the Bank corner, Christchurch [ca. 1930]	Pedestrians and a tram in Cathedral Square Christchurch [ca. 1940]