This is a list of trolley bus systems in Canada by province. It includes all trolley bus systems, past and present. Use of boldface for a city name and colour highlighting indicates a system that still operates, the only one being Vancouver.
Alberta
Name of system (current or last) Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes Calgary Transit System Calgary 1 June 1947 Murray (2000), p. 78. 8 March 1975 Edmonton Transit SystemPrevious operators of the Edmonton trolley bus system were Edmonton Radial Railway, 1939–46, and Edmonton Transportation System, 1946–77. Edmonton 24 September 1939 2 May 2009 Trolleybus Magazine (TM) No. 286 (July–August 2009), pp. 87 and 89. National Trolleybus Association (UK). ISSN 0266-7452. See also Trolley buses in Edmonton.
British Columbia
Name of system (current or last) Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes TransLinkPrevious operators of the Vancouver system were British Columbia Electric Railway, 1948–1962; BC Hydro, 1962–73; Greater Vancouver Transit System, 1973–78; Urban Transit Authority, 1978–82; and BC Transit, 1982–99. Vancouver 16 August 1948 Also a demonstration, 5–14 December 1945.See also Trolley buses in Vancouver.
Note: There was also a demonstration trolley bus line in Victoria in 1945,Murray (2000), p. 131. operated by the British Columbia Electric Railway, from 19 to 30 November 1945.
Manitoba
Name of system (current or last) Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes Metro TransitFormerly known as the Greater Winnipeg Transit Commission (1953–60), which replaced the Winnipeg Electric Company (1924–53). Replaced by Winnipeg Transit in Jan. 1972. Winnipeg 21 November 1938 30 October 1970
Nova Scotia
Name of System Location Date (From) Date (To) Notes Nova Scotia Light and Power Company, Limited Halifax 27 March 1949 31 December 1969
Ontario
Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes Cornwall Street Railway, Light and Power Company, Limited Cornwall 8 June 1949 31 May 1970 Fort William Transit Company Fort William 15 December 1947 1970 see Thunder Bay. Hamilton Street Railway Hamilton 10 December 1950 30 December 1992 See Trolley buses in Hamilton. Kitchener Public Utilities Commission Kitchener 1 January 1947 26 March 1973 Ottawa Transportation Commission Ottawa 15 December 1951 27 June 1959 Port Arthur Transit Port Arthur 15 December 1947 1970 See Thunder Bay. Thunder Bay Transit Thunder Bay 15 December 1947 16 July 1972 Fort William and Port Arthur merged to form Thunder Bay from 31 December 1969. Toronto Transit Commission bus systemToronto Transit CommissionName was Toronto Transportation Commission until 31 December 1953. Toronto 18 June 1922 19 June 1947 31 August 1925 16 July 1993 TM No. 192, Nov.-Dec. 1993, p. 158. Service suspended 19 Jan. to 4 Sep. 1992.TM Nos. 183, May–June 1992, pp. 53, 69; and 187, Jan.-Feb. 1993, p. 22.Final closure on 16 July 1993 (the very early hours of 17 July). See Trolley buses in Toronto. Sandwich, Windsor & Amherstburg Railway Company Windsor 5 May 1922 November 1926 (?)Murray (2000) gives a closure date of May 1926.
Quebec
Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes Montreal Tramways Company Montreal 29 March 1937 18 June 1966 Montreal Tramways Company succeeded by the Montreal Transit Commission, 1951
Saskatchewan
Name of system Location Date (from) Date (to) Notes Regina Municipal RailwayRegina Transit System Regina 4 September 1947 28 February 1966 Saskatoon Transit System Saskatoon 22 November 1948 13 May 1974
See also
List of trolley bus systems, for all other countries Trolley bus usage by country List of street railways in Canada List of tram and light rail transit systems Lists of rapid transit systems Public transport in Canada
Notes
Sources
Books and periodicals Murray, Alan. 2000. World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia (). Reading, Berkshire, UK: Trolleybooks. Porter, Harry; and Stanley F.X. Worris. 1979. Trolleybus Bulletin No. 109: Databook II. North American Trackless Trolley Association (defunct). Sebree, Mac; and Paul Ward. 1974. The Trolley Coach in North America (Interurbans Special 59). Los Angeles, US: Interurbans. LCCN 74-20367. Trolleybus Magazine (ISSN 0266-7452). National Trolleybus Association (UK). Bimonthly.
References
Further reading Baker, John E. 1982. Winnipeg's Electric Transit: The Story of Winnipeg's Streetcars and Trolley Buses (). Toronto, Ontario: Railfare Enterprises Ltd. Hatcher, Colin K.; and Tom Schwarzkopf. 1983. Edmonton's Electric Transit: The Story of Edmonton's Streetcars and Trolley Buses (). Toronto, Ontario: Railfare. Kelly, Brian; and Daniel Francis. 1990. Transit in British Columbia: The First Hundred Years (). Madeira Park (BC), Canada: Harbour Publishing. Leger, Paul A.; and Loring M. Lawrence. 1994. Halifax - City of Trolley Coaches (). Windsor, Ontario: Bus History Association. Saitta, Joseph P. Traction Yearbook '81; also '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87. Merrick (NY), US: Traction Slides International. Sebree, Mac; and Paul Ward. 1973. Transit's Stepchild, The Trolley Coach (Interurbans Special 58). Los Angeles: Interurbans. LCCN 73-84356. Hatcher, Colin K.; and Tom Schwarzkopf. 2009. Calgary's Electric Transit: an illustrated history of electrified public transportation in Canada's oil capital () Toronto, Ontario: Railfare.
External links
All-Time List of North American Trolleybus Systems Tom's North American Trolley Bus Pictures Bibliography of the Electric Trolleybus (Richard DeArmond)