34 records – page 1 of 2.

The British Columbia Electric Railway Company, 1897-1928 : a British company in British Columbia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5204
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Roy, Patricia, 1939-
Publication Date
1970
Call Number
388.46 ROY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.46 ROY
Author
Roy, Patricia, 1939-
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1970
Physical Description
ix, 405 p. : ill., maps. ; 30 cm.
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Thesis/dissertation, Manuscript
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British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65842
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Scope and Content
Item is a thirty-nine page booklet describing and illustrating British Columbia Electric Railway Company operations and development in the Lower Mainland between 1910 and 1923.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
1 booklet
Description Level
Item
Record No.
42697
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a thirty-nine page booklet describing and illustrating British Columbia Electric Railway Company operations and development in the Lower Mainland between 1910 and 1923.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Central Park Entrance Gate

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
Heritage Value
The Central Park Entrance Gate is significant as a ceremonial entry to a major park, for its connection with the early history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) and as an important design by an accomplished British Columbian architect. When the original interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster was constructed in 1891, one of the first stations was located where the tramway crossed the Vancouver-Westminster Road (now Kingsway) within the newly-created Central Park. The interurban line ran through the park on a diagonal right-of-way (the current SkyTrain line, opened in 1986, follows this original alignment). In 1912 an agreement was reached between the successor interurban company, the BCER, and the Central Park Provincial Park Board, to deed additional land for an expanded right-of-way through the Park in exchange for improvements that included the construction of an ornamental stone wall and gate with an iron arch, with an illuminated 'Central Park' sign, adjacent to the interurban station on Kingsway. This was an early and rare example of an electric sign used for a public recreation facility. The Gate is also significant as a surviving early design by Robert Lyon (1879-1963), an Edinburgh-born and trained immigrant who was one of the most accomplished of British Columbia's early architects. After he moved to Vancouver, he was employed by the BCER from 1911 until 1918, and worked on a broad range of projects including some of the grandest and most innovative local industrial structures of the time. The arch was built by the Westminster Ironworks Company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Western Canada, operated by John Reid of New Westminster. The Gate was completed in 1914; in 1968 the decorative ironwork was removed due to corrosion and placed in storage.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Central Park Entrance Gate include its: - two subtly tapered massive stone pillars, which rise in stages from a larger base to a shaft with random coursed multi-coloured granite with roughly formed grey granite quoins, to a top formed of finely finished grey granite blocks with a coved and bracketed cap - adjacent gate posts with monolithic pyramidal granite caps - low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east, constructed of random coursed multi-coloured granite with a river rock triangular cap
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Organization
British Columbia Electric Railway
Central Park Provincial Park Board
Architect
Robert Lyon
Builder
John Reid
Westminster Iron Works Co.
Function
Primary Current--Park Fixture
Primary Historic--Park Fixture
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 017-767-172 Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443
Boundaries
The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.
Area
853,403.82
Contributing Resource
Structure
Landscape Feature
Ownership
Public (local)
Names
Lyon, Robert
Reid, John
Westminster Iron Works Company
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Central Park Provincial Park Board
Subjects
Structures - Fences
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Thomas Irvine House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark536
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Thomas Irvine House is a very small, two room wood frame cottage, originally located on Laurel Street in Central Burnaby (now the site of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - West), and now relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum.
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Tommy Irvine House
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Tommy Irvine House
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The Thomas Irvine House is a very small, two room wood frame cottage, originally located on Laurel Street in Central Burnaby (now the site of the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex - West), and now relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum.
Heritage Value
The Thomas Irvine House is representative of an extremely modest, vernacular working-class cottage of the early twentieth century, once common but mostly now demolished. Irish-born Thomas Irvine (1864-1964) and his friend, Robert Moore, constructed the house in 1911 to suit the simple needs of a bachelor. Irvine worked on the construction of the British Columbia Electric Railway Burnaby Lake Interurban Line and was a pile driver by trade. The house consists of two rooms, a living room/kitchen and a bedroom. There were some improvements made throughout the fifty years Irvine lived there, such as running water in 1929, and electricity in the 1950s, but the essential character and form of the house remained intact. Irvine was a well-known local character and pioneer of Burnaby. The heritage value for this house also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public. The Thomas Irvine House was moved to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and was restored to its 1920s appearance.
Defining Elements
The character defining elements of the Thomas Irvine House include its: - rectangular form and simple massing - bellcast hipped form with cedar shingle cladding - cedar shingle cladding stained dark brown - double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash window on front facade; simple double wooden-sash casement on west facade - interior layout of the house with 2 rooms, a living room/kitchen and bedroom - V-joint tongue-and-groove wood interior paneling
Locality
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Organization
British Columbia Electric Railway
Burnaby Village Museum
Builder
Thomas Irvine (Owner)
Robert Moore
Function
Primary Current--Museum
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 011-030-356 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lot 79 and District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District, Reference Plan 77594
Boundaries
Burnaby Village Museum is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
Area
38,488.63
Contributing Resource
Building
Landscape Feature
Structure
Ownership
Public (local)
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Names
Irvine, Tom
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
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Vorce Station

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Vorce Station is a modest utilitarian passenger tram shelter, originally constructed at the foot of Nursery Street as part of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s Burnaby Lake Interurban Line. In 1953, it was moved to a local farm by the Lubbock family, and in 1977 it was relocated t…
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Associated Dates
1911
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The Vorce Station is a modest utilitarian passenger tram shelter, originally constructed at the foot of Nursery Street as part of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company’s Burnaby Lake Interurban Line. In 1953, it was moved to a local farm by the Lubbock family, and in 1977 it was relocated to Burnaby Village Museum. The wood-frame structure has a rectangular plan and hipped roof. It is enclosed on three sides, with an open side for access to the train platform and a single long built-in bench across the back of the station.
Heritage Value
The heritage value of the Vorce Station is as the last remaining interurban station in Burnaby and one of the few extant structures left in the Greater Vancouver region that were once part of the extensive British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) interurban system. The Vorce Station was designed and built by the BCER, and is typical of the small local passenger stations on the Burnaby Lake and Chilliwack interurban lines. It was named after C.B. Vorce, the Chief Engineer for the company. The impact of the interurban line on local development was extremely significant, as it connected the cities of New Westminster and Vancouver, and enabled the residents of Burnaby to form a cohesive municipality from the mainly rural lands remaining between the two larger centres. Much of the early development in Burnaby was due to the growth of the interurban rail lines. The heritage significance for this station also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The Vorce Station is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s transportation history to the public, and is an important surviving feature of the BCER interurban system.
Defining Elements
The character defining features of the Vorce Station include its: - rectangular form and pyramidal roof with overhanging eaves - simple vernacular design and utilitarian nature - cedar shingle wall cladding - cedar shingle-clad roof with galvanized pressed tin roof ridges - interior vertical tongue-and-groove panelling - heritage graffiti: initials and messages carved and scrawled on the walls - identifying sign with large letters visible at a distance
Locality
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Organization
British Columbia Electric Railway
Burnaby Village Museum
Function
Primary Current--Museum
Primary Historic--Rail Station
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 011-030-356 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lot 79 and District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District, Reference Plan 77594
Boundaries
Burnaby Village Museum is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
Area
38,488.63
Contributing Resource
Building
Structure
Landscape Feature
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
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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
Publication Date
1973
Call Number
331.8 BRI
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
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BC studies, Number 11, Fall 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary798
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1971
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
BC Studies
Publication Date
1971
Physical Description
85 p. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
ISSN:0005-2949
Includes an article: "Regulating the British Columbia electric railway : the first public utilities commission in British Columbia", by Patricia E. Roy.
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Certificate of membership for Norman Thomas Carson

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17594
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1 Jan. 1944
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Document collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Certificate of Membership for Norman Thomas Carson who was admitted as a member of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes [sic] of America by Division No. 134 of New Westminster, British Columbia. Certification was granted on January 1, 1…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Document collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Certificate of Membership for Norman Thomas Carson who was admitted as a member of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes [sic] of America by Division No. 134 of New Westminster, British Columbia. Certification was granted on January 1, 1944 and signed by W.D. Mahon International President.
Subjects
Transportation - Locomotives
Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
Names
Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV012.18.13
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
1 Jan. 1944
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
29-Sep-2021
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Code of operating rules

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6527
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."
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Fraser rails that glow : [B.C. trolleymen's addenda, vol. 1]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5928
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Reuss, David
Publication Date
2003
Call Number
388.46 REU
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
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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Gaslights to gigawatts : a human history of BC Hydro and its predecessors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary835
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
B.C. Hydro
Publication Date
c1998
Call Number
333.793 BCH Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969884524
Call Number
333.793 BCH Copy 1
Author
B.C. Hydro
Contributor
Wilson, Andrew Fraser
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Hurricane Press
Publication Date
c1998
Physical Description
iv, 236 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Energy industries
Public utilities
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index. 4 copies held: copy 1.
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Home preservers handbook : canning, jams, marmalades, jellies, pickling, conserves

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3510
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1942
Call Number
641.42 BCE
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
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Insert has additional sugar rationing recipes
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Interurban again

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6712
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2013
Call Number
388.46 FRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.46 FRA
Contributor
Hudson, Ray
Place of Publication
Surrey, B.C.
Publisher
Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
16 P. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Periodicals
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
"Editor, Ray Hudson
"Website is www.fvhrs.org"
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Rail classics, vol. 2, no. 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1387
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1973
Call Number
388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
Place of Publication
Canoga Park, Calif.
Publisher
Challenge Publication Inc.
Publication Date
1973
Physical Description
82 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Transportation
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
"Commuting in British Columbia, Vancouver's British Columbia Electric Railway was the Canadian Equivalent of the Sprawling Pacific Electric by Ira L. Swett" -- page 40 - 45.
Details about the "Districts of Interurban line plus descriptions of different interurban cars operating in the system.
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Reflections : serving as an informational journal for the Burnaby Village Museum, volume 1, issue 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6711
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Burnaby Historical Society
Publication Date
2000
Call Number
971.133 BUR v. 1 no. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
971.133 BUR v. 1 no. 1
Author
Burnaby Historical Society
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Burnaby Historical Society
Publication Date
2000
Physical Description
8 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes
Burnaby Village Museum--History
British Columbia--History
Periodicals
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary794
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ewert, Henry, 1937-
Publication Date
c1986
Call Number
388.46 EWE Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
092062054X
Call Number
388.46 EWE Copy 1
Author
Ewert, Henry, 1937-
Place of Publication
North Vancouver
Publisher
Whitecap Books
Publication Date
c1986
Printer
D.W. Friesen & Sons
Physical Description
336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Inscription
"R. Salsbury" "1987" [handwritten in blue ink, on the upper right hand corner of the opposite front end paper
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
3 copies held : copy 1.
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Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Contributor
Friends of Interurban 1223
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2007
Printer
City of Burnaby Printshop
Physical Description
91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Name Access
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
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Trolleycars : streetcars, trams and trolleys of North America : a photographic history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1377
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sullivan, Frank, 1942-
Winkowski, Fred
Publication Date
c1995
Call Number
388.46 SUL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0919768911
Call Number
388.46 SUL
Author
Sullivan, Frank, 1942-
Winkowski, Fred
Place of Publication
Mississauga, Ont.
Publisher
Fenn
Publication Date
c1995
Physical Description
128 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Includes index.
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Uniform code of operating rules

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6526
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada
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
Author
Board of Transport Commissioners for Canada
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
Names
Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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"
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BCER Eburne Line

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark771
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1909
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1909
Heritage Value
In 1908, construction began on the British Columbia Electric Railway Eburne tramline which was to connect Eburne (now known as Marpole) with New Westminster. It opened on September 15, 1909 and its tracks were built across the bog of the Fraser Arm district with little regard to the fact that virtually no one lived there. However, within one year an hourly passenger service, a milk train and three-times weekly freight service used this level fast-running connector. With the completion of the Chilliwack interurban line and various other steam railroads which were funnelled onto this line it became one of the most important industrial freight lines in the Lower Mainland.
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Images
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