Photos from the 70th Anniversary of Trolleybuses

On August 16, 2018, Translink celebrated the 70th year of operation in Vancouver.  And for this occassion our affiliates at the Transit Museum Society, were able to supply a 1954 Canadian Car Brill T-44 trolleybus.  We had members attended this event, and have graciously provided us with some photos to

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Manitoba Transit Heritage Association’s Newest Addition

  1954 General Motors “Old Look” bus # 188 in its new colours and livery. Having been manufactured in Detroit and then delivered to Los Angeles. Then worked its way from Los Angeles up to Sacramento, then onto Victoria, BC and into Regina, Saskatchewan. Finally, it found a new home

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2018 Saskatoon Classic Charter Highlights

The recent Saskatoon Charter was successful with over 12 members in attendance. Classic 449 was their charter bus which is the last in the fleet. The visit to the Saskatchewan Railroad Historical Association Museum was a great add on & many thanks to Michael Kennedy for his assistance.   ”

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STM MR-63 81-502’s New Home at Exporail

We at the Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation, alongside with our partners at the Canadian Railroad Historical Association, are proud to announce a new addition to the collection at Exporail: a 1966 Societe Transport de Montreal Canadian Vickers MR-63 car! More specifically 81-502. These cars were retired from the STM fleet

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Vancouver Celebrates 70 Years of Trolleybus Operation

Today officially marks 70 years of trolleybus operation in Vancouver. Canada’s only remaining trolleybus system, began operating on August 16, 1948. Our affiliates at the Transit Museum Society have organized tours on the trolleybus network, to commemorate this milestone. For further information please follow this link to their site. CBC

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[Event Cancelled] A Day at the Halton County Radial Railway

EVENT CANCELLED. As a result of the limited response to date for this charter, CTHF has regrettably had to cancel this event. Payments made by registrants will be refunded as soon as possible. The CTHF is hopeful of having an event in conjunction with Halton County Radial Railway, one of

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70 Years of Trolleybus Operation in Vancouver

August 16, 2018 will mark 70 years of trolleybus operation in Vancouver. To commemorate the occassion, our partners at Transit Museum Society, have six fan trips lined up from mid August through to mid September. We have marked off the individual fan trips in our events calendar, for further information

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Saskatoon Bus Charter 2018

On Saturday June 2nd 2018, 15 members of the Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation chartered Saskatoon Transit “Novabus Classic” bus #449. The high floor transit bus is becoming increasingly rare in Canada and Saskatoon is one of the very few transit systems still operating them. You can find photos from the bus tour

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Manitoba Transit Heritage Association

Be sure to visit our partners website at the Manitoba Transit Heritage Association.  Their website has recently undergone a face lift.  They have quite the events calendar lined up for this year, an in depth roster of their museum fleet, and excellent mentions of transit: past and present within the

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Metrobus Celebrates 60 Years

On April 30, 2018, Metrobus celebrated its 60th Anniversary of operation in the City of St. John’s, Newfoundland.  To mark the occasion, Metrobus offered free service on April 30th. They have proudly display a scrap book of photos, a brochure from their 30th anniversary, and a brochure from the opening

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