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B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5926
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Moving Images
- Accession Code
- BV013.27.21
- Call Number
- 388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Transit Museum Society
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 1 videodisc (128 min, 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Notes
- Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.
- Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman 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.
- Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society
- Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video.
Images
![Don Wrigley with Interurban 1223, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3112-1.jpg?width=280)
Don Wrigley with Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98008
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing inside of the trolley car and outside of rusted, pre-restoration car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-3112
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing inside of the trolley car and outside of rusted, pre-restoration car.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Transportation - Rail
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-3112-1: "Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, and of the Burnaby Historical Society, surveys the gutted interior of the old trolley car."
- Caption from metadata for 535-3112-2: "Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, and of the Burnaby Historical Society, wants to keep the old trolley car in Burnaby."
Images
![Don Wrigley with Interurban 1223, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3112-1.jpg)
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
The motorman and his duties : a handbook of theory and practice for operating electric cars
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5480
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gutmann, Ludwig
- Edition
- 5th ed., rev. and enl.
- Publication Date
- c2006
- Call Number
- 625.66 GUT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781847287427
- Call Number
- 625.66 GUT
- Edition
- 5th ed., rev. and enl.
- Author
- Gutmann, Ludwig
- Contributor
- Metcalfe, George Richmond
- Place of Publication
- [Los Angeles, Calif. ]
- Publisher
- Periscope Film
- Publication Date
- c2006
- Physical Description
- 177 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroad conductors--United States
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Transportation
- Notes
- Originally published: Chicago : Windsor & Kenfield Pub. Co., 1903.
- Includes index.
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
�11
Over the years, the people of Burnaby have been served by the B.C. Electric
Railway (B.C.E.R.) over five separate rail lines. Here are just a few of my personal memories
of this almost forgotten period of time:
We start in the south with the “Marpole-New Westminster” interurban line. When I was
- 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
Vancouver's glory years : public transit, 1890-1915
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1379
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Conn, Heather
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Call Number
- 388.46 CON COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1552855171
- Call Number
- 388.46 CON COPY 1
- Author
- Conn, Heather
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Place of Publication
- North Vancouver, BC
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Physical Description
- 224 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
![Colin Stevens and Andrew Todd with Interurban 1223, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2738.jpg?width=280)
Colin Stevens and Andrew Todd with Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97362
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator, talking while standing next to the Interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work. The streetcar is draped in plastic sheets.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2738
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator, talking while standing next to the Interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work. The streetcar is draped in plastic sheets.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator who's consulting on the move and restoration of the old Interurban streetcar, discuss the plans for the move, which is set to take place next week."
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Street Address
- 4900 Deer Lake Avenue
- 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Colin Stevens and Andrew Todd with Interurban 1223, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2738.jpg)
![Friends of Interurban 1223 restoration, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2002-2.jpg?width=280)
Friends of Interurban 1223 restoration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96319
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of restoration work done by the Friends of the Interurban on Interurban tram 1223. Photographs depict Dennis Brown and Tom Gooden removing an old seat from the streetcar, and Wes Bennett and Ralph Salasbury working on a wall panel.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of restoration work done by the Friends of the Interurban on Interurban tram 1223. Photographs depict Dennis Brown and Tom Gooden removing an old seat from the streetcar, and Wes Bennett and Ralph Salasbury working on a wall panel.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2002-1: "Dennis Brown and Tom Gooden remove one of the old seats from the Interurban Streetcar, being restored by the Friends of the Interurban. The group is still looking for volunteers and funding to help continue the project."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2002-2: "Wes Bennett and Ralph Salasbury work on a wall panel of the old Interurban rail car, being restored by the Friends of the Interurban. The group is still looking for more volunteers and funding to help with the project."
Images
![Friends of Interurban 1223 restoration, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2002-2.jpg)
![Interurban 1223 restoration, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2290.jpg?width=280)
Interurban 1223 restoration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96668
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dennis Brown and Ed Eckley updating Mayor Derek Corrigan on the restoration of the interurban tram 1223. The three men are standing underneath the roof of the trolley, with exposed wiring and lighting.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2003]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2290
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dennis Brown and Ed Eckley updating Mayor Derek Corrigan on the restoration of the interurban tram 1223. The three men are standing underneath the roof of the trolley, with exposed wiring and lighting.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Burnaby mayor Derek Corrigan gets an update on the progress of the restoration of the old Interurban trolley from Dennis Brown, the project manager, and Ed Eckley, who's in charge of fundraising for the restoration."
Images
![Interurban 1223 restoration, [2003] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2290.jpg)
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)
![Pixie McGeachie and Interurban 1223, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2321-1.jpg?width=280)
Pixie McGeachie and Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96716
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Pixie McGeachie, Burnaby's Citizen of the Year. McGeachie poses in the interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work, for which McGeachie was an advocate.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2321
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Pixie McGeachie, Burnaby's Citizen of the Year. McGeachie poses in the interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work, for which McGeachie was an advocate.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Pixie McGeachie is Burnaby's Citizen of the Year, recognizing her drive and dedication to the restoration of the old interurban streetcar, currently underway in a warehouse."
Images
![Pixie McGeachie and Interurban 1223, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2321-1.jpg)
![Pixie McGeachie and Interurban 1223, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3015.jpg?width=280)
Pixie McGeachie and Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97741
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Pixie McGeachie and her great-grandson, Landon Dixon, wearing "Friends of the Interurban 1223" fundraising T-shirts. The Interurban tram, gutted and undergoing restoration, is visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-3015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Pixie McGeachie and her great-grandson, Landon Dixon, wearing "Friends of the Interurban 1223" fundraising T-shirts. The Interurban tram, gutted and undergoing restoration, is visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Pixie McGeachie and her great grandson, Landon Dixon, 3, admire each other's new Interurban t-shirts. The shirts, available in adult and kid sizes, are a fundraiser for the restoration of the old Interurban streetcar."
Images
![Pixie McGeachie and Interurban 1223, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-3015.jpg)
![Westcoast Harmony Chorus in Interurban tram 1223, [2006] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1900-1.jpg?width=280)
Westcoast Harmony Chorus in Interurban tram 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96208
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Westcoast Harmony Chorus members Amalie Livera, Gayle Rowden, Jane Lythgo, and Irene Ingraham posing inside of the Interurban tram 1223 at the time that it was undergoing renovations. The Chorus members pose with red scarves and a rose as a promotion for their Valentine…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2006]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-1900
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Westcoast Harmony Chorus members Amalie Livera, Gayle Rowden, Jane Lythgo, and Irene Ingraham posing inside of the Interurban tram 1223 at the time that it was undergoing renovations. The Chorus members pose with red scarves and a rose as a promotion for their Valentine's Day "singagrams."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a February 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-1900-1: "Amalie Livera, Gayle Rowden, Jane Lythgo and Irene Ingraham, of the Westcoast Harmony Chorus, warm up for their annual old-fashioned Valentine's Day singagrams at the old Interurban currently being restored in Burnaby."
- Caption from metadata for 535-1900-2: "Amalie Livera, Gayle Rowden, Jane Lythgo and Irene Ingraham, of the Westcoast Harmony Chorus, warm up for their annual old-fashioned Valentine's Day singagrams at the old Interurban currently being restored in Burnaby."
Images
![Westcoast Harmony Chorus in Interurban tram 1223, [2006] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1900-1.jpg)
![British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2635.jpg?width=280)
British Columbia Society of Model Engineers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97108
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2635
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Paul Roy makes sure his wife's Model M420 train engine is looking its best as the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers prepare to host a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers, August 11-14. More than 500 engineers from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, England, Germany and all across the United States and Canada will gather at the park to swap stories and drive their trains."
- Geographic Access
- Confederation Park
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2635.jpg)
![Burnaby Central Railway, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2657-1.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Central Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97249
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of unidentified engineers from the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers operating model trains at the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2657
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of unidentified engineers from the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers operating model trains at the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Collected by editorial for use in an August 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Geographic Access
- Confederation Park
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Burnaby Central Railway, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2657-1.jpg)
![Burnaby Central Railway opening, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2248-1.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Central Railway opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96626
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park for the season. Photographs depict Eivind Luffe hooking up an electric switcher to a train and Doug Bach pushing a 1936 Northern Class locomotive out of a shed. Both Luffe and Bach are members of the Briti…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2248
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park for the season. Photographs depict Eivind Luffe hooking up an electric switcher to a train and Doug Bach pushing a 1936 Northern Class locomotive out of a shed. Both Luffe and Bach are members of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2248-1: "Eivind Luffe hooks up his electric switcher as the BC Society of Model Engineers open Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park for the season. Luffe says the engine, which is based on a design from his own imagination, took him about three years to build."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2248-2: "Doug Bach, of the BC Society of Model Engineers, pushes out to the tracks the group's 1936 Northern Class locomotive, at the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park. The Railway opens for the season this weekend."
- Geographic Access
- Confederation Park
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Burnaby Central Railway opening, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2248-1.jpg)
![Burnaby Central Railway opening, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2314.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Central Railway opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96709
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave Simpson, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, making adjustments to a BC Rail M420 engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, after the Railway's opening for the season.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2314
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave Simpson, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, making adjustments to a BC Rail M420 engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, after the Railway's opening for the season.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Dave Simpson makes some adjustments to the BC Society of Model Engineers' BC Rail M420 engine. The Society's Burnaby Central Railway opened its ninth season at its Willingdon and Penzance site, on the weekend. It will be open every weekend and holidays until Thanksgiving."
- Geographic Access
- Confederation Park
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Burnaby Central Railway opening, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2314.jpg)
![Confederation Park Miniature Railway opening, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2362.jpg?width=280)
Confederation Park Miniature Railway opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96804
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway (Burnaby Central Railway) during preparations for the opening of the railway's season. Tom Pruden, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rides one of the trains in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2362
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway (Burnaby Central Railway) during preparations for the opening of the railway's season. Tom Pruden, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rides one of the trains in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Tom Pruden, the president of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rolls out the engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway in preparation for the opening of their season, on the Easter weekend. The Railway features more than two miles of track and working scale models of a variety of engines, from old-fashioned steamers to modern diesel engines."
- Geographic Access
- Confederation Park
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Confederation Park Miniature Railway opening, [2004] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2362.jpg)
![Confederation Park railway engine, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2371.jpg?width=280)
Confederation Park railway engine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96813
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Steve Postlethwaite, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, restoring a 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine ahead of the Confederation Park miniature railway (Burnaby Central Railway)'s opening for the season.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2371
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Steve Postlethwaite, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, restoring a 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine ahead of the Confederation Park miniature railway (Burnaby Central Railway)'s opening for the season.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Steve Postlethwaite is busy restoring the BC Society of Model Engineers' 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine in time for the opening of another season of their railway at Confederation Park, on Good Friday."
- Geographic Access
- Confederation Park
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Confederation Park railway engine, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2371.jpg)