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Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14761
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 22 Oct. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the sixth in a collecti…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 39 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Presenter: Lisa Codd
- Host: Kate Petrusa
- Date of Presentation: October 22 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks:61 min., 39 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans" and is presented by Lisa Codd, Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the sixth in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. In this webinar, Lisa Codd takes participants on a virtual tour of Burnaby’s early electric railway system, including visits to locations where physical traces of the railway can still be found. Lisa supports her presentation with maps and historical photographs to tell the story of the B.C. Electric Railway transportation routes that shaped Burnaby. Lisa takes questions and comments from participants throughout her presentation and at the end.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Responsibility
- Petrusa, Kate
- Accession Code
- BV020.29.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 22 Oct. 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video recording
- Video recording was edited for publication on Heritage Burnaby. Original mp4 video recording (BV020.29.6.1) is 76 min., 11 sec.
Images
Video
Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans, 22 Oct. 2020
Burnaby Streetcars and Interurbans, 22 Oct. 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0029_0006_002.mp4
Interurban 1223 Volunteers Feb. 26, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98462
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 26, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs (jpgs) on 1 optical disc
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of volunteers working on the restoration of interurban tram 1223.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 26, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs (jpgs) on 1 optical disc
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 633-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of volunteers working on the restoration of interurban tram 1223.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from optical disc label
- Street Address
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island, [between 1998 and 2011] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0011_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2887
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1998 and 2011]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurba…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. inkjet print ; 20.5 x 25 cm
- Material Details
- Inkjet print of a digital image on white photocopy paper.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban car 1231 "Burnaby Lake Line" on the tram tracks between Science World and Granville Island. The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway was a heritage electric railway that was in operation between 1998 and 2011 which ran two restored interurban trams on the line between Science World and Granville Island. These tracks were formerly used as a frieght railway right-of-way.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1998 and 2011]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban 1231 on the track between Science World and Granville Island, [between 1998 and 2011] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0011_001.jpg)
![Interurban tram 1223, [between 1993 and 1994] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0004_1262_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban tram 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17224
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1993 and 1994]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Railway Interurban Tram number 1223 under wooden shelter on site at the Burnaby Village Museum. The ground is covered with snow.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Railway Interurban Tram number 1223 under wooden shelter on site at the Burnaby Village Museum. The ground is covered with snow.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Rail
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.1262
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1993 and 1994]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-08-31
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban tram 1223, [between 1993 and 1994] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0004_1262_001.jpg)
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10100
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.
- "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson
- Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.
- History
- Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.
- Creator
- Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"
- Publisher
- Railway Pictures Incorporated
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1990
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also BV020.5.1060
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.
- Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman
- VHS is a copy created from original excerpts
Images
Video
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4
Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription85
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim and has a tarp covering the roof. Another tram, blue and cream in colour, is visible behind interurban no. 1207.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim and has a tarp covering the roof. Another tram, blue and cream in colour, is visible behind interurban no. 1207.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV988.7.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ewert, Henry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "B.C.E.R. 1207/ Snoqualmie, Washington/ July 1977/ H. EWERT"
Images
Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription87
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim, has a tarp covering the roof and a front board sign which reads, "LIMITED." There is another tram, blue and cream in colour, in front of inte…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim, has a tarp covering the roof and a front board sign which reads, "LIMITED." There is another tram, blue and cream in colour, in front of interurban no. 1207.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV988.7.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1977
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ewert, Henry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "B.C.E.R. 1207/ Snoqualmie, Washington/ July 1977/ H. EWERT"
Images
Hydro engine 906 in collision with a CN engine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2881
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Hydro engine 906 in a collision with a Canadian National railway (CN) engine. Engine 906 was coming off the Queensborough Bridge when it collided with the CN engine.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Hydro engine 906 in a collision with a Canadian National railway (CN) engine. Engine 906 was coming off the Queensborough Bridge when it collided with the CN engine.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Canadian National Railway
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1974
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Engine 906 coming off / Queensbou Bridge with string of (M)/T Auto Racks at CNR / Diamond. / May 1974"
Images
Tram 1223 being moved to Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36099
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 17, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223 being moved from Edmonds Loop to Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village, where it became a permanent archive. A man looks on as a railworker moves under the tram just as two large cranes lift it into the air.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 17, 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Columbian Newspaper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 222-022
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1989-19
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram 1223 being moved from Edmonds Loop to Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village, where it became a permanent archive. A man looks on as a railworker moves under the tram just as two large cranes lift it into the air.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "It took two cranes and about three hours to transport old B.C. Electric inter-urban tram car from it's former home at Edmonds Loop to it's new home at Burnaby's Centennial Heritage Village. Tram is to be a permanent archive at the village.
- July 17, 1971 is stamped on verso of photograph, overtop of the newspaper article
Images
![Tram car plaque, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0420_001.jpg?width=280)
Tram car plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2374
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the dedication plaque mounted on Interurban tram car no. 1223. The plaque reads: "This interurban tram car was built in 1913 be the St. Louis Car Co. for The British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 17th …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the dedication plaque mounted on Interurban tram car no. 1223. The plaque reads: "This interurban tram car was built in 1913 be the St. Louis Car Co. for The British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 17th 1956. Throughout the nearly fifty years of its existence this tram and seventy similar cars carried many thousands of settlers and commuters and helped to build Burnaby into a thriving community of over 80,000." / "Dedicated and placed here by Burnaby Historical Society, Nov. 30th 1958." The tram was displayed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.420
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Tram car plaque, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0420_001.jpg)
![Interurban 1223 tram car being transported, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0426_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban 1223 tram car being transported
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2380
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Interurban tram car number 1223 being lifted by a crane and placed on a flatbed truck. The interurban tram car was dedicated and placed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. The tram car was moved to Heritage Vill…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Interurban tram car number 1223 being lifted by a crane and placed on a flatbed truck. The interurban tram car was dedicated and placed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. The tram car was moved to Heritage Village Museum in 1971 and restored by the Friends of the Interurban 1223.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.426
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban 1223 tram car being transported, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0426_001.jpg)
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
