Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway
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The Vancouver Downtown Historic Railway is a historic railway that runs between Granville Island and Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It only operates during weekends in the summer and is aimed at tourists. Two restored interurban streetcars are used on the line.
The line and cars are owned by the City of Vancouver, and they are restored, maintained and operated by volunteers from the Transit Museum Society.
This was done as a demonstration project for a modern downtown streetcar system that the city plans to develop. The proposal would extend the line through Chinatown and Gastown to Waterfront Station, and eventually to Stanley Park. There would be a separate line into Yaletown with longer term potential for a number of other lines.
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[edit] Fleet
[edit] Railcars
| Make/Model | Description | Fleet size | Year acquired | Year retired | Notes |
| built in New Westminster, British Columbia | Interurban car | 3 - only 1207 remains | 1905 | ||
| St. Louis Car Company | Tram | 1 - 1231 | 1912 |
[edit] Buses
- 1937 Hayes "teardrop" Pacific Stage Lines 63
- 1947 Canadian Car T-44 B. C. Electric 2040
- 1947 Fageol Twin Coach B. C. Electric M.852
- 1954 Canadian Car T-48A B. C. Hydro 2416
- 1954 REO heavy duty tow truck BC Electric/B C Hydro/Metro Transit Operating Company Finishing
- 1957 Canadian Car CD52A BC Hydro 3404
- 1957 Canadian Car CD52A BC Electric 3405
- 1957 GMC TDH-4512
- B C Electric 730
- 1964 GMC TDH-4519 B C Hydro 4612
- 1969 GMC T6H5306
- B C Transit 7701 "The Green Hornet"
- 1976 Flyer E800
- 1976 BC Transit 1109 Triesel trolley
- 1982 Flyer Industries D901A B C Transit 3334
- 1982 General Motors T6H5307N
- GM Fishbowl Hillclimber Translink 4107
- 1927 Hayes "long nose"
- 1937 Hayes "teardrop" Pacific Stage Lines 58
- 1947 Canadian Car IC37/41 Pacific Stage Lines 101
- 194? Fageol Twin Coach 34S BC Electric M-???
- 1951 Canadian Car T-48A BC Electric/BC Hydro/BC Transit 2341
- 1954 Canadian Car T-48A MTOC 2414
- 1954 Canadian Car T-48A
