also left the Mornington cable car house, going up Mailer Street and then following Elgin Road for a total of . It opened on 6 October 1906, and closed only four years later, on 22 January 1910. In contrast to Dunedin's other cable car lines, there was very little gradient on this line. However, the line featured a number of very sharp curves which caused the rope to wear out much faster than those on the other lines. The Elgin Road grip tram was transferred to the Maryhill line and eventually became DCCT No 106. It is preserved in Toitū Otago Settlers Museum as it would have looked in 1955 when it was withdrawn. See also San Francisco cable car system Citibus (New Zealand) (successor to Dunedin's cable car service) Sources The most extensive information including pictures and detailed history Kaikorai Cable Cars Dunedin's Trams Dunedin City Council 1881 Dunedin Cable Car on 1985 35c stamp References Further reading External links A short mpeg of the Maryhill Tram Still images of the Maryhill Trams Wheel Traffic (Tramways) from the Cyclopaedia of New Zealand Volume IV, Otago of 1905 Cable car railways in New Zealand Public transport in New Zealand Rail transport in Otago Tram transport in New Zealand Cable tramway system History of Dunedin 1880s in Dunedin