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Cable Car Museum

New ZealandWellington · New Zealand

Out of order1 machine

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The Wellington Cable Car is a funicular railway between Lambton Quay, the main shopping street, and Kelburn, a suburb in the hills overlooking the central city, rising 120m (394 ft) over a length of 612m (2,008 ft).

The machine is upstairs in the Kelburn Gallery, through the shop and next to the stairs/lift.

4 Die Kiwi Pressed Penny machine designs are:
1) 'Wellington Cable Car Museum', front view of Cable car,
2) 'Wellington Cable Car Museum', side view of Cable car,
3) 'Next Stop Wellington, Capitol City, New Zealand', words
4) 'All Aboard Wellington', Man climbing onto Cable Car.

12/03/18: Art scan added. GSY

November 2025 – The machine was there, and rolling GREAT!!! - Submitted by Oded Paz, TEC # 3047-LM.
July 2026 – The machine was out of order. LS

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