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The Fraser Valley Historical Railway Society is restoring an old interurban streetcar system, which it plans to operate as a heritage streetcar system, centered on
Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society – official website
{{Heritage Streetcars Heritage streetcar systems Heritage railways in British Columbia
The Fraser Valley Historical Railway Society is restoring an old interurban streetcar system, which it plans to operate as a heritage streetcar system, centered on Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...
. The heritage service began in June 2013.It is one of two operating historical tramways in the province.
System
The heritage line is long, using only a small fraction of the original interurban line of theBritish Columbia Electric Railway
The British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) was an historic railway which operated in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Originally the parent company for, and later a division of, BC Electric Company (now BC Hydro), the BCER assumed contro ...
that connected Vancouver to Chilliwack.
The interurban runs 4 times a day on weekends; the entire journey takes 55 minutes.
One of two operational interurbans is run on weekend, from stations at Cloverdale Cloverdale may refer to:
Place names
;Australia
*Cloverdale, Western Australia
;Canada
*Cloverdale, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighborhood
*Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia
* Cloverdale, New Brunswick
* Cloverdale, Nova Scotia
*Cloverdale Mall in T ...
to Sullivan.
Volunteers restored the stations to their appearance at the height of the old line's service.
In 2016, the Edmonton Radial Railway Society donated the former Edmonton Transit Service 2001, a 1912 electric locomotive that once ran on this rail line. This locomotive was in turn donated to the Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society in 2017. This is because the Oregon Electric Railway was the original owner of this locomotive.
See also
*British Columbia Electric Railway
The British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) was an historic railway which operated in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Originally the parent company for, and later a division of, BC Electric Company (now BC Hydro), the BCER assumed contro ...
* Southern Railway of British Columbia, uses BCER tracks
References
External links
Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society – official website
{{Heritage Streetcars Heritage streetcar systems Heritage railways in British Columbia