Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

1235

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

STEEL AND WOOD

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

15,0 m

Largeur

2,75 m

Hauteur

3,0 m

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports ferroviaires

Catégorie

Transport public

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

St Louis

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Missouri

Ville

St. Louis

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

THERE ARE 9 CARS OF THE B.C. RWY KNOWN TO EXIST. 3 ARE PRIVATELY OWNED IN THE U.S., 3 IN B.C. & 3 (#1220, #1231 & #1235 OWNED BY MR. HANSEN. MR. HANSEN AS A YOUNG MAN USED TO OPERATE THESE CARS & WHEN OPERATIONS CEASED ON THE B.C. ELECTRIC IN 1957, BOUGHT THE CARS & MOVED THEM TO HIS PROPERTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF CENTRALIA (WASHINGTON STATE) WITH THE INTENTION OF SETTING UP A TROLLEY MUSEUM. HOWEVER LIMITED FINANCES & THE REFUSAL OF THE STATE TO ADVANCE ANY AID FOR THE PROJECT LED HIM TO OFFER THE CARS FOR SALE IN 1974. B.C. RWY, WITH LINES EXTENDING AS FAR AS CHILLIWACK, WAS THE LARGEST INTERURBAN NETWORK IN CDA (125 MILES). MUSEUM ACQ'D #1235 AS REPRESENTING A TYPICAL INTERURBAN CAR WHEN THIS FORM OF TRANSPORT WAS IN ITS HEYDAY. IT IS THEREFORE OF CONSIDERABLE HIST. SIGNIFICANCE & AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF EARLY ELECTRIC RAILWAY TECHNOLOGY.

Fonction

RAIL TRANSPORTATION BY ELECTRICITY

Technique

Inconnu

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

S/O

Manque

MINOR ITEMS

Fini

Inconnu

Décoration

S/O