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interurban transfer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46817
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6118.1
- Description
- Interurban Lines - Receipt. Cash Fare Receipt, which also counts as a ticket, for British Columbia Electric Railway Company Interurban Lines. The receipt is stamped "U 87059" and is hole punched for 5 cents on October 23. The receipt measures 6.5cm x 14cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Railway Co. Ltd. Interurban Cash Fare Receipt
- Colour
- White
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
interurban transfer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46818
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6119.1
- Description
- Interurban Lines - Receipt. Cash Fare Receipt, which also counts as a ticket, for British Columbia Electric Railway Company Interurban Lines. The receipt is stamped "S 348566" and is hole punched for 10 cents on November 18. The receipt measures 6.5cm x 14cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Railway Co. Ltd. Interurban Cash Fare Receipt
- Colour
- White
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
interurban ticket booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46819
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6120.1
- Description
- Lulu Island Branch - Ticket Booklet -- [192-?]. Red cardboard booklet of ride commutation tickets for Lulu Island Branch from the British Columbia Electric Railway Company Limited. The booklet has three remaining tickets inside from the original ten, all stamped with "40120". The booklet has a hole punched in the box beside "Marpole". The booklet measures 6cm x 10cm.
- Marks/Labels
- British Columbia Electric Railway Co. Lulu Island Branch 10 Ride Commutation Ticket
- Colour
- Red
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46820
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6121.1
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway Co - Ticket -- [1951]. Ticket for one Continuous Passage Between Vancouver and the Burnaby Fare Zone on the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. The ticket cost 20 cents and is stamped with "43802". The ticket is buff coloured with a green pattern over the front of the ticket. The ticket has been hole punched twice. There is a partial blue stamp on the back side of the ticket. The stamp would read "B C E RLY/ CO LTD/ FEB/15/ 1951/ CARRALL ST." The ticket measures 5.8cm x 3cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Railway Co. Ltd. Good for one Continuous Passage between Vancouver and the Burnaby Fare Zone
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46821
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6122.1
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway Co - Ticket -- [1951]. Ticket for one child for continuous ride on Interurban Lines between Vancouver and New Westminster on the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. The ticket is stamped with "00908". The ticket is pink coloured with an orange pattern over the front of the ticket. There is also a red stripe from top to bottom with "CHILD" written through it. The ticket has been hole punched three times. There is a partial blue stamp on the back side of the ticket. The stamp would read "B C E RLY/ CO LTD/ FEB/ 24/ 1951/ CARRALL ST." The ticket measures 5.7cm x 3cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Good for One Continuous ride on Interurban Lines only between depots in Vancouver & New Westminster Burnaby Lake passengers
- Colour
- Pink
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46822
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6123.1
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway Co - Ticket -- [1951]. Ticket for one continuous ride on Interurban Lines between Vancouver and New Westminster on the British Columbia Electric Railway Company. The ticket is stamped with "0574-". The ticket is pink coloured with an orange pattern as a background. The ticket has been hole punched twice. There is a partial blue stamp on the back side of the ticket. The stamp would read "B. C. E. RLY/ CO., LTD./ FEB 22 1951/ NEW WESTMINSTER." The ticket measures 5.7cm x 3cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Good for one continuous ride on Interurban Lines only between Depots in Vancouver and New Westminster in either direction Burnaby Lake Passengers may transfer to or from Sapperton Bus as far as New Westminster Depot
- Colour
- Pink
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46823
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6124.1
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway - Ticket -- [1928]. Ticket good for one fare on the North Vancouver Street Cars operated by British Columbia Electric Railway Company. The ticket is buff coloured with a red background. The ticket is stamped with "55748". On the reverse side of the ticket it states that the transfer may be issued between North Vancouver Street Car Lines and Street Car Lines within Vancouver prior to January 1st 1929. The ticket measures 4.1cm x 2.2cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Rly Co. Ltd. Good for one fare on North Vancouver Street Car Lines
- Colour
- White
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
interurban ticket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46824
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.6125.1
- Description
- B.C. Electric Railway - Ticket. British Columbia Electric Railway Company ticket good for one fare at 4 for 50 cents. The ticket is stamped with "442112 AA". The reverse side of the ticket states that the ticket is good while in accordance with B.C. Electric Tariffs filled with the Public Utilities Commission. The ticket measures 3.5cm x 2cm.
- Marks/Labels
- BC Electric Good for one fare at 4 for 50c
- Colour
- White
- Subjects
- Exchange Medium
- Exchange Medium - Tickets
- Transportation
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Public Transit
Images
light bulb
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47311
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.73.6
- Description
- Light bulb, "B.C.E.R. Co." stamped faintly near metal base.
- Object History
- Belonged to donor's mother and father.
- Marks/Labels
- "B.C.E.R. Co." stamped faintly near metal base. (British Columbia Electric Railway Company)
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Lighting Devices
- Lighting Devices - Light Bulbs
- Electrical and Magnetic Tools and Equipment
Images
tram destination roller
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48327
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.17.6
- Description
- Fabric sign. For British Columbia Electric Railway. Destinations are in white lettering on black background. VANCOUVER WESTMINSTER CENTRAL PARK HIGHLAND PK BURNABY LAKE DOUGLAS RD STEVESTON MARPOLE LIMITED SPECIAL RACE TRACK There are handwritten abbreviations on reverse; printed on treated cotton fabric.
- Marks/Labels
- Vancouver / Westminster / Central Pk / Highland Pk / Burnaby Lk / Douglas Rd / Steveston / Marpole / Limited / Special / Race Track MAR 27 1950 / MADE IN U.S.A. / LETTERING ORDER No. 16936
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
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
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
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
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Name Access
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Notes
- Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
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
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 3 copies held : copy 1.
The time of the trolley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary796
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 388.4 MID
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- Publisher
- Kalmbach
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Physical Description
- 436 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes index.