Fraser Valley Historical Railway Society

The 7.4-kilometre route passes through both rural and developed sections of Surrey.
The line's single vehicle does not use a trolley-pole, instead it is powered by a generator towed on a trailer.

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.[1][2] The heritage service began in June 2013.[1][2][3]

System

The heritage line is 7.4-kilometre (4.6 mi) long,[3] using only a small fraction of the original 120-kilometre (75 mi) interurban line of the British Columbia Electric Railway that connected Vancouver to Chilliwack.[3]

The streetcar runs once every 75 minutes on weekends; the entire journey takes 55 minutes.[4]

A single original vehicle from the original line is run on weekend, from stations at Cloverdale to Sullivan.[5]

Volunteers restored the stations to their appearance at the height of the old line's service.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Jennifer Lang (June 19, 2013). "Full throttle for rail revival in Cloverdale". Cloverdale Reporter. Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. The Fraser Valley Heritage Railway Society is set to launch weekend runs on the original Interurban passenger rail line from Cloverdale to Sullivan return starting this Sunday.
  2. 1 2 John Buker (June 27, 2013). "Old interurban sparks interest in rail for the Fraser Valley". CKWX News1130. Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Last weekend, the old interurban electric started rolling the rails again between Cloverdale and Sullivan in Surrey, a heritage project with service on weekends that aims to expand to Scott Road and possibly east into the Valley.
  3. 1 2 3 Peter McMartin (July 18, 2013). "The return of the Interurban rail system (with video)". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. ↑ "Fraser Valley Heritage Railway". Fraser Valley Historical Railway Society. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Heritage rail station nears completion in Cloverdale". Cloverdale Reporter. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. A slice of railway history is coming to life at the foot of 176A Street, where a faithful replica of the original B.C. Electric Railway station that acted as a bustling commuter passenger hub for decades is nearly complete.

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