London & Port Stanley 8




Facts and Figures


Current Number8
Railway RepresentedLondon & Port Stanley
BuilderJewett Car Company
Built In1915
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Ontario
--(Locality)Rockwood
Totally out of svc date1957
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typeinterurban
-subtypehigh-voltage coach
-designation
Statusoperated occasionally
More infohttp://www.hcry.org/collection_1915_8.html
Gauge4'10.875"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeST
EndedDE
Length59'0"
Width9'6"
Height13'5"
Weight104000
#Seats56
#Wheels/Conf.8
Total HP500
TrucksBaldwin 84-35AA
BrakesAML
CompressorGE CP29A
ControlGE M (C107A)
MotorsGE 225B (4)
Voltage (if not 600DC)1500vDC

Car 8 in operation at HCRY in 2009
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1884539

Car 8 in operation at HCRY in 2007
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitebeard/969580318



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
London & Port Stanley (Ontario, London)81915 1965? NO NO
Government of Ontario (Ontario, Toronto)81965? 1971 YES NO
Halton County Radial Railway (Ontario, Rockwood)81971 present YES NO