This was a Great Paint Scheme (BCE), and the late great B.C. Hydro Railway (BCE) had the fantastic yellow paint scheme with red stripe! SW900's climbing the Central Park Line. Thanks.
It began service in 1948 on the #15 Cambie - #6 Fraser routes. The last of this model retired in 1976, and this particular coach (#2040) was put in a transportation museum for some years before it was restored to operating condition.
Ah yes, Montreal used the same type of trolley buses until 1966. :) The only places in Canada to ride a trolley like this would be Edmonton (not for long) & Vancouver.
@Jsouthwell2006 i agree wit u they should bring back the old translink buses cause i've never been on any of the old ones. only one old one i went on was a red and white one and tht's it but not this bus or any other buses.
Nope. I don't work TransLink, but I just volunteer for the Transit Museum Society. The old Brills definitely have character. Funny you mention this. Some of the older bus fans recall passengers complaining about these buses in the 1950s when they were new.
This was a Great Paint Scheme (BCE), and the late great B.C. Hydro Railway (BCE) had the fantastic yellow paint scheme with red stripe! SW900's climbing the Central Park Line. Thanks.
48alfaone 1 year ago
@48alfaone I agree. The all cream colour & red thunderbird is a classic .
FlyerE901 1 year ago
Very neat to hear about how this trolley works
alexwarrior1 2 years ago
@alexwarrior1 Angus does a great job at explaining how the resistors work
FlyerE901 2 years ago
this an old bus but still runs good the new ones are not that bad but still like the old trolley busses
matteo1824 2 years ago
The older ones definitely have character.
FlyerE901 2 years ago
is it a old bus?
DonKarnage1 3 years ago
This Brill was built in 1947.
FlyerE901 3 years ago
so the use it since 1947 or did they rebuild/repair them and re use them?
DonKarnage1 3 years ago
It began service in 1948 on the #15 Cambie - #6 Fraser routes. The last of this model retired in 1976, and this particular coach (#2040) was put in a transportation museum for some years before it was restored to operating condition.
FlyerE901 3 years ago
good, the save money on new bus :)
i would like to ride a really old bus like that but in Quebec we stop using trolley and trolley bus since the early 60's.
DonKarnage1 3 years ago
Ah yes, Montreal used the same type of trolley buses until 1966. :) The only places in Canada to ride a trolley like this would be Edmonton (not for long) & Vancouver.
FlyerE901 3 years ago
@FlyerE901 do you work for translink? if you do i beg you to please get rid of the new buses and bring back all the old ones, i like the old ones
Jsouthwell2006 2 years ago
@Jsouthwell2006 i agree wit u they should bring back the old translink buses cause i've never been on any of the old ones. only one old one i went on was a red and white one and tht's it but not this bus or any other buses.
Tupac0199 2 years ago
@Tupac0199 thx bud
Jsouthwell2006 2 years ago
Nope. I don't work TransLink, but I just volunteer for the Transit Museum Society. The old Brills definitely have character. Funny you mention this. Some of the older bus fans recall passengers complaining about these buses in the 1950s when they were new.
FlyerE901 2 years ago
I was witness to this demo and have great praise for the man who showed us this arrangement in south Vancouver.
dickinsonstarkey 3 years ago
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