Vancouver, BC Trolleybus

#2411

This trolley bus was part of a large fleet that ran in Vancouver. Vancouver continues to run trolleybuses with the second largest system in North America. This bus is made of Aluminum by the Canadian Car & Foundry-Brill of Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario. J.G. Brill of Philadelphia was the American licensor.

Trolley buses were popular briefly as cities started converting their trolley systems to buses. Since the transit company had the overhead infrastructure, adding a second wire and converting a former trolley route to a trolley bus wasn’t hard.

This was probably an improvement for many riders, as many trolley operations suffered from poor track maintenance. The trolley bus was quiet and smooth, without the noise and smell of a diesel bus.

Vancouver still operates a Trolleybus system, the last one in Canada. Toronto and Edmonton shut theirs down about 20 years ago.

The museum acquired the trolley bus in March 2002 through a generous donation from a member

Car Facts

Year Built: 1954

Builder: CCF-Brill

Year Retired:

Museum Acquired: 2002

Track Gauge: N/A

Motors: 

Status: Static Display

2411 in Vancouver in March 1976