Toronto Suburban Railway 8




Facts and Figures


Current Number8
Railway RepresentedToronto Suburban Railway
BuilderPatterson & Corbin
Built In1895
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Quebec
--(Locality)Delson-Saint Constant
Totally out of svc date
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typestreetcar
-subtypeopen car, 10-bench
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionwood
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seats50
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP
TrucksBrill 21E
BrakesHand
Compressorn/a
ControlK-2
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)

Car 8 in operation at CRM in 2003
ABPR Photo Archive
photo: http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?july03/07-15-03/DEST8062003.jpg

Car 8 on display at CRM in 2019
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/48167655172/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Peterborough & Ashburnham Street Railway (Ontario, Peterborough)?1895 1904 NO NO
Peterborough Radial Railway (Ontario, Peterborough)?1904 1910? NO NO
Toronto Suburban Railway (Ontario, Toronto)81910? 1920? NO NO
Gillies Brothers (Ontario, Braeside)81920? 1957 NO NO
Canadian Railway Museum (Quebec, Delson-Saint Constant)81957 present YES NO


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