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- Friends of Interurban 1223 1
- Luxton, Donald, 1954- 1
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921- 1
- Penn, Douglas H. (Douglas Harold), 1947- 1
- Reuss, David 1
- Sullivan, Frank, 1942- 1
- Wilson, Andrew Fraser 1
- Winkowski, Fred 1
Fraser rails that glow : [B.C. trolleymen's addenda, vol. 1]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5928
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV013.27
- Call Number
- 388.46 REU
- Author
- Reuss, David
- Place of Publication
- [Cloverdale, B.C.]
- Publisher
- David Reuss
- Publication Date
- 2003
- Physical Description
- 124 p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm
- Inscription
- Verso of the cover: "To the Friends of #1223 who by now have both sides done! Splendid! David E. Reuss" [handwritten in black ink on bottom of the page in the centre]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
Follow that fire : the history of the Burnaby Fire Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5194
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Call Number
- 363.378 PEN COPY 3
raging for sev-
eral days. Men from the British Columbia Electric Railway Company along with the
Gilley Bros, (loggers in the area) brought the fire under control, using a small fire
truck owned by the Gilleys.
When clearing land to construct Cariboo Road, a brush fire was left unattended on
the evening
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 363.378 PEN COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby, B.C.]
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fire departments
- Fire fighters
- Name Access
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Notes
- Maps on lining papers.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Agreement between British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and Divisions 101-134 & 109 of the Amalgamated Transit Union relating to wages and working conditions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6528
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.16
- Call Number
- 331.8 BRI
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Publication Date
- 1973
- Printer
- B.C. Hydro Printing Service
- Physical Description
- xiii, 152 p. ; 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Collective labor agreements
- Labour unions
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Names
- Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Code of operating rules
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6527
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada
- Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia
- Edition
- Revision of 1964
- Publication Date
- 1964
- Call Number
- 385 BOA 1964
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.17
- Call Number
- 385 BOA 1964
- Edition
- Revision of 1964
- Author
- Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada
- Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publisher
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Publication Date
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 110 p. ; 16 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Railroad law--Canada
- Railroads
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Names
- Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Notes
- "Approved and prescribed by the Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada by General Order No. 113537 dated the 17th day of February, 1964"
- "Approved and prescribed by the Department of Commercial Transport for the Province of British Columbia by Certificate 1149 dated the 27th day of April, 1964"
- "EFFECTIVE 1st August, 1964"
- "The rules in this book have the same numbers as the corresponding rules in "Uniform Code of operating Rules" approved by General Order of the Board of Transport Commissioners No. 873 dated 15th day of November, 1961."
Uniform code of operating rules
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6526
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Revision of 1962
- Publication Date
- 1962
- Call Number
- 385 BOA 1962
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.14
- Call Number
- 385 BOA 1962
- Edition
- Revision of 1962
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publication Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 17 cm
- Inscription
- Under the text "Name" is: "N. Carson" [Handwritten in pencil in cursive on title page verso] Under the text "Occupation" is: "Budge Tender" [Handwritten in pencil in cursive on title page verso] "_______" [Handwritten in blue ink on page 24; possible signature]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Railroad law--Canada
- Railroads
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- "Approved and prescribed by the Board and Transport Commissioners for Canada by General Order No. 873, dated the 15th day of November, 1961."
- "EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 28th, 1962"
Notice
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29081
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.157
- Description
- A light weight 31.8 cm x 24 cm cardboard sign printed with "NOTICE" at the top. The BCER sign indicates the last day of service on February 28, 1958 between Marpole and Steveston using BCER interurbans which will be replaced with bus service. The sign is dated February 21, 1958.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Publication Date
- 1958
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
interurban ticket book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79040
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.31.3
- Description
- Book of tickets, British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER); cover is two green cards stapled together, four remaining green and white tickets inside; front cover has black "WESTMINSTER BRANCH" "10 Ride Commutation Tickets" sideways at left; stations are "Mead" "Gilley" "Power House" "Edmonds" "Westminster Limits" "Collingwood East" "Jubilee" "Fraser Arm" "Prenter" "Leeside", this book punched through in "Gilley" box; grid at right for days of month and months of year, "CITY LINES PUNCH HERE"; box for "HALF FARE PUNCH HERE"; "FORM C. 5", serial number "E28437"; "NO STOP-OVER ALLOWED"; space for "10TH RIDE"; instructions and conditions, facsimile signature of president; tickets are same as cover except for fine print, "Good for one continuous trip...Void if detached"; back cover is same inside as ticket; back of back has contract, space for signature of original purchaser; box at lower left "STAMP HERE" has blue handstamp, upside down, "B.C. RLY. CO. LTD." "OCT 21 '44" "STALL 5"?
- Colour
- Green
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Westminster Branch B.C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- October 21 1944
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
Images
Home preservers handbook : canning, jams, marmalades, jellies, pickling, conserves
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3510
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.209
- Call Number
- 641.42 BCE
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver]
- Publisher
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited
- Publication Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 19 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 insert
- Inscription
- "Jack Spades"--handwritten in red pencil on back of recipe insert.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canning and preserving
- Cooking, Canadian
- Cooking--British Columbia
- Cookbooks--British Columbia
- Cookbooks--1940-1949
- Notes
- Insert has additional sugar rationing recipes
schedule
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact25116
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.19.7
- Description
- Vancouver Street Car Timetables - Booklet -- [1933]. The cover is blue and white with a drawing of a street car. "VANCOUVER STREET CAR/ TIME TABLES". This schedule shows street car and interurban tram times and includes early and late cars. The schedule is for Vancouver City and Interurban Lines. The timetable was printed for March 16, 1933 by the British Columbia Electric Railway Company.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Vancouver Street Car Time Tables
- Publication Date
- March 16 1933
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
Documents
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1610
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.83.2
- Description
- BC Electric Fare - Ticket.
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3334
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.37.2
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway - Ticket. Small green ticket for the British Columbia Electric Railway Company good for one adult on the New Westminster line. Stamped at the top of the ticket is "157114". The back of the ticket states "Good for One Fare at 4 for 30 cents".
- Object History
- Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
- Colour
- Green
- Measurements
- L: 3.5 cm W: 2.0 cm
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3335
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.37.3
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway - Ticket. Buff coloured ticket for the British Columbia Electric Railway Company, good for one adult fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby Northwest Zone. The ticket is stamped on the left side with "A67325". The right corner has a punch through the VanCity box. The reverse side of the ticket restates the information on the front. The ticket measures 5.5cm x 3cm.
- Object History
- Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3336
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.37.4
- Description
- B.C. Electric Burnaby - Ticket. Brown coloured ticket for the British Columbia Electric Railway in Burnaby. The ticket is good for one Adult's fare at 3 for 25 cents within the the Burnaby fare zone. The ticket states that the fare would be good for a child if the ticket was over printed with "CHILD". Stamped on the front of the ticket is "379452". The ticket measures 3.5cm x 2cm.
- Object History
- Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
- Colour
- Brown
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3337
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.37.5
- Description
- B.C. Electric Burnaby - Ticket. Brown coloured ticket for the British Columbia Electric Railway in Burnaby. The ticket is good for one Adult's fare at 3 for 25 cents within the the Burnaby fare zone. The ticket states that the fare would be good for a child if the ticket was over printed with "CHILD". Stamped on the front of the ticket is "379452". The ticket measures 3.5cm x 2cm.
- Object History
- Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
- Colour
- Brown
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3338
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.37.6
- Description
- B.C. Electric - Ticket. Buff coloured ticket with red text, for the British Columbia Electric Railway Company for the Burnaby Northwest Zone. The ticket was good for one adult fare between the Burnaby Northwest Zone and Vancouver at 10 for $1.25. The ticket is stamped in the bottom left corner with "296627". The reverse side of the ticket states that passenger may transfer within the Burnaby Northwest Zone and Vancouver.
- Object History
- Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3339
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.37.7
- Description
- B.C. Electric - Ticket. Buff coloured ticket with green text, for the British Columbia Electric Railway Company for the Burnaby Southeast Zone. The ticket was good for one adult fare between the Burnaby Southeast Zone and New Westminster at 10 for $1.25. The ticket is stamped in the bottom left corner with "16133". The reverse side of the ticket states that passenger may transfer within the Burnaby Southeast Zone and New Westminster.
- Object History
- Object was acquired by donor from the estate of his sister-in-law, Jean Low Scott, a long-time Burnaby resident.
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3548
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.9.2
- Description
- "The Buzzer" was a weekly newsletter published by BC Electric Railway Co. and distributed on busses and streetcars. It gave weekly updates for transporation in the region. This Vol 40, No 16, for April 20, 1955. It is a special edition entitled "Rails to Rubber" and outlines the progress of the company and transporation from 1890 to 1955 when Street Cars were replaced with Busses. It advertises "YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED / TO TAKE A LAST RIDE / FREE / aboard / VANCOUVER'S STREET CARS / ON / SUNDAY, APRIL 24 - 1 to 5 PM / See / OLD No 53 at the P.N.E. / Cerimonies / Marking Completion of the Change / from / RAILS TO RUBBER / commence at 3 PM / in the GARDEN BUILDING"
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Patent Date
- 04/20/1955
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Buses
Images
program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4172
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.67
- Description
- Transportation Division - Program -- [1950]. Program for the August 6th, 1950 B.C.E.R. and B.C.M.T. picnic for the Transportation Division, All Departments. The picnic was planned at Confederation Park in North Burnaby and started at 11am. The program included the Time of Events along with the Athletic Events of the day. The picnic also advertised Shetland Pony Riding, Favours for the Children, Wading Pool and Playground, and a Rube Band. The back page of the program lists the people involved in the Picnic Committees. Attached to the program with two staples is a newspaper clipping that covered the days events, including mention of "Punch and Judy" which was a puppet show performed by C.Caunt. The program measures 14cm x 21.5cm.
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
- Transportation
Images
transfer holder
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7480
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.578.1
- Description
- Transfer holder. Green, metal container with two rows. Rectangular shaped with open, slanted top. The front row is divided into three sections and the back row is divided into two sections. There are three holes on the back for mounting.
- Object History
- British Columbia Electric Railway Co. This holder contained transfers which are also part of the museum's collection.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Container
Images
personnel badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact15165
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV984.64.1
- Description
- Key tag, oval, metal; mustard with black "B.C.E.RY.CO." "3091" "TRANSIT PERSONNEL"; hole at left; on back, raised "$5.00 REWARD...B.C. ELECTRIC RY."; convex; in pencil on back, "J. Hopcraft"