TransLink brought back a flash from the past for the 70th anniversary of their electric trolley bus fleet.
To mark the day in history, the Transit Museum of British Columbia has restored a 1954 Brill Trolley bus for the public to ride for free on Saturday, Aug. 18 and Friday, Aug. 24.
The bus will run on a downtown circuit, picking up passengers every half hour at the following stops:
- Southbound from Victory Square 鈥� Cambie St. at Hastings St. (stop #50410)
- Burrard Station 鈥� Burrard St. at Melville St. (#50043)
- Burrard St. at Robson St. (#50045)
- Davie St. at Howe St. (#50011)
- Seymour St. at Pender St. (#61519)
- Waterfront Station 鈥� Cordova St. at Richards St.
鈥淰ancouver is one of the few cities in North America where trolley buses have endured鈥� said Coast Mountain Bus Company鈥檚 President Mike McDaniel in a TransLink press release.
In 2017, TransLink鈥檚 electric trolley bus fleet delivered more than 69 million earth-friendly rides.
There are currently 262 buses on 13 routes, making Vancouver鈥檚 trolley fleet the only one in Canada and third-largest in North America.
鈥淭rolleys have delivered billions of bus rides using clean, renewable energy. In coming years, our goal is to take those benefits region-wide through the electrification of our fleet.鈥�
In 2019, TransLink will test four zero-emission electric-battery buses as part of an extensive trial to move into a complete zero-emission bus fleet.
TransLink will also complete their Low Carbon Fleet Strategy next year, which will map their transition towards a zero-carbon bus fleet by 2050.
kieran.oconnor@bpdigital.ca
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