List of trolley bus systems in Canada
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This is a list of trolley bus systems in Canada by province. It includes all trolley bus systems, past and present. Use of boldface for a city name and color highlighting indicates systems that still exist; in the case of Canada, there is only one such system, that of Vancouver.
| Name of System (current or last) | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Transit System | Calgary | 1 June 1947 [1] | 8 March 1975 [1] | |
| Edmonton Transit System[fn 1] | Edmonton | 24 September 1939 [1] | 2 May 2009 [2] | See also Trolley buses in Edmonton. |
| Name of System (current or last) | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TransLink[fn 2] | Vancouver | 16 August 1948 [1] | Also a demonstration, 5–14 December 1945. See also Trolley buses in Vancouver. |
Note: There was also a demonstration trolley bus line in Victoria in 1945,[3] operated by the British Columbia Electric Railway, from 19 to 30 November 1945.[citation needed]
| Name of System (current or last) | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Transit[fn 3] | Winnipeg | 21 November 1938 [1] | 30 October 1970 [1] |
| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Scotia Light and Power Company, Limited |
Halifax | 27 March 1949 [1] | 31 December 1969 [1] |
| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company, Limited | Cornwall | 8 June 1949 [1] | 31 May 1970 [1] | |
| Fort William Transit Company | Fort William | December 15, 1947 [1] | 1970 | see Thunder Bay. |
| Hamilton Street Railway | Hamilton | 10 December 1950 [1] | 30 December 1992 [1] | |
| Kitchener Public Utilities Commission | Kitchener | 1 January 1947 [1] | 26 March 1973 [1] | |
| Ottawa Transportation Commission | Ottawa | 15 December 1951 [1] | 27 June 1959 | |
| Port Arthur Transit | Port Arthur | 15 December 1947 [1] | 1970 | see Thunder Bay. |
| Thunder Bay Transit | Thunder Bay | 15 December 1947 [1] | 16 July 1972 [1] | Fort William and Port Arthur merged to form Thunder Bay from 31 December 1969. |
| Toronto Transit Commission bus system Toronto Transit Commission[fn 4] |
Toronto | 18 June 1922 [1]
19 June 1947 [1] |
31 August 1925 [1]
16 July 1993 [4] |
Service suspended 19 Jan. to 4 Sep. 1992.[5] Final closure on 16 July 1993 (the very early hours of 17 July).[4] |
| Sandwich, Windsor & Amherstburg Railway Company | Windsor | 5 May 1922 [1] | November 1926 (?)[6] |
| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Tramways Company | Montreal | 29 March 1937 [1] | 18 June 1966 [1] | Montreal Tramways Company succeeded by the Montreal Transit Commission, 1951 |
| Name of System | Location | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regina Municipal Railway Regina Transit System |
Regina | 4 September 1947 [1] | 28 February 1966 [1] | |
| Saskatoon Transit System | Saskatoon | 22 November 1948 [1] | 13 May 1974 [1] |
See also
- List of trolley bus systems, for all other countries
- Trolley bus usage by country
- List of street railways in Canada
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- Lists of rapid transit systems
Notes
- ^ Previous operators of the Edmonton trolley bus system were Edmonton Radial Railway, 1939–46, and Edmonton Transportation System, 1946–77.
- ^ Previous operators of the Vancouver system were British Columbia Electric Railway, 1948–1962; BC Hydro, 1962–73; Greater Vancouver Transit System, 1973–78; Urban Transit Authority, 1978–82; and BC Transit, 1982–99.
- ^ Formerly known as the Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission (1953–60), which replaced the Winnipeg Electric Company (1924–53). Replaced by Winnipeg Transit in Jan. 1972.
- ^ Name was Toronto Transportation Commission until 31 December 1953.
Sources
Books and periodicals
- Murray, Alan. 2000. World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia (ISBN 0-904235-18-1). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks.
- Porter, Harry; and Stanley F.X. Worris. 1979. Trolleybus Bulletin No. 109: Databook II. North American Trackless Trolley Association (defunct).
- Sebree, Mac; and Paul Ward. 1974. The Trolley Coach in North America (Interurbans Special 59). Los Angeles, US: Interurbans. LCCN 74-20367.
- Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Murray (2000), p. 78.
- ^ Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 286 (July–August 2009), pp. 87 and 89. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452.
- ^ Murray (2000), p. 131.
- ^ a b TM No. 192, Nov.-Dec. 1993, p. 158.
- ^ TM Nos. 183, May–June 1992, pp. 53, 69; and 187, Jan.-Feb. 1993, p. 22.
- ^ Murray (2000) gives a closure date of May 1926.
Further reading
- Baker, John E. 1982. Winnipeg's Electric Transit: The Story of Winnipeg's Streetcars and Trolley Buses (ISBN 0-919130-31-3). Toronto, Ontario: Railfare Enterprises Ltd.
- Hatcher, Colin K.; and Tom Schwarzkopf. 1983. Edmonton's Electric Transit: The Story of Edmonton's Streetcars and Trolley Buses (ISBN 0-919130-33-X). Toronto, Ontario: Railfare.
- Kelly, Brian; and Daniel Francis. 1990. Transit in British Columbia: The First Hundred Years (ISBN 1-55017-021-X). Madeira Park (BC), Canada: Harbour Publishing.
- Leger, Paul A.; and Loring M. Lawrence. 1994. Halifax - City of Trolley Coaches (ISBN 0-9699267-0-7). Windsor, Ontario: Bus History Association.
- Saitta, Joseph P. Traction Yearbook '81; also '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87. Merrick (NY), US: Traction Slides International.
- Sebree, Mac; and Paul Ward. 1973. Transit's Stepchild, The Trolley Coach (Interurbans Special 58). Los Angeles: Interurbans. LCCN 73-84356.
- Hatcher, Colin K.; and Tom Schwarzkopf. 2009. Calgary's Electric Transit: an illustrated history of electrified public transportation in Canada's oil capital (ISBN 978-1-897190-55-5) Toronto, Ontario: Railfare.
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