A group pushing to return cable cars to Dunedin's High St plans to take the next step towards its goal today.
Dunedin Heritage Light Rail Trust spokesman Neville Jemmett said the trust had successfully launched a new body, the High Street Cable Car Society Incorporated, following a public meeting in June.
The society would act as the project's operational arm, while the trust focused on fundraising through community grants.
Mr Jemmett said the society now had 250 members supporting the project.
About $5000 had also already been raised towards the $25,000 needed to build a temporary shed on council-owned land in Mornington, which would house two former High St cable cars returning to the city from Christchurch.
An application to use the reserve land was set to be filed with the Dunedin City Council, and a public meeting was to be held in the South Dunedin Presbyterian Hall today, he said.
A large number of Dunedin tradesmen had offered their expertise, free of charge, to help with the construction of the temporary building, he said.
The group also planned to seek council support, or a memorandum of understanding, to help progress plans for a $2million permanent building, including a museum and cafe, which would eventually replace the temporary shed.
Mr Jemmett, speaking in May, estimated it could take 10 years, and between $26million and $30million, to realise the dream of seeing cable cars once again travelling up and down High St.
