▁an ▁electric ▁motor . ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁cable ▁car ▁was ▁a ▁hy brid ▁between ▁a ▁true ▁cable ▁car ▁and ▁a ▁fun icular , ▁but ▁retained ▁its ▁name ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁fun icular . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Well ington ▁C able ▁Car ▁Ltd , ▁a ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Well ington ▁City ▁Council . ▁Until ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁it ▁was ▁operated ▁under ▁contract ▁by ▁Trans field ▁Services , ▁a ▁private ▁company . ▁Un like ▁most ▁other ▁public ▁transport ▁in ▁Well ington , ▁it ▁runs ▁without ▁subs id y . ▁ ▁Tr ams ▁( histor ic ) ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Well ington ▁had ▁tr ams ▁serving ▁the ▁western , ▁eastern ▁and ▁southern ▁sub ur bs , ▁with ▁the ▁northern ▁sub ur bs ▁served ▁by ▁trains . ▁The ▁tr ams ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁bus es ▁or ▁t rol ley b uses , ▁although ▁occas ional ▁calls ▁are ▁made ▁for ▁light ▁rail ▁to ▁be ▁re int rodu ced . ▁ ▁Light ▁rail ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁mayor al ▁elections , ▁Mayor ▁Cel ia ▁W ade - B rown ▁p led ged ▁to ▁investigate ▁light ▁rail ▁between ▁Well ington ▁station ▁and ▁the ▁air port . ▁Mayor ▁Justin ▁L ester ▁re aff ir med ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁light ▁rail ▁along ▁the ▁golden ▁mile ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Met link ▁website ▁ ▁* <0x0A>