a steam tramway operated between bayswater and milford on auckland's north shore. it travelled along lake road, through takapuna and circled lake pupuke between 22 december 1910 and 26 april 1927. the steam tram trailers had been built so that they could be converted to electric operation, to a similar design to auckland m & l type trams. the carriages were hauled by 13" steam motors, built by baldwin locomotive works of philadelphia. the tramway struggled financially, and closed after 16 years. the carriages were sold to wanganui and dunedin and converted to electric trams and the steam tram boilers sold for other uses. a single trailer, which became a dunedin electric tram "takapuna" no.66, is the sole survivor, at the otago early settlers museum.