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A cable car’s central controls and a squid display
At the Cable Car Museum, Grip Car No. 3 places its operator’s cabin in the middle of the vehicle. At Te Papa, visitors can handle models of a displayed squid’s beak and tentacle hook.
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Controls in the middle of Grip Car No. 3
Grip Car No. 3 places the grip man’s cabin halfway along the vehicle, where the principal controls and brakes are located. The car is displayed in the original winding house beside the Kelburn terminus, now home to the Cable Car Museum.[1]
A squid specimen and touchable anatomy models
Te Papa’s collection includes three Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni specimens; one can be seen in the exhibition. A pair of touchable models represents a beak and a hook from a tentacle.[2]
The winding mechanism and two original grip cars
The museum houses the cable car’s winding mechanism, which ran from 1902 until 1978, and two original grip cars.[1]
Good to know
A few clear answers before you explore.
Where is the operator’s cabin on Grip Car No. 3?
The grip man’s cabin is in the middle of the car, and the main controls and brakes are in that cabin.[1]
What can visitors touch in the squid exhibit?
Touchable models represent the squid’s beak and a tentacle hook.[2]
Which original vehicles does the Cable Car Museum display?
The museum says it has two original grip cars.[1]
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