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The Christchurch Tramway Company had an auspicious beginning with a large amount of new capital it was hoped that it would succeed where its predecessor, the Canterbury Tramway Company, had failed. It acquired the assets of the old company and set about a programme of maintenance and improvements including the following measures:
The last entrant to the Christchurch tramway scene was the City and Suburban Tramway Company, formed early in 1892 with the intention of constructing lines to Springfield Road and New Brighton from its base at the corner of Manchester, Lichfield, and High Streets.
In 1809, a new building appeared on the heath. Originally called the Tapps Arms after Sir George Tapps, and later the Tregonwell Arms. It stood where Post Office Road meets Old Christchurch Road. The pub was a favourite haunt of smugglers and later became Bournemouth's first post office. It was demolished in 1885. [citation needed]
At Palinurus Road, the concurrency with the Ring Road ends, but Dyers Road keeps going in a southerly direction until the Ferry Road roundabout. After the roundabout, the highway changes name to Tunnel Road and turns into the Christchurch-Lyttelton Motorway and passes through two interchanges before passing through the Lyttelton road tunnel .
State Highway 73 (SH 73) is a major east-west South Island state highway in New Zealand connecting Christchurch on the east coast with Cass/Hokitika via the Southern Alps.It is mostly two lane, with some single-lane bridges north of Springfield but is mostly dual carriageway in Christchurch.
State Highway 1 (SH 1) is the longest and most significant road in the New Zealand road network, running the length of both main islands.It appears on road maps as SH 1 and on road signs as a white number 1 on a red shield, but it has the official designations SH 1N in the North Island, SH 1S in the South Island.