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timetable
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48959
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.61.2
- Description
- Timetable, for Central Park B.C.E.R. line; "First District Time Table No.69" "Vancouver-Central Park-New Westminster" "in effect at 5 o'clock Monday, May 1st, 1944"; on obverse, "British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited" "Time Table No.69", names of company officials, train dispatchers, trainmasters, safety rules; paper discoloured and torn [NOTE in file folder in AB105 reads "used in Tram Exhibit May 4/06]
- Object History
- The donor's father who worked for the B.C.E.R. on trams, as conductor, freight trains, and was later transferred to the gas plant.
- Marks/Labels
- First District Time Table No.69 / Vancouver-Central Park-New Westminster / in effect at 5 o'clock Monday, May 1st, 1944 / British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
Storage Box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact49891
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.7.1
- Description
- Storage box. Wooden box with slanting top, hinged to open upwards. Lid closes with a clasp. Box is painted black on the outside and is unfinished on the inside and bottom. The box is made from 3/4 inch thick boards. There are two rings at the back edge of the top.
- Object History
- Collected by Raymond Menah when the Central Park British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban Tram line was shut down in late 1950's. It appears that the box was designed to hang on a wall.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Container
- Container - Box
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
Images
Light
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact49892
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.7.2
- Description
- Ceramic light socket, ribbed glass shade for the bulb and fixture for hanging; glass shade is held in a metal frame open at the top around the socket; takes a bulb with a 1.5 inch base. The bottom part of the metal frame has thumb nuts to allow for removing the shade.
- Object History
- Collected by Raymond Menah when the Central Park British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban Tram line was shut down in late 1950's. Station light used on the B.C.E.R. Interurban Tram line at Central Park.
- Measurements
- Height 39 cm. diameter 35 cm.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Natural Resources - Energy
- Lighting Devices
- Lighting Devices - Light Bulbs
- Geographic Access
- Central Park Interurban line
Images
interurban ticket page
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79039
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.31.2
- Description
- Tickets, 6, for British Columbia Electric Railway; attached together 2 x 3; buff card with blue print; each ticket has "GOOD FOR ONE FARE BETWEEN" on riband, then "NEW WESTMINSTER" "AND", then large buff "ROYAL OAK"; red "D 2082" and small blue "B.C. ELECTRIC RLY. CO. LTD." and facsimile signature of president; reverse has buff "ROYAL OAK" on blue circle, blue and buff design either side; buff borders
- Colour
- Blue
- Beige
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- B.C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
Images
streetcar ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79042
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.31.5
- Description
- Tickets, two, buff card with black and orange print; 1 fare on British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER); "BK" at top outside border; "14142" at top on orange, then black bar with "B.C. ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. LTD.", then black "NORTH VANCOUVER" "Local Transportation System." on orange; at bottom is facsimile signature of "A.E. Grauer" "PRES"; orange is divided diagonally, solid in lower right, but upper left printed with repeating ribbons with "BRITISH COLUMBIA ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. LTD."; reverse has black box with "Good for One Fare at 4 for 30 cents"; both tickets are identical [NOTE they have not been numbered a and b on the tickets]
- Colour
- Orange
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- North Vancouver Local Transportation System B.C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79043
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV006.31.6
- Description
- Ticket, green card with blue and black; 1 fare, British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER); child's ticket; "VCV" at top outside border, then "85168"; on black bar is "B.C. ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO.LTD.", then "VANCOUVER STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM", then black print "CHILD'S TICKET" "GOOD FOR ONE FARE SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS ON BACK HEREOF"; facsimile signature of "A.E. Grauer" "PRES"; on reverse, "TICKET 3" "Good at all Hours for Children Under 12. Good for School Children over 12 (on Presentation of School Certificate) Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on School Days Only."
- Colour
- Green
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Vancouver Street Railway System Child's Ticket B.C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd.
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
Images
employee badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact82305
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.27.1
- Description
- Employee badge, "B.C.E.RY.CO. / 3154 / TRANSIT PERSONNEL". Raised oval shape with a flat back. Plastic or similar material. Obverse is yellow with black lettering, reverse is finished with a silvery plating. There is a punched hole on the left side of the badge. Badge is dirty and yellow is faded. The obverse is split from the hole on the left towards the middle of the bottom edge. Reverse is coroded.
- Object History
- Badge was the property of donor's father who was a conductor on interurban 1223.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear
- Object Term
- Badge, Identification
- Marks/Labels
- "B.C.E.RY.CO. / 3154 / TRANSIT PERSONNEL" printed on obverse. "$500 / REWARD IF RETURNED / TO HEAD OFFICE / B.C. ELECTRIC RY." embossed on reverse.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
uniform button
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact82306
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV007.27.2
- Description
- Conductor's uniform jacket button, made of brass. Secured by a loop at the back sewn to jacket. "B.C.E.R." embossed on obverse of button."C. A. BROPHY / AURORA / ILL." stamped on back of button. Button is tarnished and has remains of polish in recessed areas. Button is from the uniform of Norman Thomas Carson, BCER conductor on interurban 1223.
- Object History
- Badge was the property of donor's father who was a conductor on interurban 1223.
- Marks/Labels
- "B.C.E.R." embossed on obverse of button. "C. A. BROPHY / AURORA / ILL." stamped on back of button.
- Maker
- C. A. Brophy Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- Illinois
- Site/City Made
- Aurora
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
signal flag
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86596
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV016.44.1
- Description
- signal flag; BCER tram "special" running flag. White signal flag on short wooden pole. The pole is tapered at the bottom end. The flag is attached to the pole via a vertical slit in the pole. Four screws pass through the pole, flag and slit. The pole fits in a socket on the front of the tram car. Used to indicate an unscheduled, special run, usually a lacrosse game or race track run. Flag is very discoloured/stained. Pole: Length: 62.5 cm Diameter: 2.5 cm Flag: Length: 41.0 cm Width: 40.5 cm
- Object History
- Donor purchased these items at an antique fair. The dealer had acquired them from the family of a BCER employee who was part of the crew that destroyed the trams when they were decommissioned.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Symbols
- Symbols - Flags
Images
tram destination roller
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88807
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV016.5.2
- Description
- tram destination roller; large-format, black canvas sign with destination names printed in bold, white text; white material on each end for mounting on rollers; text reads: "VANCOUVER / WESTMINSTER / CENTRAL PK / HIGHLAND PK / BURNABY LK / DOUGLAS RD / STEVESTON / MARPOLE / LIMITED / SPECIAL / RACE TRACK / HORNE PAYNE / CAR BARNS"; the sign would have been stretched between two adjustable rollers when mounted in its display mechanism; handwritten text in black ink on sign reads: "Aug. 51".
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
Images
personnel badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89928
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.22.3
- Description
- BC Electric Railway personnel badge; oval-shaped; yellow plastic disk inside aluminum frame; hole at one end; plastic is cracked, with an area of loss; text in black on plastic reads: "B.C.E.RY.CO. / 3246 / ...NSIT PERSONNEL".
- Object History
- Donor was born in Germany, and moved to Canada around 1930. He grew up on Laurel Street in Burnaby. The property had turkeys and cows, etc and was close to Tommy Irvine's house. He attended Douglas Road School. He served in WWII and worked with BC Electric right out of the army, first driving the trams until they stopped running then he drove buses and then in 1962, he worked in the rail yard.
- Measurements
- L: 5.7 cm W: 4.1 cm
Images
uniform jacket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89991
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.22.5
- Description
- uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front. Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures, and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: "Mr. [ill.] W. OHL / Date NOV/57 / No. 4[ill.]492 GN 2906". There is an elongated hexagonal crest sewn on the left breast with an illustration of a bus and text reading: "SERVICE / COURTESY / BCE". "1 / 707" is a beige paper dry cleaning tag stapled to the right inside pocket. c. 1950's.
- Object History
- Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Outerwear
- Clothing - Uniforms
Images
uniform jacket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89992
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.22.6
- Description
- uniform jacket; BC Electric driver's jacket; slate blue wool, waist length with adjustable waist band, long sleeves. Six black buttons down front (two buttons missing). Three front pockets, two hip flap pockets with black button closures (one button missing), and one chest patch pockets with faux flap black button closure. Two inside pockets. The jacket forearms are reinforced on the outside and back is tailored with expansion vents. Label at the hem of the jacket reads: "GORDON CAMPBELL LTD. / VANCOUVER, CANADA"; lines on label in typewritten text reading: " 3246 W. OHL / Date FEB/58 / No. [ill.] N-2906".
- Object History
- Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Outerwear
- Clothing - Uniforms
Images
uniform hat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89993
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.22.7
- Description
- uniform hat; BC Electric; slate blue wool cover; woven cane frame; black card(?) visor; slate blue wool strap with black metal buttons at either end; elongated hexagonal metal badge on front of frame with illustration of a bus and text reading: "SERVICE / COURTESY / BCE"; six button pins attached to frame to identify wearer as having a Class A B.C. Chauffeur's license; buttons are for the years 1959, 1960, 1961,1964, 1965, and 1967.
- Object History
- Donor's husband was a BVM volunteer who worked on the restoration of the 1223 Interurban tram. He started working with BC Electric right out of the army after World War II. He first drove the trams until they stopped running, then he switched to driving buses. In 1962, he began working in the rail yard.
- Subjects
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Clothing - Headwear
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