Sign [Auckland Transport Board]
Maker and role
Auckland Transport Board, Maker
See full details
Object detail
Accession number
2014.297
Maker
Description
Large ATB wooden bus and tram stop sign. Red and black painted text on a cream background with a wooden frame. List of bus stop locations around Auckland with departure points alphabetically listed in 3 rows.
Brief History
This sign is believed to have been located in the foyer of the Auckland Ferry Building until around the early 1980s to allow arriving ferry passengers to find connecting tram and bus services.
Marks
ATB Painted
TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEYS AROUND THE CITY Painted
BUSES FOR ALL EASTERN SUBURBS LEAVE FROM / BUS TERMINAL BEHIND CHIEF POST OFFICE Painted
AUCKLAND HOSPT- ROUTE 17 / BUS LEAVES FROM KARANGAHAPE RD / (PITT ST) / TAKE TRAM FROM CHIEF POST OFFICE Painted
AVONDALE - ROUTE 6 / VIA KINGSLAND AND MT ALBERT / BUS LEAVES FROM VICTORIA ST W Painted
TO HELP YOU ON YOUR JOURNEYS AROUND THE CITY Painted
BUSES FOR ALL EASTERN SUBURBS LEAVE FROM / BUS TERMINAL BEHIND CHIEF POST OFFICE Painted
AUCKLAND HOSPT- ROUTE 17 / BUS LEAVES FROM KARANGAHAPE RD / (PITT ST) / TAKE TRAM FROM CHIEF POST OFFICE Painted
AVONDALE - ROUTE 6 / VIA KINGSLAND AND MT ALBERT / BUS LEAVES FROM VICTORIA ST W Painted
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Auckland Transport Board. Sign [Auckland Transport Board], 2014.297. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
Public comments
Thank you for this information
- MOTAT Curatorial Research posted 3 years ago.
This sign was located in the foyer of the Auckland Ferry building until at least early 1980s for arriving ferry passengers to locate connecting tram and bus services. Was installed prior to closure of trams in 1956 and maybe much earlier. Was installed at the back of MOTAT’s tram workshops for many years.
- David Cawood posted 3 years ago.