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Trolleybus Demo (Vancouver): Borrowed Seattle coach, 1945

Trolleybus Demo (Victoria): Borrowed Seattle Twin 935, November 1945

First Run: August 16, 1948

Roster

Vehicle
Number
Builder Model Year Notes
2001-2042 CCF Brill T44 1947 2001-2010 sold to Edmonton, 1962
2040 preserved by the Transit Museum Society
2043-2082 CCF Brill T44 1948  
2101-2186 CCF Brill T48 1949 2169-2186 originally 2083-2100
2101-2186 delivered with 48 seats, converted to 42 seats
2201-2229 CCF Brill T48 1950 2201-2229 delivered with 48 seats, converted to 42 seats, converted back to 48 seats
2207 preserved at the Southeastern Railway Museum
2230-2288 CCF Brill T48 1950 48 seats
2289-2290 CCF Brill T48 1950 Ex Winnipeg 1736, 1732
48 seats
2301-2354 CCF Brill T48A 1951 48 seats
2340 preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum Trolley Bus Department
2341 preserved by the Transit Museum Society
2355 preserved by the Buddies of the Brill in Thunder Bay as Port Arthur 204.
2357 preserved by the Buddies of the Brill in Thunder Bay as Fort William 45.
2355-2371 CCF Brill T48A 1950-51 Ex Saskatoon, bought 1973
48 seats
2401-2416 CCF Brill T48A 1954 2401-2416 delivered with 42 seats.
2411 preserved at the Oregon Electric Railway Museum
2416 preserved by the Transit Museum Society
None CCF Brill T44 & T48A 1946-51 Ex Kitchener, bought 1973
Never ran in Vancouver, used for parts
2501-2524 Pullman   1947 Ex Birmingham, bought 1956, scrapped 1961
2601-2650 Flyer E800 1975 Converted into diesels
V1109 preserved by the Transit Museum Society
2701-2786 Flyer E901 1982 Approximately 80 of the series 2701-2946 were sold for further use in Mendoza, Argentina
2787-2901 Flyer E902 1982 Approximately 80 of the series 2701-2946 were sold for further use in Mendoza, Argentina
2805 and 2812 preserved by the Transit Museum Society
2902 Flyer E901 1981 Approximately 80 of the series 2701-2946 were sold for further use in Mendoza, Argentina
2903-2946 Flyer E902 1983 Approximately 80 of the series 2701-2946 were sold for further use in Mendoza, Argentina
2101-2289 New Flyer E40LFR 2005 2289 renumbered from 2200
2501-2540 New Flyer E60LFR 2006  
2541-2574 New Flyer E60LFR 2009  


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